Squeeze??

Please can someone tell what is a squeeze play?
Thanks so much in advance.

If you raise and a player behind you call, and then a 3rd player re-raises, then you are squeezed.
You have to worry about the re-raiser and the person calling behind you who is still left to act, and that means you have to take extra precautions, and think twice before calling.

only_bridge said:

If you raise and a player behind you call, and then a 3rd player re-raises, then you are squeezed.
You have to worry about the re-raiser and the person calling behind you who is still left to act, and that means you have to take extra precautions, and think twice before calling.

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Yeah this is basically it.
Say a player opens for 3x BB and then gets flat called by another player, you then 3-bet over the top of the inital raise.
The first player (although may be holding a reasonable strength hand) cannot simply call as he has a player behind him who might be willing to go all in. He also can't really shove without a premium hand which is very rare. So he's likely to fold.
The second players range is a lot wide, usually a speculative hand which wouldn't do well in an all-in situation, and so they too are forced to fold.

YouTube - Harrington's Squeeze Play at WSOP 2004

Thats a perfect example from Action Dan