Main Practice 6C01 by Richard Pavlicek

Squeeze Plays

West

Pass North
1
4 East
Pass
AP South
3 Board 1
None Vul 7 5 4 2
A K J 8 6
A 7 3
3 Trick
1 E
2 E
3 N
4 N
5 N
6 S
7 S
8 S
9 N
10 S Lead
K
5?
A
K
8
A
K
8
5
Q! 2nd
2
7
2
4
10
3
8
J
Q
? 3rd
9
A
5
7
9
2
4
J
10 4th
3
6
3
4
6
6
9
Q
10 W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
J 10 8 3
4 3
Q J 4
A J 9 6 Table Q 9 6
2
9 6 5 2
K Q 10 5 4
Play
Isolate threat
Positional squeeze A K
Q 10 9 7 5
K 10 8
8 7 2
4 by North 9 top tricks West is squeezed made 6 +480

West

2 NT
4 North

Pass
Pass East
2
3
6 South
Pass
Pass
AP Board 2
N-S Vul 8 5
10 9 7 6 2
J 3
8 6 5 4 Trick
1 S
2 W
3 S
4 E
5 E
6 E
7 E
8 W
9 W
10 E Lead
7
4!
3
A
K!
A
10
K
6
A! 2nd
9
2
4
3
8
9
6
7
9
? 3rd
5
J
8
5
2
5
J
4
K 4th
2
Q
Q
6
3
J
4
8
10 W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 1
6 1
7 1
8 1
J 9 4
K 5 4
7 6 5 2
A 9 2 Table A K Q 10 2
A J
A K 4
K 10 3
Bidding

Play
Opening 2 & response
Slam decision
Combine chances
Automatic squeeze 7 6 3
Q 8 3
Q 10 9 8
Q J 7
6 by East 11 top tricks South is squeezed made 6 -980

West

1 NT
2 North

Pass
Pass East

2
3 NT South
Pass
Pass
AP Board 3
E-W Vul A K
J 10 9 8
9 3 2
J 10 8 4 Trick
1 N
2 E
3 N
4 W
5 N
6 E
7 E
8 W
9 W
10 E Lead
J
5
8
J
9
A!
4
Q
6
9 2nd
A
4
5
K
K
5
6
9
4
8 3rd
4
Q
6
7
3
10
K
2
10
5 4th
2
A
Q
2
3
2
3
7
8
? W L
1 0
1 1
2 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 2
6 2
7 2
Q J 6
Q 3 2
K Q 10
A K 6 5 Table 10 9 7 5
A K 7 5
A 4
7 3 2
Bidding
Play
Stayman convention
Go after sure trick
Automatic squeeze 8 4 3 2
6 4
J 8 7 6 5
Q 9
3 NT by West 8 top tricks North is squeezed made 5 -660

West
1
3
AP North
Pass
3 East
2
Pass South
2
4 Board 4
Both Vul J 4 2
7 6 4 2
A Q 9
6 5 4 Trick
1 W
2 W
3 S
4 S
5 S
6 E
7 E
8 N
9 S
10 N
11 S Lead
Q
J
A
K
3!
K
7
4
4
6
Q 2nd
4
5
9
5
8
9
6
J
3
K
? 3rd
8
3
2
4
2
10
2
8
Q
10 4th
2!
A
3
5
10
6
J
9
6
Q W L
0 1
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
9
A Q 9 8 5
K 5 3 2
Q J 10 Table 7 5 3
K J 10
10 8 6
K 8 7 3
Play
Correct loser count
Isolate threat A K Q 10 8 6
3
J 7 4
A 9 2
4 by South 8 top tricks West is squeezed made 4 +620

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