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

[Ed Reppert]

On Nov 14, 2006, at 4:48 PM, Sven Pran wrote:

> 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?

Different strokes - of half a dozen or so clubs here in Rochester,  
*one* regularly has a playing director - and that club is losing ground.

> 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.

It might have helped in this case if he'd RTFLB before ruling, too. :-)