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Krissy

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Can declarer change his card? ( 13:37:54 SatApr 26 2003 )
:frown:

Can anybody help me with a problem that we came up with our club.

East played a spade, south played a spade from Dummy, north played a Jack of Spades before West placed queen of spades. North was Declarer he had second thoughts and wanted to play a winning ace instead of the Jack, Can you tell me in your opinion was that legal?

Any Thoughts?

Krissy

  
Ed

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Re: Advice Please If you Can ( 22:02:15 SatApr 26 2003 )
There's no law against wanting to correct your error.:smile:

Interestingly enough, the laws don't seem to directly address a POOT by the declaring side. However, Law 45C2 says "Declarer must play a card from his hand held face up, touching or nearly touching the table, or maintained in such a position as to indicate that it has been played." So Declarer's Jack is certainly a played card. Can he change it? I don't think so. 47B speaks of changing an illegal play, but the play of the SJ is a legal play, albeit out of turn. I can't see anything else that would allow a change.


  
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Re: Advice Please If you Can ( 01:02:29 MonApr 28 2003 )
The card was played, which means it may not be changed.



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