Re: OLOOT, asked first
"Sven Pran" <[email protected]>
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> Matthias Berghaus > Am 10.06.2016 um 03:27 schrieb Robert Frick: > > On Wed, 08 Jun 2016 21:14:14 -0400, David Grabiner > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Law 47E1: > >> > >> A lead out of turn (or play of a card) may be retracted without > >> further rectification if the player was mistakenly informed by an > >> opponent that it was his turn to lead or play. A lead or play may not > >> be accepted by his LHO in this circumstance. > >> > >> Therefore, assuming the wrong answer came from declarer or dummy, > >> declarer cannot accept this lead by spreading his hand. Declarer > >> picks up his hand, the correct defender leads, and the defenders can play > double-dummy. > > Declarer picks up his hand? That seems overly kind. Does a retracted OLOOT > end the auction period? > > Who cares? A specific law (here 47E1) overrides any general law. "A lead or play > may not be accepted by his LHO in this circumstance". So presumed declarer > remains declarer since he can`t become dummy. Overly kind? The defenders are > going to defend double dummy. If this is kind... > If you meant kind to the defenders, well, they are the non-offending side here, > having been misinformed about the lead, so why should they have a problem? [Sven Pran] Declarer certainly picks up his hand, so the advantage to defenders depends on how well they noticed and remember declarer's cards. _______________________________________________ Blml mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rtflb.org/mailman/listinfo/blml