inquiry, on 2014-June-26, 13:43, said:
This is a blast from the past. This as one of a series of practice hands topic post that I included to accompanying a series of seven or eight chapters on squeeze play. The squeeze lessons are still in here somewhere buried (back from 2004 or 2005) as well as loosely on a blog I haven't bothered to update entitled "identifying squeezes".
Anyway, I have the basically the same but expanded material in BBO movies which I haven't published because it takes way.... way to long to work your way through the individual "chapters" -- especially after I added multiple example hands with quizzes.
If anyone is interested, I could publish the long chapters, but really I have been meaning to break each chapter up into no more than 30 or 40 "frames" (they run hundreds of frames now), perhaps with hyperlinks to additional movies early in the movie that link to other movies with example hands but without specific lesson material (instructions on how to identify the squeezes) for those who want more practice. Only one chapter deals with simple squeezes like in this section.
For those at least curious as to how I go about categorizing squeezes this old blog
Identifying squeeze blog will give you some idea. I have expanded each chapter in the movies, especially the later ones since that blog was started.
I am very happy to see that you are back!
For me, I like the hands. I bought Love long ago, I had but I lost a book by Reese on squeezes, I have three books by Kelsey on the subject. Not that I have read it all.
But for me, it's the hands. Others of course will have other preferences.
I posted a hand at
http://www.bridgebas...the-problem-is/
It was a defensive hand from Mollo, where I was wondering if the squeeze killing play could be found at trick 1. Some did find it.
I'll shortcut to all four hands.
Mollo stipulated that the defense began with the Ace and another heart. Very reasonable. He asked about the subsequent defense, noting that there was a squeeze available but declarer might not guess correctly. True enough. Two points of interest:
1. After Ace and another heart, if we assume that W, who has bid clubs during the auction, has the King of clubs then the hand is on ice with any remaining distribution of the cards providing that S works out the holding. Or at least I think that is so.
2. An opening lead of a spade, followed by another spade when in with the Ace of hearts, breaks up the squeeze and sinks the hand. Again, so I think.
Mollo's point was about correct carding as declarer runs the hearts after Ace and another. I thought these other points interesting as well..
And again, I can't say enough about how good it is to see you back.
West North East South
- - Pass 1NT
Pass 2♣ Pass 2♠
Pass 4♣ Pass 4♦
Pass 4♥ Pass 4♠
Pass Pass Pass