[blml] Quick Duck

[Herman De Wael]

Wayne Burrows wrote:
> In another forum a poster responded to this question:
> 
> "On the diamond lead, (you have Tx of diamonds opposite Kx), what do
> you play? MP." - Kx in dummy if that is not clear.
> 
> "Quick duck seems clear "
> 
> I am not sure exactly what was intended by "Quick duck" but it seems
> to me that an "in tempo duck" is ok but a "quick duck" could be
> construed as trying to deceive the opponents by varying your tempo.
> 
> "A player may not attempt to mislead an opponent by means of remark or
> gesture, through the haste or hesitancy of a call or play (as in
> hesitating before playing a singleton), or by the manner in which the
> call or play is made." L73D2
> 
> Could a "quick duck" be a violation here?

I imagine the original poster intended quick to be "in tempo" here.

If a player has no problem and can follow suit, in tempo equates to 
"quick". There can be no quicker than in tempo when following suit 
with small cards.

Your problem is a genuine one, Wayne, but not when ducking a suit.

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> Wayne
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