[blml] claim

[John Probst]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Manuela Mandache" <mandache at free.fr>
To: "BLML" <blml at rtflb.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 8:42 AM
Subject: [blml] claim


Hello all,

About one year ago, among French TDs there has been much ado about the 
following
case. I think no one submitted it to the list, sorry if I'm wrong.

     AQJ95
     A62
     AK8
     86
2         X7643
Q873      K4
9754      J2
5432      QJ97
     K8
     JX95
     QX63
     AKX
3NT by South, OL: C4
1st trick: C4, 6, J, A
2nd one: HJ, 3, 2, K
3rd: C7, K, 2, 8
4th: HX, 7, 6, 4
5th: H5, 8, A, D2
6th: S5, 3, K, 2
Now declarer plays S8 and concomitantly shows his hand saying "Four tricks 
in
spades and I have the DQ."
TD!



Ye Gods, outlook express sux0rs - it won't even put the chevrons in.

Irrational. He'll spot that LHO discards, and when the the diamonds come 
good, he has 12 tricks. On a different layout I may not have permitted him 
to pick up the D suit.  Ruling a disputed claim. The primary job is to 
restore equity, but with dubious points in favour of NOs. There is nothing 
dubious here. Any TD going the other route is absurd.

regards John



Regards,

Manuela

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