[blml] L27B1 [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Robert Frick:

[snip]

>I think then the director will have to ask the player (away from the
>table) what he thought his insufficient bid meant, or look at his
>hand (if you are willing to do that).

Richard Hills:

First ask the insufficient bidder's LHO whether they wish to accept
the IB.  Much time will be saved if LHO answers, "Yes".  My personal
preference is to almost always accept an IB, since I love the extra
bidding space.  For example:

LHO     Pard     RHO     Me
---     2D(1)    Pass    3H(2)
Pass    Pass(3)  3D      3H(4)
Pass    4H       Pass    Pass
Pass

+420

(1) Multi
(2) Pass-or-correct
(3) Weak two in hearts
(4) Undiscussed (we were a very irregular partnership), but pard
correctly guessed that I was making a mild game invitation

Robert Frick:

>Bob, who likes the new law and is just trying to think about how to
>implement it

Richard Hills:

Implementation requires explaining _all_ of 27B to the IBer, not
merely 27B1.  The IBer may judge that a unilateral replacement call
which bars partner is better than a misleading replacement call
which does not bar partner.

For example 1H - (Pass) - 1H.  If a 2H replacement call is a non-
forcing call in your methods (and you play in Australia where a
Law 40B3 regulation prohibits varying of methods after your own
insufficient bid), a partner-barring 6H may be your best call.


Best wishes

Richard James Hills, who likes the format of new 2007 Law 75,
but is not thinking about how to implement it


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