[blml] Amnesia

[Sven Pran]

> To: Sven Pran
> 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 [...]"
> 
> ??
> 
> Regards Peter


Sure, but presumed declarer or dummy cannot make an opening lead; this is a
"privilege" for the presumed defenders. Any attempt by presumed declarer or
dummy to make an opening lead is instead an exposure of a card during the
auction and is dealt with in Law 24B (card prematurely led).

Technically even an opening lead made by presumed declarer's RHO is a card
prematurely led during the auction, but here we have a special law (54)
which in detail deals with this particular situation.

Regards Sven
 
> 
> > 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 from presumed defending side to be withdrawn and order the auction to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.
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