(short description of image)APPEAL no. 46

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Appeals Committee
Chairman (short description of image)Rich Colker USA
Members (short description of image)Eric Kokish
(short description of image)David Stevenson
(short description of image)Becky Rodgers
CAN
GBR
USA

Scribe (short description of image)David Stevenson GBR

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Event
1998 World Championships
Open Pairs Semifinal
   
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Countries
France v Greece
   
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Players
NS (short description of image)Doussot (short description of image)Harari
EW (short description of image)Yantsis (short description of image)Delibaltadakis
   
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Board
Board 4. Dealer West. Game All
ª 2
© Q 10 6
¨ K Q J 10 9
§ Q 10 6 5
ª A Q 10 5 3 (short description of image) ª 9 4
© 9 7 2 © A K 8 4
¨ A 6 ¨ 8 4 3 2
§ 9 8 3 § J 7 4
ª K J 8 7 6
© J 5 3
¨ 7 5
§ A K 2

West
North
East
South

Pass Pass Pass 1ª
Pass 1NT All Pass
   
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Result
1NT+1: +120
   
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Facts
Play:
Trick 1: ©K, 3, 2, 10
Trick 2: ©4, 5, 7, Q
Trick 3: ¨K, 4, 5, 6
Trick 4: ¨Q, 2, 7, A
Trick 5: ©9, 6, A, J
Trick 6: ©8, ª6¹, ª3, ª2
Trick 7: ª9, J, Q, §5
Trick 8: §9
¹ Hesitation
The Director was called by West at the end of the hand. Declarer paused at trick six before playing from dummy.
   
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TD's
Decision
Score stands. Law 72B1

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Appellants
E/W
   
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Players'
Comments
South and East did not attend the hearing. West said the hesitation was about 30 seconds, and it meant that North could not have the §Q otherwise the discard from dummy was obvious. North said the hesitation was about 5 seconds, and said he was just wondering what to do next. (Note: the Director agreed he had not considered the length of the pause since it was an agreed pause.) North said he had not paused earlier in the hand since he was following suit.

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Committee's
Comments
The Committee decided (as a majority view) that for a player to think before making his first discard of the hand was normal, and inferences could not be taken therefrom.
   
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Committee's
Decision
Table score stands
   
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Relevant
Laws
Law 72 B1
   
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Deposit
Returned X
Forfeited  


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