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"C. Director Responsible for Equity
When, after any established revoke, including those not subject to rectification, the Director deems that the non-offending side is insufficiently compensated by this Law for the damage caused, he shall assign an adjusted score."
At the club tonight Declarer played in a heart contract. A club was led round to his KJX and dummy had 6 clubs to the the AT - so the club suit is set up.
Declarer cashes his 6 hearts and then turns to clubs. RHO (holding QXX originally) revokes on the King so when a club is led to the Ace he then stops the suit by playing small. Declarer is booked for -2 instead of +2.
Being called (Dummy was the playing Director) we agree that Declarer would take 12 tricks absent the revoke and the defence would take one more. (Defence had 4 top tricks they could have taken - but this is irrelevant).
However - is that last trick (which will be won at trick 13) - to be assigned to declarer? Is part of the equity the 1 trick penalty for the revoke.
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Law 64C Restoring Equity after a revoke
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Posted 2016-November-15, 17:03
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 2016-November-15, 18:42
weejonnie, on 2016-November-15, 17:03, said:
"C. Director Responsible for Equity
When, after any established revoke, including those not subject to rectification, the Director deems that the non-offending side is insufficiently compensated by this Law for the damage caused, he shall assign an adjusted score."
At the club tonight Declarer played in a heart contract. A club was led round to his KJX and dummy had 6 clubs to the the AT - so the club suit is set up.
Declarer cashes his 6 hearts and then turns to clubs. RHO (holding QXX originally) revokes on the King so when a club is led to the Ace he then stops the suit by playing small. Declarer is booked for -2 instead of +2.
Being called (Dummy was the playing Director) we agree that Declarer would take 12 tricks absent the revoke and the defence would take one more. (Defence had 4 top tricks they could have taken - but this is irrelevant).
However - is that last trick (which will be won at trick 13) - to be assigned to declarer? Is part of the equity the 1 trick penalty for the revoke.
When, after any established revoke, including those not subject to rectification, the Director deems that the non-offending side is insufficiently compensated by this Law for the damage caused, he shall assign an adjusted score."
At the club tonight Declarer played in a heart contract. A club was led round to his KJX and dummy had 6 clubs to the the AT - so the club suit is set up.
Declarer cashes his 6 hearts and then turns to clubs. RHO (holding QXX originally) revokes on the King so when a club is led to the Ace he then stops the suit by playing small. Declarer is booked for -2 instead of +2.
Being called (Dummy was the playing Director) we agree that Declarer would take 12 tricks absent the revoke and the defence would take one more. (Defence had 4 top tricks they could have taken - but this is irrelevant).
However - is that last trick (which will be won at trick 13) - to be assigned to declarer? Is part of the equity the 1 trick penalty for the revoke.
The penalty and the restoring of equity are not cumulative--the non-offenders get one or the other according to which is best for them. Restoring equity is calculated on the basis that the revoke did not happen--and if no revoke had happened, there would have been no revoke penalty.
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Posted 2016-November-16, 05:20
Thanks - of course if this was after a previous revoke (i.e. player had revoked twice, even in the same suit) then the answer may be different.
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 2016-November-16, 23:28
weejonnie, on 2016-November-16, 05:20, said:
Thanks - of course if this was after a previous revoke (i.e. player had revoked twice, even in the same suit) then the answer may be different.
Correct as I understand the law.
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