LAW 22 – PROCEDURE AFTER THE BIDDING HAS ENDED
The auction ends when:
1. all four players pass (but
see Law 25). The hands are returned to the board without play. There shall not
be a redeal.
2. one or more players having
bid, there are three consecutive passes in rotation subsequent to the last bid.
The last bid becomes the contract (but see Law 19D).
B. End of Auction Period
1. The auction period ends when, subsequent to the end
of the auction as in A2, either defender faces an opening lead. (If the lead is
out of turn then see Law 54). The interval between the end of the auction and
the end of the auction period is designated the Clarification Period.
2. If no player bids (see A1) the auction period ends
when all four hands have been returned to the board.