[blml] almost TD problem

[Sven Pran]

> On Behalf Of Ed Reppert
.............
> > In bride of quality there is a compulsory 10 seconds "stop"
> > interval after
> > all calls on level three and higher in competitive auctions.
> > Whether this is
> > a competitive auction or not can be discussed. I think it is, and
> > in that
> > case her partner who had doubled was entitled to such a pause after
> > the 3D
> > call.
> >
> > I said above that my impression here is of a more "social" bridge
> > club so I
> > wouldn't stress the point of a missing "stop" too much; but then
> > again nor
> > would I pay too much attention to a possible hesitation unless it was
> > excessive and speculative.
> 
> While I agree with that second paragraph, I've never heard of this
> compulsory stop, unless there was a skip bid, which in this case
> there was not. Certainly there's no regulation requiring it in the
> ACBL (don't know about France, or Norway for that matter).

WBF regulation.

> 
> > The lady hadn't noticed (I said she was only a discreet
> >> player).  TD was called. He repeatedly asked the lady if her
> >> partner had
> >> passed and she repeatedly said she didn't know, she had been
> >> concentrating on her cards, planning possible future action.
> >
> > I suppose TD asked if her partner had hesitated (not "passed").
> >
> > Her answer is OK in social bridge, not so acceptable in bridge of
> > quality.
> 
> Not okay? Are you assuming she was lying? Or is concentrating on
> one's cards and planning one's future actions paying insufficient
> attention to the game?


No, I am saying that she was "paying insufficient attention to the game"
(Law 74B1).

.............

> >> After play the gentleman LHO who was N or S scored the hand as 3
> >> hearts
> >> making, -140 for NS. The lady said it had been doubled. The gentleman
> >> said he knew this but refused to score it as doubled after the
> >> hesitation.  He was quite adamant about this and refused to call
> >> the TD.
> >
> > And this is completely unacceptable regardless of the level of the
> > club. Her
> > LHO now violated almost every law in the book and should have been
> > told so,
> > not by the players but by the Director. There is no excuse for any
> > of the
> > four players at the table for not calling the Director in this
> > situation.
> 
> LHO is a cheat, pure and simple. I would treat him as such.

We (almost) never use the word "cheat" in Norway and certainly do not accept
players to use that word. Ruling without saying comes a long way. 

Regards Sven