Vampyr Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I wasn't suggesting that players refuse to provide a card when asked, if they have one. I was talking about them wanting the darn thing back immediately you've looked up whatever you were looking for. That said... is "partner has it" or digging around in purse or pockets or under your butt or… and finally producing a crumpled piece of paper with illegible scribbles on it "balking"? If so, I have seen it. B-) Yeah, me too in the ACBL. Especially the snatching back thing. Once there was a very fat man sitting with his card sticking out from under his crotch... No way was I ever asking to look at that card. And this is at a Nationals, where the standards should be higher. About actually having the card... in the EBU, when the directing staff have the manpower a director goes all around the room(s) at the beginning of the event checking that each pair have two identical CCs. I think they are also checking to see that there is a reasonable amount filled in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 About actually having the card... in the EBU, when the directing staff have the manpower a director goes all around the room(s) at the beginning of the event checking that each pair have two identical CCs. I think they are also checking to see that there is a reasonable amount filled in."Show me your papers"? B-) Actually, that's a pretty good idea, though I've never seen it done here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 As an aside, I have noticed that around 70% of players select the higher honour in restricted choice situations. If they go over 67%, or below 33%, the declarer can do "better than suitplay" if he or she discerns this.Sorry for the hijack but this is not true. In the common case of missing the Q, J, 3, and 2, all your opponent needs to do is to play either honour less often often than 6.22/6.78 of the time (the ratio of the probability of a specific 3-1 divided by that of a specific 2-2 break), which is between 8.3-91.7%, for the second-round finesse to be a favourite. Even humans can randomize adequately by that standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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