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I think the key thing is:
Does the slow 6♣ demonstrably suggest 6♠ over pass? Note that South knows that North would be going to 6♣ had the response been 5♦, which I assume is 1 Ace, and so can infer the 3 controls that North actually has.
The TD thought so. presumably the AC didn't.
(South has a source of tricks that North does not know about - that is worth more than the facile 'spades > clubs')
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Posted 2017-January-24, 17:48
No matter how well you know the laws, there is always something that you'll forget. That is why we have a book.
Get the facts. No matter what people say, get the facts from both sides BEFORE you make a ruling or leave the table.
Remember - just because a TD is called for one possible infraction, it does not mean that there are no others.
In a judgement case - always refer to other TDs and discuss the situation until they agree your decision is correct.
The hardest rulings are inevitably as a result of failure of being called at the correct time. ALWAYS penalize both sides if this happens.
Get the facts. No matter what people say, get the facts from both sides BEFORE you make a ruling or leave the table.
Remember - just because a TD is called for one possible infraction, it does not mean that there are no others.
In a judgement case - always refer to other TDs and discuss the situation until they agree your decision is correct.
The hardest rulings are inevitably as a result of failure of being called at the correct time. ALWAYS penalize both sides if this happens.
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Posted 2017-February-07, 16:52
Zelandakh, on 2017-January-23, 10:56, said:
May I ask who N-S were and who was sitting on the AC?
You may ask, but forum rules prevent me (or anyone else) from being able to answer!
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Posted 2017-February-07, 17:03
weejonnie, on 2017-January-24, 17:48, said:
Note that South knows that North would be going to 6♣ had the response been 5♦, which I assume is 1 Ace, and so can infer the 3 controls that North actually has.
Not necessarily. From South's point of view, North could have a strong hand with 3-card spade support which was intending to stop in 5♠ opposite one key card. Or she could have made the (not unreasonable) assumption that her partner would normally hold at least 2 key cards for his jump to 4♣ and wanted to find whether he held a third key card for grand slam purposes. Or, if they were playing "1430" responses to RKCB then she could in fact stop in 5♣ opposite one key card.