[blml] Réf. : Re: The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep is sick

[Herman De Wael]

Alain Gottcheiner wrote:
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> /*De :*/ Herman De Wael <mailto:hermandw at skynet.be>
> /*Date :*/ 02/10/2007 16:21:52
> /*A :*/ Bridge Laws Mailing List <mailto:blml at amsterdamned.org>
> /*Sujet :*/ Re: [blml] The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep is sick
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> Except for the very first table you play with him, and except against
> his regular partner's, you know more about your partner's system than
> your opponents do. That "more" translates in you having a 60/40 guess,
> at least. If you don't tell them which of the two is the 60%
> probability, you are a cheat. If you decide to follow the 40%
> probability one, you are a fool. Since I don't want to call you
> neither a cheat nor a fool, I assume you will tell them which is the
> 60% option.
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> AG : wouldn't it be more correct to tell opponents the complete truth, i.e.
> "I'd say it's more than 50% partner has hand A, but it might also be 
> hand B" ?
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No that would not be more right. Because if the explanations are so 
different that it matters to them, there is nothing better for them to 
do than to follow your explanation "A". And if it turns out to be "B", 
  I will rule MI. So telling them "B" additionally merely clouds the 
matter and does not help you or them.

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Herman DE WAEL
Antwerpen Belgium
http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/index.html