Board 30
Vul: None
Dealer: East


West (Adam Wildavsky)
North (Joe Grue)
S  A K J
H  J 9 2
D  K Q
C  K Q 7 5 4




East (Migry Zur-Campanile)
S  10 9 5 2
H  8 4 3
D  J 10 9 3
C  3 2




S  Q 8 7 3
H  K 10 7 5
D  4 2
C  10 9 8
  South (Brad Moss)
S  6 4
H  A Q 6
D  A 8 7 6 5
C  A J 6


Bidding

N           E         S          W      
             P        1NT1      P
3C2      P         3D3      P
4C4      P         4D5      P
5C6      P         5D7      P
5S8      P         6C9      P
6D10    P          7C       All Pass

1 14-16
2  Puppet

3  No 5 card Major
4  Specifically 5 clubs and (3-3-2) in other suits, 15+ HCP
5  Sets clubs, good hand, Key Card ask
6  2 with the Queen
7  King ask
8  Spade King, no Heart King
9  Long hesitation
10 Showing Diamond King

**

Table Result: Making 7, NS +1440

Director's Ruling:
Result stands. 11 experts were consulted, 9 bid 6D, 1 bid 6NT, 1 Passed.
2 out of 11 was not considered a substantial minority in order to deem other calls logical alternatives to 6D

 

Appeals Committee Ruling:
The committee determined that almost all of the pollees that bid 6D did so instantaneously, with one considering and rejecting 6NT as an alternative because it was not forward-going enough.  The committee did not think that a “significant proportion” of peers would seriously consider pass (or a non-forcing 6NT) a Logical Alternative since only a maximum of 2 could be said to be in that camp.  Therefore, the committee upheld the directors’ ruling.

 

Appeals Committee

Ron Gerard, Chairman
Kerri Sanborn, Member
Danny Sprung, Member