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No such thing as an appeal at this club and also you are not allowed to question the director's ruling. The 5S card was on the table before either my partner or I could say anything, not just removed from the bid box. Six clubs doubled would have been down 2 or 3 depending on the defense went. Five Spades would be down two. Down two doubled would have been a tie for top.
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Some people think when you call the director in this kind of situation that you are making it unpleasant for others. I was afraid that the opponents would create a scene and being a club game, that it was not worth the risk. Knowing the opponents, I think I was correct.
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Ed, I don't make my own rulings, but in a club game when both opponents practically shout you just said “play”, I thought it best to just let it go. Maybe I should have called the director to protect the field, but it is not viewed that way by most players. They think you are just being nasty.
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I don't remember whether I said play or play the, before the distraction, but I definitely did not say Club. So on this line of reasoning, since there were three other suits on dummy, I could have been calling for a card from any of the three. I am still not sure about what would be ruled if you just say play and there are multiple suits available. I know I always ask what and don't assume that declarer is playing the suit previously played. It was obvious in this case that I intended to play clubs as I needed to take the immediate discard. Partner has a bad habit of putting his hand on the card he thinks I am going to play next. I had cautioned him about this and that is what distracted me. Still no excuse.
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I could have called the director, but this was a club game and I thought if the opponents were this opportunistic it was better to just let it go. I didn't want a scene. It is my practice in this kind of situation to tell the opponent to play the card that they intended to play.
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Craig, if the bidding goes 1NT-2C-2H do you bid 3S to show shortness and slam interest. If so, you can no longer find whether a void or singleton. What would 2S be?
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Only problem is partner remembering even when it is written on his card. I always go over my card before I start a session, paying particular attention to the more esoteric bids that seldom come up. I don't remember missing a bid in the last six months. Zeke Jabbour said that reading his card over before he started a session saved him more match points then any other action.
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Three diamonds is not undisciplined (“middle of the road”). Actual results on the hand were:nine @ 3N-1, one @ 6D-1, three @ 5D making, one @ 4D making five, two @ 3NT making. The North hand was JXX-XX-AJ1098XX-X. IF partner bid 5C(two with the Q) over 4C, I would want to be in six.
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