Squeeze Play Made Easy By Terence Reese, Patrick Jourdain
1982 | 157 Pages | ISBN: 0346125316 | PDF | 4 MB
1982 | 157 Pages | ISBN: 0346125316 | PDF | 4 MB
This is a practical book on learning common types of squeezes. You won't find exotic (rare) sqeezes that belong in "Adventures in Card Play". Rather you will be taught general technique. Its explained clearly with good examples. (They are double dummy so you need to cover up the E/W hands) Reese says that squeeze possibilities exist in 1 in 6/7 hands. That a lot! Even if other techniques will work (end play) you can still pull off some of the simpler squeezes once every 12 - 20 hands you declare. Imagine making an extra hand every 20 times you declare, thats quite an improvement in your success rate. After reading this book I became more aware of squeeze possibilities. A good warning sign is when you have two 4-3 fits. Its likely that one opponent is long in both suits if neither divides. Also covered is defense against squeezes and what to look for. Reese says that Squeeze technique can't be picked up by playing, it needs to be studied. He suggests coming back to this book several months later and reading it again, and again.