[blml] adjudication

[Eric Landau]

On Jun 22, 2007, at 6:43 AM, agf wrote:

> Maybe you can help solve this argument.
> E/W are playing weak 2s with a maximum of 10 points
> The bidding  
> goes                                                                   
> N     E     S     W
>                                                                        
>                                    P      P
>                                                                        
>                      P    2H    P      P
>                                                                        
>                     DBL   P  2NT    3D
>                                                                        
>                      P    3H    DBL  P
>                                                                        
>                      P      P
>
> It turns out that E held 12 Points.
>
> The contract makes and S call the director and says that his side  
> has been damaged a he would not have doubled if E had opened a  
> normal 1H, furthermore West, (holding 11 points and 5D)  by bidding  
> 3D had given his partner un authorised information.
>
> Your comments would be appreciated.

There is nothing here to suggest that anyone did anything improper or  
illegal.  (a) East is always entitled to decide that his 12-HCP hand  
isn't worth more than a weak 2-bid and treat it accordingly,  
providing his partner doesn't have a reason to expect him to have  
done so.  (b) It is standard practice to open "overweight" weak 2- 
bids in 3rd/4th seat on any hand that can't visualize a game opposite  
a passed hand.  WTP?


Eric Landau
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