[blml] Misbids, infractions, and Wolffs, oh my...

[Hans van Staveren]

Herman wrote:
I cannot agree with the way this was handled in the case that sparked 
the controversy.

In that case, a player from a high-level team, in a fixed partnership, 
made a misbid. This was behind screens, and even before the tray 
returned, he told his screen-mate both the correct information and the 
fact that he had misbid. He was East or West, so his screen-mate North 
or South never received any misinformation. And still the TD and AC 
ruled against this player, based on the dutch precedent that a misbid 
is always misinformation.
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I reply:

The TD did not rule against the player. The TD investigated, found out that
all information supplied was according to system, and let the table result
stand.
The other side, knowing the tendencies of the Dutch AC, went into appeal and
found a very sympathetic ear.

As Herman knows, and as stated in the article, I am currently a Don Quichot
like figure in the Netherlands. I resigned from my official position just to
be able to shout at everybody until they stop this nonsense.
In particular it is my position that the Dutch Bridge Federation should have
fired the AC. Any AC that knowingly rules against the laws of bridge should
go.

Hans van Staveren