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Minor Penalty Card or Trump

#1 User is offline   Barry 

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Posted 2010-July-20, 07:15

The contract was 4H by South. South plays a club. West has a minor penalty card(4D) and he does not have a club. Can West trump the club or does he have to play the minor card?
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Posted 2010-July-20, 07:48

Law 50C said:

When a defender has a minor penalty card, he may not play any other card of the same suit below the rank of an honor until he has first played the penalty card, but he is entitled to play an honor card instead. Offender’s partner is not subject to lead restriction, but information gained through seeing the penalty card is unauthorized (see e below).


Doesn't say he can't play a trump. Doesn't say he must play his penalty card "at the first legal opportunity" (that's Law 50D, which applies to a major penalty card).

Yes, he can play a trump.
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Posted 2010-July-20, 07:57

The only cards he can't play before he plays the ♦4 are other small diamonds.

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