[blml] AI or UI

[gesta at tiscali.co.uk]

Grattan Endicott<gesta at tiscali.co.uk
[following address discontinued:
grandeval at vejez.fsnet.co.uk]
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"Don't throw away the old bucket until
you know whether the new one holds
water."   - Swedish saying.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Willner" <swillner at nhcc.net>
To: <blml at rtflb.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 1:43 AM
Subject: [blml] AI or UI


> This really happened, and I don't know the answer even after reading the
> FLB (1997 version).
>
> East leads H-K, strongly suggesting possession of the Q, out of turn.
> The TD gives South, declarer, his options, and he requires a heart lead.
> The H-K is picked up; West duly leads a small H, and East plays the Q.
>
> 1. Under the 1997 Laws, is East's possession of H-K AI or UI to West?
>
> 2. Does it change under the new Laws?  If so, why?
>
> (In the actual case, East got on lead early and put H-K on the table, so
> the point was irrelevant, but the question is still worth answering.)
>
+=+ H-K is 'picked up'.  ?Becomes a major penalty card - failure to play
a major penalty card at the first opportunity gives declarer further 
options?
    Am I missing something here? I am looking at 2007 Laws 54D and 52?
                                                 ~ Grattan ~   +=+