As promised, the second story about a 6NT in Strasbourg. Here are the NS hands:
North
972
KJ64
Q862
Q2
South
K5
A83
AK7
AKJT5
After South had shown a 22-23 balanced and North inquired for a four card M, North (me) eventually made an enthusiastic leap to the small NT slam.
Kees was put to the sheer impossible task of not disappointing an enthusiastic partner. Even if the
break, there are only eleven tricks. But West offered a hand by leading a small 
and when Kees called for the Jack, it won the trick. Kees played five rounds of 
and little pearls of sweat could be seen on West. He could follow suit two times, but then he let go of two small 
and then after a large pause… also the Ace of .South Dealer
NS Vul
North
-
K64
Q862
-
West
-
QT7
T954
-
East
of
no
importance
!
South
K5
A8
AK7
-
When Kees put the dreaded (to West) King of
on the table, West was squeezed again. West discards from some red suit and you discard the other from dummy. Claim thirteen tricks on a progressive squeeze. Nice! Here’s the complete layout:
South Dealer
NS Vul
North
972
KJ64
Q862
Q2
West
A83
QT72
T954
84
East
QJT64
95
J3
9763
South
K5
A83
AK7
AKJT5
Click here for the wikipedia article on progressive squeezes.
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