Vice Squeeze - Examples

Examples

K 10 4

N

W E

S

Q J A 9 7
10
South to lead 5
3
8

Hearts are the "vice suit", and the second menace is the declarer's 8. This is a position akin to automatic simple squeeze. When South leads the high ♠5, West must not discard the 10; when he parts with a heart honor, declarer leads the heart and East must cede the last trick to dummy's heart ten.

K 10
K 5

N

W E

S

Q J A 9
10 9 7 4
5
3
8 2

When the second menace (diamonds) is in dummy, it must be a two-card menace accompanied by an entry, otherwise West can safely abandon the suit; if the K were absent, the West can discard the diamond winner, as the declarer will not have the entry to enjoy it.

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