Re: A strange case of illegal deception

I fail to see any ILLEGAL deception?

> Herman De Wael
> Sendt: 16. juli 2016 09:46
> Til: blml
> Emne: [BLML] A strange case of illegal deception
> 
> Yesterday, I was playing in my club (the top one of Flanders), in a
reasonable
> field, against a pair of my strength (= not very good, but no beginners
either).
> 
> I'm playing 4Sp on the following lay-out:
> 
> 	S K Q x x
> 	H K x x
> 	D A J x
> 	C K Q x
> 
> 	S A x x x x x
> 	H x x
> 	D x x x
> 	C x x x
> 
> RHO has bid hearts and LHO leads a heart. I play small and RHO wins with
the
> Jack.
> She goes in a small trance and returns a trump.
> I cash trumps in two rounds and play a club to the King.
> She goes in a small trance and ducks.
> I see that I can now throw her in if she has only two diamonds, so I play
DA and a
> small diamond from the table.
> She takes the King without any delay.
> And goes in a long trance.
> And cashes Ace of Hearts and Ace of clubs.
> 
> And I claim - convinced that she has to return a heart or a club and my
diamond
> will go on the KH.
> 
> But she has another diamond.
> 
> I believe I have been misled. The diamond return is so obvious that my
conclusion
> that she had only two must be valid.
> And my action (the claim) is based on that deception.
> 
> Of course any ruling must include a high probability of a diamond return
after all,
> but I believe I could make a case for a 10% weight of 4S-1 rather than the
> obvious -2.
> 
> Comments?
> 
> Herman.
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