K J 5 2 9 8 3 A 6 3 2 8 4 A 10 9 6 3 Q 7 Q 7 6 - Q K J 9 8 7 5 4 A J 5 3 Q 10 9 6 8 4 A K J 10 5 4 2 10 K 7 2 Vul: none, dealer South, matchpoints, EBU: S W N E 1H 1S 2H 3D 4H dble(1) pass 4S 5H dble all pass 1) Slow Opening lead DQ; dummy won DA, Heart to A, spade.. West won and cashed CA, Down one. North-South claimed that East should have passed the double, and a committee agreed that pass was a logical alternative on the East hand. The contract was rolled back to 4H*. It does not affect the ruling. Now, cashing CA is not a bad play, as declarer may hold: x A K J 10 x x x Q x x Q x So the ruling is to score 10 tricks North-South. My question is: Can the Director take cognisance of how the play actually went on the board ? Dave Flower Other posts:
• Bid After 1S Response
• suspecious bidding by top cheating pair on Okbridge • Save yourself! • Minimum requirements for an opening bid. • More questions on NT bidding "judgment" • Another ruling • XYZ invitational sequences • Difficult auction • Natural 55 2-suiters as 2-bids • Pusillanimous? • How much diamonds? |