[blml] ABF seminar - Law 27C [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[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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"Continuing to do the same thing
 hoping for a different outcome."
           Einstein: definition of madness.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sven Pran" <svenpran at online.no>
To: "'Bridge Laws Mailing List'" <blml at amsterdamned.org>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 6:03 AM
Subject: Re: [blml] ABF seminar - Law 27C [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]


>> On Behalf Of Jerry Fusselman
> .............
>> Seriously, would you look at her hand?  DWS once sternly told me that
>> a director does not look at hands.  Would you believe her if she said
>> that she intended to show 6--9 HCP if she had 12?  Would you believe
>> her if she intended to show 16--18?   This idea of not looking at a
>> hand frankly baffles me.  Any clarification would be appreciated.
>
> If a Director looks at a hand and then issues a ruling that apparently 
> could
> be influenced by what he has seen, he is giving away information about 
> that
> hand to all players at the table. Essentially he has made "normal" play of
> the board impossible.
>
> The case mentioned above is no problem: The Director should stand ready to
> look at the hand after the play and then come back with an adjustment 
> ruling
> if he finds that the lady's assertion about her intention must have been
> incorrect.
>
> Regards Sven
>
+=+ The Director must bend over backwards not to be the instrument
that conveys UI +=+