[blml] Claim procedure

[Alain Gottcheiner]

At 12:30 25/10/2006 +0200, Herman De Wael wrote:
>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

A claim shall be accompanied by a statement about the way the hand will be 
played. If  the player didn't spontaneously do that, go throughout the play 
by playing badly. See the footnote in L70.

 > He apparently knows that there is only 1 diamond out, so the diamonds 
are going to be good
 > etc.. "

Well, perhaps. But, if he didn't say anything about the line of play, he 
can be deemed not to know it. You see, "any line consistent with the 
statement" means "any line" when there is no statement.

After you (force him to) slaughter a pair of deals, you can bet that he 
will explain in detail.

Best regards,

   Alain