[blml] Amnesia

[Peter Eidt]

Law 17 E:
"The auction period ends when all four players pass or 
when after three passes in rotation have followed any 
call the opening lead is faced [...]"

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Regards Peter


> From: "Sven Pran" 
> > On Behalf Of Peter Eidt
> > South is declarer and makes an open lead to the first trick.
> > 
> > TD ! ??
> 
> As the auction period has not yet ended this is a card prematurely led
> during the auction period and Law 24B applies.
> 
> If it is revealed during the question period before the opening lead
> is faced (Law 41) that there has been some misinformation from
> presumed declarer or dummy then the Director can allow the last pass
> from presumed defending side to be withdrawn and order the auction to
> continue from thereon (Law 21B1).
> 
> It is fully possible that as a result of this process the originally
> presumed declaring side eventually becomes the defending side and vice
> versa, but if not the prematurely led card shall just be picked up and
> restored to the hand, and play continues normally with no further
> consequences from this irregularity.