Re: ***SPAM*** Re: Toronto 2017 case R6

Volker Walther <[email protected]> Sun, 25 Feb 2018 20:50:38 +0100
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Am 25.02.2018 um 14:37 schrieb Herman De Wael:
> And we accept the outcome of North's infraction (...)  because it was
impossible to cause damage.
> (...)
> And just to recap: I agree with Volker's comment that maybe there was
> some damage after all!
>
> Herman.
>

These sentences look like a contradiction to me.
Volker


Am 25.02.2018 um 14:37 schrieb Herman De Wael:
> The points Volker made are perfectly correct, and I accept them, so I 
> must have made my point unclearly.
> 
> What I intended to say is that if we accept the outcome of North's 
> "infraction", then we must also accept that North makes it.
> 
> And we accept the outcome of North's infraction not becaue by chance it 
> did not cause damage, but because it was impossible to cause damage.
> 
> We issue PP's over and above adjustments for infractions which a 
> competitor makes, often withoug knowing it will be an infraction. That 
> is not the cause here. North knows very well that he should not tell 
> South what to bid, and he does it anyway. There is no need for a PP in 
> order to educate North. Nor is there any need for a PP because North 
> could have been mistaken in thinking it did not matter. We all agree 
> that it did not.
> 
> That is why I say there seems to me no need for a PP.
> 
> And just to recap: I agree with Volker's comment that maybe there was 
> some damage after all!
> 
> Herman.
> 
> Volker Walther wrote:
>> Am 24.02.2018 um 14:55 schrieb Herman De Wael:
>>> Look,
>>>
>>> We seem to agree that thanks to his remark, he was allowed to bid 7H.
>>> We also agree that the remark did not carry useful UI to partner, or at
>>> the very least, any use of such UI would be superseded by his bid of 7H.
>>>
>>> So why do we need to give a PP for an action which carried no ill effect?
>>
>> Because there was no ill effect and therefore no adjustment!
>>
>> The purpose of a procedure penalty is to stress that there was an
>> intolerable infraction. If the infraction caused an ill effect, there
>> will be an adjusted score, making the culprit feeling penalized.
>>
>> An adjustment should take away any advantage that may be caused by the
>> infraction. In many cases this leads to an indirect penalty. Because
>> attempting to take away any advantage gained by the infraction the
>> adjustment takes away more than the actual benefit.
>> (After receiving UI the score is changed from N3NT to W3H undoubled,
>> despite the fact that W3H doubled is an LA as well)
>>
>> In these common cases there is no need for a PP.
>>
>> But we should ensure that they offending side will not do this
>> infraction again, especially if they did not benefit from the
>> infraction. And therefore we need PPs.
>>
>> I think any infraction should be covered by a PP, at least a warning.
>> But after a severe rectification a PP can be omitted.
>>
>>
>> By the way: Norths action may have caused damage! When North said that
>> he will convert to 7S anyway, everybody knows  that South's bid is
>> becoming completely meaningless. So E/W can take no conclusion from the
>> call S actually chooses. This may not have caused damage in the actual
>> case, but if is a structural benefit form North's infraction.
>>
>> Volker
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Herman.
>>>
>>> Sven Pran wrote:
>>>> It is indeed.
>>>> And being a deliberate extraneous mark at his partner's turn to call (and which could influence his partner's selection of call) it deserves a hefty PP to say the least.
>>>>
>>>> -----Opprinnelig melding-----
>>>> Fra: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] På vegne av Herman De Wael
>>>> Sendt: fredag 23. februar 2018 13.46
>>>> Til: blml <[email protected]>
>>>> Emne: ***SPAM*** Re: [BLML] Toronto 2017 case R6
>>>>
>>>> I consider his mention as "I will be bidding at my turn" not as a bid, but as an extraneous remark.
>>>>
>>>> brian wrote:
>>>>> On 02/22/2018 09:26 PM, David Grabiner wrote:
>>>>>> The Director is within his rights to adjust the score.  North
>>>>>> committed an infraction, and since the Laws do not provide a specific
>>>>>> redress for this infraction, the Director should make a ruling which
>>>>>> restores equity.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I understand that the fact that this is at the seven level makes
>>>>> things a little unusual, but under more normal circumstances, would
>>>>> there not be some logic to treating North's announcement as a bid out
>>>>> of rotation?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Brian.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 8:56 PM, Richard Hills <[email protected]
>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>        The Appeals Committee applied a Disciplinary Penalty of 4 Victory
>>>>>>        Points to North's side. But the question I am interested in is
>>>>>>        whether or not the Director exceeded their powers in adjusting the
>>>>>>        score.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>        Best wishes,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>        Richard Hills
>>>>>>
>>>>>>        Sent from my iPad
>>>>>>
>>>>>>        > On 23 Feb 2018, at 3:10 AM, Bill Kemp <[email protected]
>>>>>>        <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>        >
>>>>>>        > No consideration of a disciplinary penalty for disrupting the
>>>>>>        auction?
>>>>>>        > Bill
>>>>>>        >
>>>>>>        > Sent from my iPad
>>>>>>        >
>>>>>>        >> On 22 Feb 2018, at 13:50, Richard Hills <[email protected]
>>>>>>        <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>        >>
>>>>>>        >> In an auction which was competitive up to the 7-level, East has
>>>>>>        just bid 7D. Before South has a chance to generate UI by breaking
>>>>>>        tempo, North forestalled South's break-in-tempo by announcing
>>>>>>        that, "I am bidding 7S no matter what you do." Now relieved of any
>>>>>>        burden of responsibility, South is able to double 7D in tempo. As
>>>>>>        advertised, North converts to 7S, which is cold for 13 tricks, +2210.
>>>>>>        >>
>>>>>>        >> The Director ruled:
>>>>>>        >>
>>>>>>        >> A) Without North's extraneous remark, South would have broken
>>>>>>        tempo before doubling 7D.
>>>>>>        >> B) Defending 7Dx was a logical alternative to bidding 7S.
>>>>>>        >> C) The hypothetical break-in-tempo demonstrably suggested
>>>>>>        removing to 7S.
>>>>>>        >> D) Hence the score was adjusted to 7Dx -800.
>>>>>>        >>
>>>>>>        >> The Appeals Committee ruled:
>>>>>>        >>
>>>>>>        >> Y) Without South actually breaking tempo, North does not
>>>>>>        actually hold any Unauthorized Information, hence North can choose
>>>>>>        any call.
>>>>>>        >> Z) Thus the table score of 7S +2210 was restored.
>>>>>>        >>
>>>>>>        >> Best wishes,
>>>>>>        >>
>>>>>>        >> Richard Hills
>>>>>>        >>
>>>>>>        >> Sent from my iPad
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