weejonnie, on 2016-April-18, 03:01, said:
IMHO no - for the simple reason that 5♥ doubled was only reached after the <disallowed> 5♦ call. Since South is barred from making that call, no auction can be included with it in.
I likewise applaud North for signing off, even though it's an unjust world, and virtue is triumphant only in theatrical performances
That is one way of reasoning. There is another way:
South committed
two infractions: the 5
♦ bid and the 6
♦ bid. Each is dealt with individually.
The 6
♦ bid caused damage and we should adjust the score to the result obtained without the 6
♦ bid: 5
♥X down a couple.
The 5
♦ bid did not cause damage. After all, the result with that infraction was 5
♥X down a couple and without the infraction it would have been 4
♥X down one less.
Infractions are not handled chronologically. They are handled with respect to the amount of damage they caused. This is not something odd. The same happens in everyday life:
You drive your car and you need to swerve for an oncoming truck that gets into your lane. As a result, you hit the curb and break a tire. You are entitled to compensation.
Now the truck driver comes back to you and -because he is nervous- hits your car and totals it.
Is there anybody who would argue that a new tire would be sufficient compensation since without the first infraction you would have never gotten to the second? No.
After the first infraction (back at the bridge table) you are allowed (if not obliged) to try and get the best result, an even better result than without that infraction. If you then get robbed of that possibility by a second infraction, the second infraction causes damage. This damage can be larger than the damage caused by the first infraction.
In short: you always adjust for the infraction that will lead to the most favorable result for the NOS. All other infractions will not have caused damage, compared to the path through "the most favorable infraction".
Rik
I want my opponents to leave my table with a smile on their face and without matchpoints on their score card - in that order.
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