[blml] another Claim

[Adam Beneschan]

Volker Walther wrote:
 
> Maybee this one is easy:
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> Diamonds are Trump. At the three card ending declarer is in hand, holding
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> S:7,H:8,D:7  opposite H:KQJ
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> He now claims the rest of the tricks "it is all high"
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> First question:
> Is it a "normal play" to play the S7 before crossing to Dummy?
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> In fact at this point of the game the S7 was  a high card too, but it
> was a  card wich could have been played during a revoke that occured
> earlier.

In that case, if the S7 is high, it certainly would *not* be an
irrational play to cash the good S7 first.  So playing the S7 has to
be considered "normal", and therefore I think you ruled correctly.

 
> So here is the (second) question that I had to answer at the table:
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> 1 or 2 penalty tricks?
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> I judged 2 tricks penalty, now I am in doubt.
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> The full hand was:
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>         AJ8
> 	KQJT
> 	963
> 	985
> KZ52           96
> A75            9643
> Q              K54
> AJT42          AJT
>       Q743
>       82
>       AJT872
>       Q

This deck has three tens and a zehn?  :-) Well, I guess that's better
than using X for ten.

(Actually, it seems to have four tens and a zehn.  That club layout
looks mighty strange, but I think I can tell what you were trying to
do.) 

                                -- Adam