[blml] 25 something ?

[Sven Pran]

> On Behalf Of ton kooijman
> Sven:
> 
> They both believed they were
> in the position of making the closing PASS ......
> 
> 
> ton:
> 
> That is not the case. In the case described and the one I had a long time
> ago the player thought the auction being closed by three passes from LHO,
> partner and RHO.
> That is the crux of the case.
> 
> ton

Oops, sure - yes that is indeed a difference! 

So what is the legal effect of discovering after the play that the auction
was never "closed" while all the other players at the table assumed that the
player in question in fact made his closing PASS while he believed three
passes in a row had already been made by the other players?

At every event I experience a lot of auctions that technically are never
"closed" because the last player to PASS just collects his bid cards. This
is so common that I could imagine a desirable change of the laws legalizing
this practice.

Regards Sven