[blml] major or minor pc

[André Steffens]

[Herman de Wael]
Just to make certain:

A defender, on lead,
1) drops the D9 while playing the D4: the D9 becomes a minor pc.
2) drops the D9 and D4: he can choose which he plays, the other becomes a
minor pc
3) drops the D9 while playing the DT: the D9 becomes a minor pc.
4) drops the DT while playing the D9: the DT becomes a major pc.
5) drops the DT and D9: he can choose which he plays, if he chooses the DT,
the D9 becomes a minor pc

do we really need to investigate the intent, or is it simpler and we treat
all two cards the same - neither is played voluntarily and the choice is
always up to the player?

--
Herman DE WAEL
Antwerpen Belgium
http://www.hdw.be
--

[André Steffens]
I would like to rephrase the question. It helps me make up my mind.
1. A defender is on lead.
2a. As he wants to lead his singleton club he moves his diamonds to the
other side of his spades thereby dropping two of them.
-This a Law 49/51 case: two MPC's As the defender is on lead, declarer must
now designate which of these cards will be played.
2b. Pulling a diamond from his hand with the intention to play it a second
diamond somehow reaches the table with it. Do we leave it at that and apply
Law 58 now? Or do we distinguish further between:
2b1. The player moved the two cards manually from his hand to the table (for
instance because they were glued together): Law 58
2b2. The player put one card manually on the table, the other dropped. Law
49 for the dropped card.

I would say for Mr de Wael's cases 2 and 5 Law 49/51 tells the TD how to
rule. For the others it is Law 58, so I would elect not to make the
distiction between 2b1 and 2b2. In the De Wael cases 3 and 4 there is no
agreement about how to apply Law 58. Some of the contributors here think the
TD should establish which card was the intended one, others say that the
player may choose his card after both have hit the table.
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