[MBV53]

Similar Incident occured in my recent conduct of a Tournament[ Board-a-match].6H makes from North side and goes down if south was declarer.NS play 5 cards major openings. South dealer opened 1C, north 1H, South jumped to 6H.opening leader sitting with an Ace, and his partner QJ10.Result 6H=. Interesting part was south had 3clubs , and 5 cards Heart suit.After the Deal finished EW called me and expressed Doubt on South's bidding. After an enquiry I ruled as: Table result cancelled, 4-0[6-0 sclae] in favour of EW and 2 mps Penalty for NS team and informed to the Regulating authorities about unsportive and cheating Bridge.[also recommended to deduct some master points]
MBVSubrahmanyam.
India.

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MBV53, on Aug 6 2010, 06:37 AM, said:

After an enquiry I ruled as: Table result cancelled, 4-0[6-0 sclae] in favour of EW and 2 mps Penalty for NS team and informed to the Regulating authorities about unsportive and cheating Bridge.[also recommended to deduct some master points]
MBVSubrahmanyam.
India.

I do hope your inquiry uncovered some facts to support this. As much as I believe in the alleged "coincidence law" (defunct), it certainly cannot be the sole reason for an adverse ruling. Record, sure; initiate surveilance, o.k.; etc. Use it as proof, no way (though I would like to --but who am I to judge without evidence).

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Cyberyeti, on Aug 6 2010, 03:30 AM, said:

I can also recall in a club, playing a mitchell movement a NS pair who were sure the next table's NS listened in on discussions. A cold and really obvious to bid slam was dealt their way and duly made, at which point N winked at me and said just loud enough "that's a really unfortunate slam, everybody's going to bid it and nobody's going to make it". Result 12x+980, 1x+480.

did the obverse some time ago when it became apparent that the Playing TD at the club was listeng to us commenting on slams being made and not being made (we played precision at the time and were bidding or not bidding them , he would bid or not bid them where others would not or would So we deliberately told lies and sure enough he was not in or in when he shou;d have been

He twigged after a few disasters and gave up