Board 30 Vul: None Dealer: East West (Adam Wildavsky)	North (Joe Grue)   A K J   J 9 2   K Q   K Q 7 5 4	East (Migry Zur-Campanile)
10 9 5 2   8 4 3   J 10 9 3   3 2		Q 8 7 3   K 10 7 5   4 2   10 9 8
	South (Brad Moss)   6 4   A Q 6   A 8 7 6 5   A J 6

Bidding

N           E         S          W      
             P        1NT¹      P
3²      P         3³      P
4⁴      P         4⁵      P
5⁶      P         5⁷      P
5⁸      P         6⁹      P
6¹⁰    P          7       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 6, 1 bid 6NT, 1 Passed.
2 out of 11 was not considered a substantial minority in order to deem other calls logical alternatives to 6

Appeals Committee Ruling:
The committee determined that almost all of the pollees that bid 6 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