[blml] Live exam question [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Robert Geller]

Herman De Wael writes:
>What about this: defender one starts cashing his long spade suit. 
>Declarer has already shown out. When partner shows out, one round too 
>soon, the defender asks if partner has any spades left. OK in ACBL?
Yes, as far as I know.   I personally don't think this should be
allowed, but the ACBL is reported to have insisted on this when
the laws were revised, which is why there are "opt-out" clauses in
the rules (for 61B, for example).

Apparently the reason ACBL management insisted on the opt-out was 
the fear that the change would alienate relatively casual
social-type players in local clubs, especially maybe older
players.....

-Bob

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Robert (Bob) Geller,     Tokyo, Japan        geller at nifty.com