[blml] 25 something ?

[Grattan Endicott]

from Grattan Endicott
grandeval at vejez.fsnet.co.uk
[also gesta at tiscali.co.uk]
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sven Pran" <svenpran at online.no>
To: "blml" <blml at rtflb.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: [blml] 25 something ?


> 
> 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.
> 
+=+ I could envisage a footnote saying that, with 
bidding boxes and subject to regulation, a player 
whose pass will close the auction is deemed to have 
passed if he removes his calls.  
      'Subject to regulation' because regulation may 
provide that the calls be left in situ whilst explanations 
are given before the opening lead is faced.
                                                 ~ Grattan ~  +=+