Tuesday, January 03, 2006 10:18 PM
Hand evaluation – Declarer Play ( Compound Squeezes )
PITBULLS:
There is an entire class of triple
squeezes where the count is rectified at one
rather than two as in the normal
triple squeeze. Sometimes these are just simple squeezes but with entries fouled
up or the threat being in the wrong hand. The fact that one defender must guard
3 suits means that the squeeze works on the 2nd last
squeeze card.
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K |
A |
A |
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Q |
J |
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9 |
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9 of diamonds lead so you go up with the Ace
in your 7 NT contract . You try hearts but RHO shows
up with 5 hearts to the 10. Your simple diamond heat squeeze is screwed up due
to lack of entries but when RHO also holds spades, you have a 3 suit squeeze with
the count rectified at one.
You run your
clubs and on the 2nd last club RHO is
squeezed in 3 suits as you discard the diamond Jack. RHO has ♠J1098 ♥
10xx ♦K and must now make a discard
. Doomed !
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K |
Q |
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Q |
J |
10 |
K |
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J |
The main benefit of these triple squeezes which Love calls compound
Squeezes is that they squeeze one defender
initially in 3 suits so that he establishes a double squeeze
! A triple squeeze followed by a double
squeeze. In other words to borrow a phrase from baseball ,
the triple squeeze is a setup man for the closer which is the double squeeze.
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A |
10 |
K |
A |
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K |
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The heart 9 led ,
you have 12 top tricks for your 7NT contract. With the location of the KQ of
hearts in RHO’s hand , you may have a simple squeeze
if she holds 4 diamonds. What if diamonds are 3-3 and clubs 4-4 ? Since RHO must hold 3 suits with the count is rectified
at one , a preliminary triple squeeze will occur
against RHO on the 2nd last squeeze card. This discard will
determine what kind of double squeeze will occur on the last squeeze card where
both defenders can squeezed.
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10 |
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J |
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J |
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You run 6 spades ,
RHO gets squeezed on the 2nd last spade. Whatever suit RHO gives up
will determine the B suit for the double squeeze as partner now must guard the suit
partner abandoned. If RHO gives up a diamond , clubs
are the B suit so it’s a type R double which will work when the L suit (
diamonds ) are cashed . Back to the last
spade for the killer. If RHO gives up on the club suit , the diamond suit is the B suit for a
type R double squeeze and you cash the L suit early ( clubs) and back to your
hand for the last spade to do the damage.
There are other types of compound
squeezes which will turn into a type B double or a type R depending on the
victims discards. Love contends that 7NT is cold with this hand
, no matter how the cards lay. There will
be a squeeze and he proves it mathematically.