[blml] Has declarer lead from dummy?

[Roger Pewick]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Probst" <john at asimere.com>
To: "blml" <blml at rtflb.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 11:19 AM
Subject: [blml] Has declarer lead from dummy?


> This one got me to phone DWS. What do you think?
>
> Declarer is cashing a long suit from hand, pitching small side suit cards 
> from dummy and he holds all the remaining cards of the suit. He is playing 
> quickly. His brain beats his hand and he says "heart deuce" (a card in 
> dummy) before he plays the next winner from his hand. RHO snaps a heart 
> onto the table. Declarer says "Hang on I haven't played yet.". From this 
> it is clear that declarer knows he's in hand and knows he's about to lead 
> to this trick from hand.  These are the *facts* - don't argue with them.
>
> Has declarer led OOT from dummy or has the trick not yet started, and 
> therefore the lead is still in his hand and we can pick up the 2 cards 
> currently in the played position with all the usual UI/AI constraints?
>
> I ruled he was still in hand, and DWS wan't sure feeling it was, at least, 
> a tenable ruling. I think it's a tough one.  John

The law is clear- POOT accepted.  L45B dummy's named card must be played. 
The play was [definitions] a lead and L53A was OOT and accepted as the 
proper lead.

btw, this happened yesterday-

with three tricks left the lead is in dummy holding two [good] diamonds and 
a losing heart.  Declarer mumbles something about play diamonds.  Dummy 
played a diamond and all picthed and turned the trick.  Declarer then tabled 
a spade and LHO claimed the the SA and HJ.  Dummy never made a move to play 
a card to T12.

regards
roger pewick