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APPEAL CASE 7 - Misinformation Kaplan Blue Ribbon
Pairs First qualifying session
Facts: - - - - - The director was
called after the auction. After leading (face-down), South explained that the
3♣ bid
was a transfer to diamonds. No other player at the table heard an Alert.
Therefore, it was considered to be a failure to Alert. West stated
that he would not have bid 4♠ had there been a timely Alert and
explanation. The
Ruling:
In
accordance with Law 40C, it was decided that the lack of correct information did
not cause any damage. Therefore, the table result of 4♠
doubled
by East down one, N-S plus 100, was allowed to
stand. The
Appeal:
Only
E-W attended the hearing. The committee agreed that there was misinformation,
especially since South was known by one member of the committee to
occasionally mumble an Alert. E-W played
strong and weak Michaels' cuebids. West opted to
treat his hand as a strong Michaels' hand. West asserted he bid 4♠
as a tactical
bid since he believed a standard 3♣ bid was forcing and
that North would reopen if he passed. The
Decision:
The
committee felt that no experienced partnership that played 3♣
as
natural and forcing in this situation would play that it promises a rebid. The committee found that West bid 4♠
because
of his decision to bid 2♦ initially and because 4♠
would
have a good play opposite many East hands that would bid 3♠. Accordingly, the MI
was not the cause of E-W's bad result. The committee allowed the table result
of 4♠ doubled
by East down one, N-S plus 100 to stand. DIC: - - - - - - - - - -- - Henry Cukoff Chairperson: - - -- - - Richard Popper Committee
Members:
Mike Kovacich and Hendrick
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