[blml] What is Pass?

[Herman De Wael]

Adam Beneschan wrote:

> David Grabiner wrote:
>  
> 
>>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.)
> 
> 
> OK, I missed that---but Herman's proposal still wouldn't work in the
> same way without some modification, since there would be no "enforced
> pass" involved in the situation I've described using Herman's rules,
> and L23 would thus not apply (read the text of L23 carefully).
> 
> Mind you, I'm not trying to figure out a way to tweak the wording to
> make sure it covers all cases.  I think the whole idea is a poor one,
> because it means a player in the passout seat who is thinking about
> what to do can have his right to make a call taken away from him.
> 

Only with the help of his partner!

-- 
Herman DE WAEL
Antwerpen Belgium
http://www.hdw.be