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One for the Defense... Yabadaba do... event....
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Posted 2004-February-12, 13:52
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Posted 2004-February-13, 16:30
Replying to my own post, how sick is that? Maybe this one is either two hard, or maybe there is no answer and the one I think I see really isn't there.
Maybe a hint or two might get the ball rolling. They have 1♥+1♣+6♦ for sure. East has shown up with ♥ACE, ♦J, ♣AJ at most... and you can see the ♠AQ.... To climb to even the weakest of legit opening bids, don't you think EAST must have ♠King? They were playing 15-17 (2/1 GF) so EAST will not have ♠K and both black jacks (else open 1NT). Easy look through the back of the card kind of logic. Now, can you try the heavy lifting?
Ben
BTW, this was an abalucy tournment hand... .if anyone wants to check it out and has the time to wade through all the myhands stuff. Probably easier to figure it out right here than to find it... :-)
Maybe a hint or two might get the ball rolling. They have 1♥+1♣+6♦ for sure. East has shown up with ♥ACE, ♦J, ♣AJ at most... and you can see the ♠AQ.... To climb to even the weakest of legit opening bids, don't you think EAST must have ♠King? They were playing 15-17 (2/1 GF) so EAST will not have ♠K and both black jacks (else open 1NT). Easy look through the back of the card kind of logic. Now, can you try the heavy lifting?
Ben
BTW, this was an abalucy tournment hand... .if anyone wants to check it out and has the time to wade through all the myhands stuff. Probably easier to figure it out right here than to find it... :-)
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Posted 2004-February-13, 22:47
Seems like the defence is hosed, regardless of the size of declarers third heart spot, if P has to hold clubs - he will have to bare the SJ, exposing you to a hook, or he will have to abandon his third spade, exposing you to a major-suit squeeze.
So, think you have to hang on to your club pips. I think this means you have to let P hold S while you hold C+H, but it is late here in NYC.
So, think you have to hang on to your club pips. I think this means you have to let P hold S while you hold C+H, but it is late here in NYC.
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Posted 2004-February-13, 22:57
DING DING DING... we have a winner....
Impressive again Uday... squeeze defense is some of the hardest plays in bridge (IMHO), and having to hold onto the 65 of clubs is a tough play to find. But, in fact, the only chance is that your original holding of CLUB 653 is a thrid round club control, the location of the heart nine is not relative. You have to play EAST for CLub-AJ42... which is what he had and clutch tightly those little clubs....
Ben
Impressive again Uday... squeeze defense is some of the hardest plays in bridge (IMHO), and having to hold onto the 65 of clubs is a tough play to find. But, in fact, the only chance is that your original holding of CLUB 653 is a thrid round club control, the location of the heart nine is not relative. You have to play EAST for CLub-AJ42... which is what he had and clutch tightly those little clubs....
Ben
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Posted 2004-February-14, 11:42
In response to a PM request, I will show the hands and the logic for this defense.... The actual hands were...
T1. ♥K-3-2-8
T2. ♥Q-J-4-A
T3. ♦9-5-Q-6
T4. ♣Q-K-A-3
T5. ♦J.....
As said in the hint, EAST has the ♠K, and presumably the ♣J. His winners are 1♥+2♣+2♠+6♦ so the count is right for a squeeze. Let's work out the hand where EAST has the ♥9 (as shown above). After the ♦s are run, there will be four cards left. You will need to keep the [H]T and lets assume you keep your three ♠s as last four cards. Your partner will have to keep two ♣s, so at most he can keep two ♠.. this is hte position when the last ♦ is lead from dummy.
West has to keep two ♣ so he pitches a ♠, East lets go his small ♣ as you do too. Now a ♣ to the JACK squeezes you, if you let go the ♥T, he takes his ♥9, and if you pitch a ♠ dummy wins three ♠s.
It turns out even if your partner has the ♥9 and EAST the ♥6 it doesn't help... the ending will be...
Now your partner can keep the ♥9 allowing you to throw your ♥T away on the ♦ or the ♣J... But note, to keep both the ♥ and the two ♣s, your partner will have to throw away his last small ♠. So when EAST cashes his ♠K it drops his ♠J and your queen can be hooked (a guard squeeze).
The only defense against an expert EAST it play him for ♣AJ42 and follow uday's advise to clutch tightly onto your clubs. Now the ending is....
On the last ♦ your partner throws away a ♣ and you throw away another ♠. Now none of the lines work for EAST. A club to his hand doesn't help as your ♣5 is a stopper. A nice little defensive jewel.
Ben
Scoring: IMP
(1♣)-P-(1♦)-P
(1NT)-P-(6NT)-all pass
(1♣)-P-(1♦)-P
(1NT)-P-(6NT)-all pass
T1. ♥K-3-2-8
T2. ♥Q-J-4-A
T3. ♦9-5-Q-6
T4. ♣Q-K-A-3
T5. ♦J.....
As said in the hint, EAST has the ♠K, and presumably the ♣J. His winners are 1♥+2♣+2♠+6♦ so the count is right for a squeeze. Let's work out the hand where EAST has the ♥9 (as shown above). After the ♦s are run, there will be four cards left. You will need to keep the [H]T and lets assume you keep your three ♠s as last four cards. Your partner will have to keep two ♣s, so at most he can keep two ♠.. this is hte position when the last ♦ is lead from dummy.
Scoring: IMP
(1♣)-P-(1♦)-P
(1NT)-P-(6NT)-all pass
(1♣)-P-(1♦)-P
(1NT)-P-(6NT)-all pass
West has to keep two ♣ so he pitches a ♠, East lets go his small ♣ as you do too. Now a ♣ to the JACK squeezes you, if you let go the ♥T, he takes his ♥9, and if you pitch a ♠ dummy wins three ♠s.
It turns out even if your partner has the ♥9 and EAST the ♥6 it doesn't help... the ending will be...
Scoring: IMP
(1♣)-P-(1♦)-P
(1NT)-P-(6NT)-all pass
(1♣)-P-(1♦)-P
(1NT)-P-(6NT)-all pass
Now your partner can keep the ♥9 allowing you to throw your ♥T away on the ♦ or the ♣J... But note, to keep both the ♥ and the two ♣s, your partner will have to throw away his last small ♠. So when EAST cashes his ♠K it drops his ♠J and your queen can be hooked (a guard squeeze).
The only defense against an expert EAST it play him for ♣AJ42 and follow uday's advise to clutch tightly onto your clubs. Now the ending is....
Scoring: IMP
(1♣)-P-(1♦)-P
(1NT)-P-(6NT)-all pass
(1♣)-P-(1♦)-P
(1NT)-P-(6NT)-all pass
On the last ♦ your partner throws away a ♣ and you throw away another ♠. Now none of the lines work for EAST. A club to his hand doesn't help as your ♣5 is a stopper. A nice little defensive jewel.
Ben
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Posted 2004-February-15, 11:47
Looking at the hand the way you posted it, it is down since I don't hold the K of♣ , so I imagine the hand is reversed. And there is a sueeze around the corner. I have to hold the ♥ and other suit. Since this is given as a problem I will pitch my ♠ and keep my low ♣. In real life I might have to think harder.
Mike
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You are south, auction quick and uninformative....
(1♣)-P-(1♦)-P
(1NT)-P-(6NT)-all pass
T1. ♥K wins, partner plays low (count)
T2. ♥Q East wins the queen, partner plays low
T3. ♦9 to dummy, parnter follows
T4. ♣Q-K-Ace to your small
T5. ♦Jack, plan your defense.