[blml] Claim procedure

[Tony Musgrove]

I have a player who is a bit of a smart-arse.  His claim
procedure typically is to lay his cards on the table, saying
"rest are mine", or "you get a club at the end".  He thinks he
is a good player, so against the average club player who
asks for him to play on, he immediately refuses and calls
the director (me) who gets to play the hand.  Typically I
have to explain to the aggrieved opponents that the player's
tactics are not only legal, but actually mandated by the laws.

I then have to go through the play which may be somewhat
complex.  "He is going to ruff a club in dummy, and ruff
diamonds back to his hand.  He apparently knows that there
is only 1 diamond out, so  the diamonds are going to be good
etc.. "  I know that he knows all this, it is evident even to me,
but can I ask him to delay further claims until any opponents
will be able to understand what is going on?

Tony (Sydney)