[blml] The Rubaiyat of Law 58B2 [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[John Probst]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Willner" <willner at cfa.harvard.edu>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 3:32 AM
Subject: Re: [blml] The Rubaiyat of Law 58B2 [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]


>>>Updated 2006 edition of EBU White Book, 58.2:
>>>
>>>"When two cards are both visible the player
>>>designates the card he proposes to play.
>>>This does not need to be the card he
>>>originally intended.
>
>> From: "John Probst" <john at asimere.com>
>> Yeah, I spotted this one in a tournament about 1997, and we kicked it 
>> around
>> for a while. At the time I ruled per Kojak's 1999 view as it is clear to 
>> me
>> that a Probst cheat can take advantage.  After a while I got howled down,
>> and the "intention not relevant" interpretation was handed down to EBU 
>> TDs
>> at a training course. So I rule per the White book in EBU events and per 
>> the
>> WBF in events where the sponsor is not the EBU. ... but then I'm always 
>> in
>> trouble with the EBU :)
>
> I'm curious how any kind of cheat can "take advantage" by exposing two
> cards at a single turn.

Once the Probst cheat has infracted he knows he has to tell the TD he was 
intending to play the honour, regardless of his original intent. Now the TD 
perforce will rule the other card a mpc, regardless of jurisdiction.
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