[blml] Law 25A

[Sven Pran]

> On Behalf Of Sinot Martin
> > Why did the TD not ask "Why did you bid 1D?" I've discovered 
> > this is easily the best way to resolve these.
> > It's preferable to do this away from the table.  
> > john
> 
> Well, actually, the TD was not summoned at all. The problem was only
> discovered after the deal. If the TD had been summoned, he could indeed
> have asked the person why the 1D, and would have discovered that the
> 1D-opening was missed, by looking at the hand. Off the table, of course.

There is no use in leaving the table when looking at a hand. All the
affected players will know that he (at least probably) has made his ruling
based on what he has seen, and this discloses sufficient information about
the hand so that it is impossible to play and score the board normally.

Actually, once the Director leaves the table before announcing his ruling it
is imperative that he delays this announcement until the play of the board
is completed in order to avoid any impression by the players that he is
giving away any unauthorized information about the hand in question.

In the actual case:

Error #1: The Director should have been summoned when a Law 25A situation
arose. 

(This error is not that serious. When the situation appeared obvious to the
players at the table I would have had no problem not being summoned).

Error #2: If it after the board was played became evident that a Law 25A
correction request had been granted on false premises the Director should
have judged a likely result had this correction been denied and award an
adjusted score accordingly.

Sven