[blml] Another dutch club Queen

[Ed Reppert]

On Nov 2, 2006, at 9:35 AM, Ben Schelen wrote:

> Teams play.
> During the play of the 10th board declarer, who is german, played a  
> card
> from dummy by naming "karo". Up to that moment not any german word  
> had been
> used, because declarer is living in the Netherlands for a long time.
> The player to dummy's left understood "klaveren", that sounds more  
> or less
> as club in dutch.
> As there was only one club card in dummy, the player to dummy's  
> left played
> the club Queen.
> After that he looked at the table and saw that a diamond card had  
> been moved
> forward.
> He asked what is goinig on and miss Understanding had made here  
> appearance.
> The director was summoned and decided that the club Queen was a PC.

I don't suppose declarer asked that the penalty be waived. I wonder  
if he was aware he could do so.