[blml] play from dummy [was Revoke established?]

[Alain Gottcheiner]

At 09:29 12/07/2006 -0400, Ed Reppert wrote:

>Of course not. The ambiguity is in whether, when declarer simply nods
>or waves his hand or says "play" the situation falls under 46B2 or
>46B5. Consider that while it is true that declarer is required to
>follow suit, it is certainly possible for him to designate a card
>*not* in the suit led ("3 of spades, please" on a heart lead, for
>example). Yes he will be required to correct it

A curious case happened some years ago.
Declarer played two rounds of spades, ending in hand, then a third round 
and said "ruff".
Which was slightly problematic, as the contract happened to be 2NT.

Now we had to consider whether he had called for the suit on dummy's right 
(diamonds) and had to discard a small card of that suit. We decided he hadn't.
But suppose he had said "ruff" while pointing a finger on the D2. Is that 
card played, notwithstanding that it isn't a ruff ?

Since he was performing an "elimination play", defense cashed 3 rounds of 
spades, which resulted in a cold bottom anyway.

Regards

    Alain