Vampyr Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 One problem is that you could ask just hoping for AKQxxx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Let's just put "well known" in quotes here. It's well known to two classes of players: those who have had these discussions, and those who have had these psychics pulled on them. Could be. I am in neither of these classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Don't be silly, that island already became the 51st State. And going by the ESC, it seems Australia is interested in taken up the place in Europe! :P Israel has been in the ESC for ages! Surely they get priority over Australia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Israel has been in the ESC for ages! Surely they get priority over Australia!Israel has essentially been counted as European for rather a long time, not only with the ESC but also for most sports. You could perhaps say they replaced the DDR but I think we need a new country to step in for the outgoing island nation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Depends on which director you get, I think. I have run into ones who think actually having the agreement that you are asking, but may not care about the answer falls under the prohibition on "destructive" calls. And by "ones" I mean the response from rulings@acbl.org.I don't doubt you, but I'd want to see the answer. Given that case law has it that (1♣)-2♦ "diamonds or majors" is not "purely destructive" against a Precision Club (but (1♣)-1♠ "denies a suit he wants to show at the 2 or higher level, we do not pass, double or bid 1red" is), I think "tell us about your hand, may just be a raise to 3" isn't even close. Perhaps, however, the analogy isn't to that auction, but to the "if you play [10-12, in the original case] NT, and play 2M "to play", but have the agreement that opener can not compete even with 4 and a maximum, you're playing a psychic control if you ever don't have the suit you 'play' in." Whether I agree with that (or with the original statement) or not, at least there's a case there. I know there are club directors who would say that if 18000 MPs are playing 1600 and you pull this, they would suggest you either quit trying to win this way or quit playing in their game. I have issues with that as well, but I believe it is their right as (delegated) RAs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 If the director owns the club, he's the (delegated) RA. If he doesn't own the club, he's not. Whoever or whatever owns the club is. That said, I'd guess at least 90% of clubs in NA are sole proprietorships, and the director is often the owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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