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fdobrin 1 posts bridgetalk member Reply

Change of call ( 11:16:08 FriSep 27 2002 ) Select Action Reply Quote post Report post Last posts Ignore user Global ignore Whisper Dear Sir, My name is Florin DOBRIN. I am from Romania and I am the chief of the FRB (Romanian Bridge Federation) Board of Directors. Recently, I encountered the following problem at the Mamaia International Bridge Festival 2002. Pairs event. South and E-W. S W N E 1NT (i) Pass Pass Double Pass 2Sp Pass STOP!3Ht ? (i) 10…12 HCP At this moment, South summoned the Director. Immediately, East changed his call to 4Ht! When the Director arrived at table he stated that it was no infraction, based on Law 25A, and allowed the 4Ht call to stay. The contract was just made. N-S appealed. South said that if he wouldn’t draw attention, the final contract would have been 3Ht. What decision do you take as member of the Appeals Committee? Thank you. Best regards, Florin DOBRIN [Edited By fdobrin at 12:54:34 Fri Sep 27 2002]

JimO 175 posts Forum Host Reply

Re: Change of call ( 12:40:49 FriSep 27 2002 ) Select Action Reply Quote post Report post Last posts Ignore user Global ignore Whisper If East intended to bid 4H, but pulled the wrong card from the bidding box, (he did pull the stop card), then Law 25A applies: he may change the call to 4H. If East intended to bid 3H, then Law 25B would apply. He may still change his call to 4H, but not without penalty - see Law 25B2(b)(2). What would I do as a member of an Appeals Commitee? Hard to say without hearing from all sides. But I have no reason to believe I would find the facts to be different from the way the Director found them. --- -Jim O'Neil Oak Park, IL

bluejak 428 posts Forum Host Reply

Re: Change of call ( 13:01:22 FriSep 27 2002 ) Select Action Reply Quote post Report post Last posts Ignore user Global ignore Whisper Pairs event. South and E-W. W N E S 1NT (i) Pass Pass Double Pass 2 Pass STOP! 3? (i) 10…12 HCP In principle I agree with Jim. This is a matter of what East's intention was at the moment when East reached for the bidding box, and the TD is more likely to make a correct decision when the matter is fresh in the mind of the participants than the Appeals Committee when the participants have all had time to discuss it and convince themselves what really happened. My guess would be that the TD was right. But I could not be sure without hearing from the players and TD. The important thing was whether the TD asked the player what he intended when he reached for the bidding box. --- David Stevenson <laws2@blakjak.com> Liverpool, England, UK http://blakjak.com/lws_menu.htm

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