[blml] Law 21B1

[John Probst]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Manuela Mandache" <mandache at free.fr>
To: "Andre Steffens" <andre.steffens at hccnet.nl>
Cc: <blml at amsterdamned.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: [blml] Law 21B1


> Quoting Andre Steffens <andre.steffens at hccnet.nl>:
>
>> South has:
>> Ax
>> Xxxx
>> Jxxxx
>> Xx
>>
>
> John, X is back! Any netherlandophobic stories available?

The trouble with the scheming Dutch
They offer little, want too much.

Is that the sort of thing?  cheers john
>
>> Bidding goes (West deals, NS pass):
>> 2NT-3H
>> 3Sp-4C
>> 4NT-5D
>> 6Sp
>>
>> South asks after the meaning of 5D and is told by West that it shows 1 or 
>> 4
>> keycards with spades as trump.
>> Before the opening lead East corrects this to 0 or 3 keycards. South now
>> says he wants to double.
>
> Thus uttering some UI...
>
> The first thing to do is check EW's CC in order to determine whether there 
> is ME
> or MA. ISTM that South has no reason to double other than West's mistake 
> on the
> number of keycards - BTA this is AI for him and if ME occured he can 
> change his
> final pass (the auction period is not over yet and North did not make a
> subsequent call).
>
> I would like to be wrong :o) Anyway, there must not be many EW having 
> played 6S
> without AK in trumps...
>
> Best,
>
> Manuela
>
>> As it happens, North has Kx of spades...
>> How do you deal with this?
>>
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