Jump to content

Bermuda Bowl Bid....NOT


Recommended Posts

Hello All

 

Thought I would share a bidding sequence and Directors decision to get some feed-back:-)

 

At local club

 

 

Bidding

 

 

 

n( dealer)

 

 

w (me) e

 

 

s

 

Bidding

 

n pass

 

before east or south could bid I found myself saying 1d.....much to the chagrin of my partner and opps alike.... I too was rather shocked by the utterance. :)

 

North didnt accept the bid.

I was ordered to keep quiet during the rest of the auction, which went n pass , e pass, s 1nt, w pass, n pass. It was then decided that south could ask for a diamond to be led ......

 

Is that part of the Directors finding valid?

 

Who said watching the Bemuda Bowl must improve your bridge :D

 

John

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hello All

 

Thought I would share a bidding sequence and Directors decision to get some feed-back:-)

 

At local club

 

 

Bidding

 

 

 

n( dealer)

 

 

w (me) e

 

 

s

 

Bidding

 

n pass

 

before east or south could bid I found myself saying 1d.....much to the chagrin of my partner and opps alike.... I too was rather shocked by the utterance. :)

 

North didnt accept the bid.

I was ordered to keep quiet during the rest of the auction, which went n pass , e pass, s 1nt, w pass, n pass. It was then decided that south could ask for a diamond to be led ......

 

Is that part of the Directors finding valid?

 

Who said watching the Bemuda Bowl must improve your bridge :D

 

John

 

 

 

That ruling is not correct John.

 

If you bid out of turn then your partner must pass through out the auction not you.

 

And further lead penalties only MAY apply. This would require you to not bid your diamonds later in the auction. And again the lead penalties would apply to your partner not to you.

 

Did the director consult the law book?

 

Wayne

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hi Wayne ..

 

thanks for responding and yes the rules were referred to and it seems to be quite a difficult rule to interpret?

The fact that it is openers' rt hand opp not the left hand opp who bid out of turn after opener had passed and before others had bid seems to have brought about complications not normally encountered ?

But being asked to lead a diamond did seem to be over the top?

 

John

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hi Wayne ..

 

thanks for responding and yes the rules were referred to and it seems to be quite a difficult rule to interpret?

The fact that it is openers' rt hand opp not the left hand opp who bid out of turn after opener had passed and before others had bid seems to have brought about complications not normally encountered ?

But being asked to lead a diamond did seem to be over the top?

 

John

 

 

 

LAW 31 - BID OUT OF ROTATION

When a player has bid out of rotation (and the bid is cancelled, as the option to accept the bid has not been exercised — see Law 29):

A.  RHO’s Turn Not applicable in your example

When the offender has bid (or has passed partner’s call when it is a convention, in which case section A2(:) applies) at his RHO’s turn to call, then:

1.  RHO Passes

If that opponent passes, offender must repeat the call out of rotation, and when that call is legal there is no penalty.

2.  RHO Acts

If that opponent makes a legal bid, double or redouble, offender may make any legal call; when this call

(a)  Repeats Denomination

 repeats the denomination of his bid out of rotation, (penalty) offender’s partner must pass when next it is his turn to call (see Law 23).

(:D  Does Not Repeat Denomination

 does not repeat the denomination of his bid out of rotation, the lead penalties of Law 26 may apply, and (penalty) offender’s partner must pass whenever it is his turn to call (see Law 23).

B.  Partner’s or LHO’s Turn This is the bit that applies

When the offender has bid at his partner’s turn to call, or at his LHO’s turn to call if the offender has not previously called, [b](penalty) offender’s partner must pass whenever it is his turn to call[/b] (see Law 23 when the pass damages the non-offending side), and the lead penalties of Law 26 may apply.

 

The lead penalties are:

 

LAW 26 - CALL WITHDRAWN, LEAD PENALTIES

When an offending player’s call is withdrawn, and he chooses a different final call for that turn,

 

Your director erroneously forced you to choose a different call

 

then if he becomes a defender:

A.  Call Related to Specific Suit

if the withdrawn call related to a specified suit or suits and

1.  Suit Specified

if that suit was specified by the same player, there is no lead penalty, but see Law 16C.

 

If you had freely not repeated your suit this would apply

 

2.  Suit Not Specified

if that suit was not specified in the legal auction by the same player, then declarer may (penalty) either require the offender’s partner to lead the specified suit (or one particular specified suit) at his first turn to lead, including the opening lead, or prohibit offender’s partner from leading the specified suit (or one particular specified suit) at his first turn to lead, including the opening lead, such prohibition to continue for as long as offender’s partner retains the lead.

B.  Other Withdrawn Calls

For other withdrawn calls, (penalty) declarer may prohibit offender’s partner from leading any one suit at his first turn to lead, including the opening lead, such prohibition to continue for as long as offender’s partner retains the lead.

 

Note all of the penalties (both in the bidding and the play) properly apply to offender's partner and not to offender.

 

Wayne Burrows

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...