Board 8. Dealer West. Love All A 6 5 9 8 5 A 3 2 A K Q 3 — K J 9 8 3 2 A J 4 3 Q 6 J 10 9 7 6 4 8 J 10 5 8 6 4 2 Q 10 7 4 K 10 7 2 K Q 5 9 7 West North East South Levy Sharif Cronier Helgemo 1NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3NT All Pass

It might be considered a routine point of technique, but Alain Levy showed that he could defend effectively against the squeeze on this hand.

Omar had an unopposed auction to 3NT (many tables intervened with the E/W cards) and received the 8 lead. He correctly put in the ten, crossed to hand with a diamond and ran the 9. If Levy continues with a diamond, Cronier gets squeezed in the black suits. But Levy won the J and played the J, then won the