Playing with a random partner on BBO, I pick up.
AQ96
AJ7
A2
A542
Said partner opens 1 Diamond, then rebids them over my 1 Spade. Deciding to a) give up on science and b) play the hand, I bid 6NT.
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85 K3 KQJ853 K96 | ||
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5 led |
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Q played |
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AQ96 AJ7 A2 A542 |
With the carebear lead, you have twelve tricks. But that's no big deal. [A spade, three hearts, six diamonds and two clubs.] On the fourth diamond, RHO (having followed three times) graciously tossed the queen of clubs.
I was happy because I saw that the spade finesse for the overtrick wasn't necessary. Since RHO has shown the QJT of clubs, I can just play all my diamonds, cash the king of hearts, lead to the spade ace, keeping the following.
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8 - - K96 | ||
| [Bored to tears] |
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K -- -- JTx |
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Q J -- Ax |
On the lead of the heart jack, dummy pitches the spade and east is squeezed. If he pitches a club then I play the ace, cross to the king and win the overtrick with the 9 of clubs.
In a just world, RHO would have had the spade king (or west would have had it singleton), but sadly west had the king and friends; no squeeze. And this was surely the babiest of squeezes, instantly obvious and requiring no work.
But, I take satisfaction out of the fact that it was instantly obvious to me. [To see tough squeezes ask Jeff ...].
This is why some people like golf ... one good shot makes up for a pathetic round.