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This is, hopefully, an easy question.
Last night at our club duplicate, I was declarer and one of my opponents ruffed a diamond. (I overruffed, so he did not win the trick.) Later he won a trick and lead what was now the top diamond. Needless to say, there was now evidence of an established revoke. Director was called at the end of play and he transferred a trick to the non-offending side (us). So far, so good.
The only problem, which I have tried to explain to partner, is that she (dummy) blurted out that the opponent had revoked when he lead the diamond. (The director was not made aware of this.) I know that this is a violation of the laws, but I am not certain of what should have been the consequences or what she should or could have done as dummy regarding the revoke.
So my first question is: Could the opponents have disputed the revoke, since it was dummy who first pointed it out? In other words, what are the consequences of dummy's infraction?
My second question is: What should have partner have done, assuming that I gave no indication that I had become aware of the revoke?
After the event, I suggested that, as the hand came to an end she should instruct everyone not to mix their cards, and that once play on the hand had ended, she could then call attention to the revoke as the prohibition against calling attention to an irrecularity during the play of the hand had ended. Is this correct?
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Posted 2011-April-26, 15:16
jh51, on 2011-April-26, 13:43, said:
This is, hopefully, an easy question.
Last night at our club duplicate, I was declarer and one of my opponents ruffed a diamond. (I overruffed, so he did not win the trick.) Later he won a trick and lead what was now the top diamond. Needless to say, there was now evidence of an established revoke. Director was called at the end of play and he transferred a trick to the non-offending side (us). So far, so good.
The only problem, which I have tried to explain to partner, is that she (dummy) blurted out that the opponent had revoked when he lead the diamond. (The director was not made aware of this.) I know that this is a violation of the laws, but I am not certain of what should have been the consequences or what she should or could have done as dummy regarding the revoke.
So my first question is: Could the opponents have disputed the revoke, since it was dummy who first pointed it out? In other words, what are the consequences of dummy's infraction?
My second question is: What should have partner have done, assuming that I gave no indication that I had become aware of the revoke?
After the event, I suggested that, as the hand came to an end she should instruct everyone not to mix their cards, and that once play on the hand had ended, she could then call attention to the revoke as the prohibition against calling attention to an irrecularity during the play of the hand had ended. Is this correct?
Last night at our club duplicate, I was declarer and one of my opponents ruffed a diamond. (I overruffed, so he did not win the trick.) Later he won a trick and lead what was now the top diamond. Needless to say, there was now evidence of an established revoke. Director was called at the end of play and he transferred a trick to the non-offending side (us). So far, so good.
The only problem, which I have tried to explain to partner, is that she (dummy) blurted out that the opponent had revoked when he lead the diamond. (The director was not made aware of this.) I know that this is a violation of the laws, but I am not certain of what should have been the consequences or what she should or could have done as dummy regarding the revoke.
So my first question is: Could the opponents have disputed the revoke, since it was dummy who first pointed it out? In other words, what are the consequences of dummy's infraction?
My second question is: What should have partner have done, assuming that I gave no indication that I had become aware of the revoke?
After the event, I suggested that, as the hand came to an end she should instruct everyone not to mix their cards, and that once play on the hand had ended, she could then call attention to the revoke as the prohibition against calling attention to an irrecularity during the play of the hand had ended. Is this correct?
The relevant law is L43B3:
If dummy after violation of the limitations listed in A2 is the first to draw attention to a defender’s irregularity, there is no rectification. Play continues as though no irregularity had occurred. At the end of play see Law 12B1.
So assuming that your dummy had not violated L43A2:
{a} Dummy may not exchange hands with declarer.
{b} Dummy may not leave his seat to watch declarer’s play of the hand.
{c} Dummy may not, on his own initiative, look at the face of a card in either defender’s hand.
she had violated L43A1{b}, but this violation has no consequence for the rectification of the revoke. However, she is liable to a procedural penalty for her violation of L43A1{b}; first time that penalty should just be a warning but if repeated a PP in the form of some IMPs or MPs will be in order. (L90B8)
Your partner should keep mum shut until play is completed, then she may point out that she believes there has been a revoke and take steps to call the Director. Once she has (legally) called attention to the possibility of an irregularity nobody may take any action except calling the Director. If a player now shuffles his played cards he loses every right to assert the sequence in which his cards had been played.
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