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Solution to Preceding Contract Problem
When you get a bad break in trump and have lost the first trick, playing the hand at ʼn smail alani contract, you have only one wea pan to fall back on, and that is the squeeze play. Such was the situation which faced Stanley Reilly of Chicago, who will captain the team representing the Auction Bridge Club of Chicago, the first western team to participate in the Vanderbilt Cup tournament since it was held Inst in the west. At that time the cup was won by the Chiengo team.
North's bid of three spades asked South either to bid four spades or three no trump, and whon South responded with four clubs this was a mild stam try.
North Immediately realized that
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South's club suit must be solid- otherwise he would not attempt to show it on the second round of bidding. If that was the case, the slam was quite probable.
West's opening lead of the seven of hearts went to East's ace, while North played low. Enst returned the eight of clubs, which was won in dummy with the jack.
A small spade was played from dummy, Reilly In the South win-¡ ning with the queen and West showing out, discarding a heart. A small spade was returned nud won in dummy with the acc.
The ten of spades was returned from dummy, Ensi put up the jack and South won the trick with tho king. South then led the nine of spades, picking up East's last trump. West, in the meantime, had discarded two clubs.
Reilly now cashed the ace, king, and queen of clubs, West following with a club and discarding a heart and a diamond. Dummy did the Rame and East followed with two ciuba-and-a-diamond,
This left West with the queen and ten of hearts and king and eight of diamonds. North had the niac and king, of hearts and the ace and ten of diamonds.
Reilly led his last trump and West was squeezed, which gave | Reilly his contract of six-odd,
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