[blml] Be prepared! [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Eric Landau]

On May 10, 2007, at 4:03 AM, Alain Gottcheiner wrote:

> At 09:03 10/05/2007 +1000, richard.hills at immi.gov.au wrote:
>
>> Therefore, my views on the logic of captaincy
>> in this auction do not mean that the logical
>> call of pass is a so-called "logical"
>> alternative for South.  Given the WBF CoP
>> definition, "logical" is a misnomer.
>
> AG : granted. What would logical alternatives be aftetr a sequence  
> where
> former bids were ridiculous ? Remain ridicule ?

In effect, yes.  We should not allow a player to argue that some  
(less successful) alternative action in not an LA because it would be  
illogical at the crucial point for him not to compensate for his  
previous illogical actions.  I don't see how it can be ruled  
"illogical" for a player to choose an alternative call that is more  
consistent than his actual one with his earlier calls in the auction,  
regardless of what we may think of the logic behind those earlier calls.


Eric Landau
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