[blml] What is Pass?

[David Grabiner]

Adam Beneschan writes:

> The way you've worded this, this means that after 1C-P-P, opener's
> LHO, holding KJT8753 of clubs, can prevent his partner from doing
> something embarrassing such as bidding a new suit or notrump, by
> leading and hoping dummy is taken in and doesn't notice that there was
> no final pass.  Are you sure this is what you want?  Or is there
> something implied that I've missed?

He can do that anyway under the current Laws.  If he leads prematurely, his 
partner must pass, and now his premature lead is a penalty card and becomes 
the actual lead.  (Of course, he could have known that this enforced pass 
would work to his advantage, and the TD will adjust.)