[blml] adjudication

[Brian]

On 06/25/2007 04:19 AM, Alain Gottcheiner wrote:
> At 17:46 22/06/2007 +0100, Nigel wrote:
> 
>> [D] It is perfectly easy to take adjustments into account but still
>> accurately describe HCP. For example, when you open 2H...
>> --  if you sometimes upgrade 5-point hands and downgrade 11 HCP, then
>> you can accurately describe the HCP range as "5-11".
> 
> IBTD. Nobody can compel you to count QJ bare at full value.
> 

Alain,

More than one NCBO has made regulations to ban upgrades for borderline
openers. What stops them from banning downgrades too?

I'm not suggesting that this is likely, but it's really not much more
asinine than the strict 'Rule of 19' phase that the EBU went through, or
the ACBL's rigid requirement of at least 10 actual HCP for a mini 1NT
opener, no upgraded 9 counts allowed.


Brian.