[blml] L17E2 questions

[John (MadDog) Probst]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Geller" <geller at nifty.com>
To: "Bridge Laws Mailing List" <blml at amsterdamned.org>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [blml] L17E2 questions


> Sven Pran writes:
>>If West does not make the third pass in a row the auction will not end and
>>North can again enter the auction, but if West tries to conclude the 
>>auction
>>with a third pass in a row then L17E2 gives North back his turn to call.
>
> But if we accept your argument (which is not unreasonable), then shouldn't
> "(but see Law 17E2)" be added to L29A?   If this addition were made to the
> laws then the ambiguity would be removed.   As it now stands a director 
> who
> looks only at L29A will make a ruling that conflicts with L17E2.

Yes, Bob; we are taught to check for this.  It's a trick question for TDs. 
heaven help the amateurs :)  john

>
> -Bob
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Robert (Bob) Geller,     Tokyo, Japan        geller at nifty.com
>
> _______________________________________________
> blml mailing list
> blml at amsterdamned.org
> http://www.amsterdamned.org/mailman/listinfo/blml