[blml] L25A or not

[Matthias Berghaus]

Hello Alaisn,

Alain Gottcheiner schrieb:
>
> I have always some qualms about that statement, for how does the TD 
> determine whether the error was mechanical ? He's not allowed to look at 
> the player's hand, remember.
>
>   
have I missed something? Where does it say that the TD may not look at a 
player`s hand? It often is a bad idea, agreed, and should be avoided, 
but for the life of me I cannot find a rule where it says "the TD may 
not look at a player`s hand" or some such.
I always teach newbie TDs not to look, _except_ possibly when they have 
to decide between 25 A and B, and preferably not even then, but if there 
is no other way (for example if the player does not understand the 
intricacies of inadvertancy), then I look at the hand record or at the 
hand (away from the table of course), and I _never_ tell the players why 
I have ruled 25B before the play is finished.

BTW, I agree with Herman (and about everyone else) that this is 25A if 
the TD deems the call to have been made inadvertant.

Best regards
Matthias