[patroclo]

contract 6 NT
attack 5 of s
est don't give J

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There are 12 easy tricks (3s,4h,2d,3c).A of s, K of c for A(!). give a club to Q, and return to dummy with Q of sp.

[jschafer]

Nice beginner problem

[ahydra]

Yes, that's a nice hand to fall into traps on - winning the first trick with the 10, or not overtaking the club.

How to play it in 7NT though? I reckon you should cash everything in the red suits + the CK and then play spades, hoping for a 3-3 spade break, a doubleton queen of clubs or a squeeze in the black suits.

ahydra

[Phil]

I'll use this one. Good hand.

 ahydra, on 2011-January-30, 12:56, said:

Yes, that's a nice hand to fall into traps on - winning the first trick with the 10, or not overtaking the club.

How to play it in 7NT though? I reckon you should cash everything in the red suits + the CK and then play spades, hoping for a 3-3 spade break, a doubleton queen of clubs or a squeeze in the black suits.

ahydra

7N is quite interesting. ♣Qx would solve all problems but a 3-3 spade split does not since it only provides the 12th. A 13th can come from a 3-3 spade split and a squeeze if the hand with the ♣Q holds five diamonds. There's a remote chance of a triple squeeze if LHO is 4=1=5=3 with the ♣Q - I don't think it operates against RHO - he can discard a diamond and discard after dummy.

[nige1]

If the contract is contract 7NT by South and
West leads ♠5, you cash ♠A, ♥AKQJ, ♣K, ♠KQ, ♣A, reducing to...

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... this four-card ending ...

• If ♣Q has dropped, you can claim.
• Otherwise, If ♠ are 3-3 , then you cash the fourth spade to squeeze either opponent who started with ♣Q and 5+ ♦.
• Finally, on your birthday, either opponent, who was dealt 4+ ♠, 5+ ♦, and ♣Q, is crushed in a triple-squeeze to give you two tricks.

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