[blml] Claim procedure

[Herman De Wael]

Tony Musgrove wrote:

> 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?
> 

Well, maybe next time you might rule against him. Pretend to "not 
know" that there is only 1 diamond out. Ask him to explain that he 
knows this to the Appeal Committee. Maybe that will teach him. Or at 
least, tell him that you might rule like that the next time - and hope 
he's going to change his methods.

> Tony (Sydney)
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