[blml] By the pricking of my thumbs [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Roger Pewick]

>From: "John Probst" <john at asimere.com>
>To: "Roger Pewick" <axman22 at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [blml] By the pricking of my thumbs [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]
>Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 03:50:44 -0000
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Roger Pewick" <axman22 at hotmail.com>
>To: <blml at rtflb.org>
>Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 8:02 PM
>Subject: Re: [blml] By the pricking of my thumbs [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: richard.hills at immi.gov.au
> >>To: blml at rtflb.org
> >>Subject: [blml]  By the pricking of my thumbs    [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]
> >>Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 22:57:49 +1100
> >>
> >>
> >>I opened 1S, LHO passed, and partner intended to
> >>respond 1NT (which in our Symmetric Relay methods -
> >>system notes emailed on request - was an artificial
> >>game force relay).
> >>
> >>However, partner's thumb slipped and he pulled out
> >>the 1S card from his bidding box instead.
> >>
> >>I immediately called the Director, and only now did
> >>partner realise his error.
> >>
> >>Since it was my summoning of the Director which
> >>awakened partner to his mispull, what Law should
> >>the Director have used for his ruling?
> >>
> >>(a) Law 25A, Immediate Correction of Inadvertency?
> >
> > Has the player changed their call?  no.
> > Has the player attempted to change their call and the opponents stopped
> > him?
> >  no
> > has there been a pause.  yes
> > Has thinking gone on? yes
>
>"as soon as a player becomes aware .... "  The answer is NO!

"> >>I immediately called the Director, and only now did
> >>partner realise his error."

By stipulation the player has thought he has made an error of IB.

I do not know how he can pull cards from his bidding box and not be able to 
notice before the cards arrive at the table- let alone for some time 
afterwards.  ANd whether or not he has noticed he should have automatically 
noticed [L21] if for no other reason to protect his privilege of correcting 
a mispull.

That he has now allegedly noticed yet has not acted and there having be a 
passage of time there has been pause for thought.

That the partner has noticed an irregularity and drawn attention to it, he 
has made a communication other than by call or play and that communication 
has been received by partner.  To use that communication as a pretext to 
recover from his irregularity without suffering penalty proves the assertion 
that there has been a breach of L73.

regards
roger pewick


> > no.
> >
> >>(b) Law 25B, Delayed or Purposeful Correction?
> >
> > Has LHO called? no.
> > Has the player changed his call? no
> > If the player changes his call before a ruling is made L25B1 specifies
> > that
> > L27 applies.
> >
> >>(c) Law 27, Insufficient Bid?
> >
> > Was there an IB?  yes
> > yes
> >
> > regards
> > roger pewick
> >
> >>Best wishes

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