[blml] 1NT-P..correct 1C-1S ..

[Ed Reppert]

On Nov 13, 2006, at 9:13 PM, David Grabiner wrote:

> When there is a TD at the table and the ruling is mechanical (as  
> L25B should
> be), there is no need to call another playing TD, particularly  
> since this
> might spoil the board for another table.  I would thus rule that  
> both sides
> fulfilled their obligation to call the TD for an irregularity.
>
>> Does it matter that West is one of the club TD's?
>
> Yes, it matters.  If players make a ruling at their table without  
> calling
> the TD, then both sides have infracted L9B, and when we adjust to  
> what would
> happen with a correct TD ruling, we treat both sides as offending.   
> The
> adjustment might then be to 3NT going down for N-S and 3NT making  
> for E-W.

IMO, the *first* rule for a playing TD is that he should *never* make  
a ruling at his own table (or at his team's other table in a team  
game) if there is another TD available.