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

[Sven Pran]

> On Behalf Of Ed Reppert
> On Nov 14, 2006, at 6:29 AM, Sven Pran wrote:
> 
> > The ruling of "misbid" or "mispull" is a matter of judgement which
> > must be
> > based on the impressions the Director receives from the players (and
> > possibly spectators) at the table on what really happened, body
> > language and
> > so on
> 
> I agree, but... the playing TD who made the table ruling was, I
> think, biased by the fact he was involved as a player. Calling
> another TD (preferably one who has already played or will not play
> the board) would mitigate that possible bias.

That is of course true, but we must accept the fact that they had no
non-playing director. How many clubs can afford to have that for their
regular events?

The positive side of this situation is that provided the playing director
was able to distinguish his duties as director from his interests and bias
as player then he was in the best possible position to have a correct
impression for his judgement. I would still expect him to seek consent from
the other three players at the table to his understanding of the facts.

Regards Sven