[blml] Any redress or rub of the green [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Richard Hills:

>>As I have noted before when discussing Sven's touching belief in the CC,
>>quite often in partnerships one player is The Master.  The Master issues
>>the diktat "We will play the Hoffmeister 1NT convention".  Then The
Master
>>writes "Hoffmeister 1NT" on the CC.  And meanwhile The Master's partner
>>has zero comprehension of what the Hoffmeister 1NT convention is, which
>>means that there is zero _partnership_ agreement to play the Hoffmeister
>>1NT.

Herman De Wael:

>exactly.
>
>Richard, almost a DwS type argument!

Richard Hills:

No, unless by "almost" you mean "totally different".  Under the De Wael
School, determining whether or not a _mutual_ partnership agreement exists
is solely dependent on what an _individual_ partner does.

(a) If it is The Master who is first to bid 1NT, holding cards consistent
with his Hoffmeister belief, Herman rules that both partners have a mutual
partnership agreement to play the Hoffmeister 1NT.

(b) If it is The Master's partner who is first to bid 1NT, holding cards
consistent with her 16-18 hcp balanced belief, Herman rules that both
partners have a mutual partnership agreement to play the strong 1NT.

(c) Meanwhile, in both cases, a sensible Director assesses the self-
incriminating statements by The Master and The Master's partner to rule
under Law 85 that neither in case (a) nor in case (b) is there any mutual
partnership agreement.


Best wishes

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
National Training Branch, DIAC
02 6223 9052

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