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Announcements and Alerts
Announcements:
CBAI regulations state the following announcements are required at the time of bidding. No Alert is required and no other announcements are permitted.
The three required announcements: Partner opens 1NT. uncement required is to state the points range “12-14” Weak No Trump or “15-17” Strong No Trump. Partnership agreement is to open a short club. Announcement required “Could be short” Your Partner bids Two of a suit over your 1NT opening, as a Transfer, announcement required “Transfer”
Alerts:
If your partner makes any bid which is not a standard ACOL bid, and said bid is at or below the 3NT level or an Opening bid, you must Alert said bid.
Do not offer any further explanation unless asked The Player whose turn it is to bid may ask for an explanation The Partner of the Player whose turn it is to bid MAY NOT ask for an explanation until it is their turn to bid. If they do not ask, you do not tell, as you could be in breach of Law 16 providing unauthorised information to your partner. Opponents have the option to wait until the auction is complete before requesting bid explanations.
When asked for an explanation you must provide a full account of what is contained in the bid. Simple statement of points, weak, Michaels, or similar, are not sufficient explanations. If a bid promises a minimum card holding in a suit, the explanation should include this information. If the bid promises a point range, state this range exactly.
Examples:
Bid | Explanation | 2D | Multi 2D opening, showing either a 6 card major with 6-10 points or a strong NT hand with 21-22 points. | 2C | Showing 23 point balanced NT hand or 8 playing tricks in a suit |
Be sure not to stray from the above as this can mean a breach of Law 16 providing unauthorised information to your partner.
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Ċ Limerick Congress, 3 Apr 2018, 06:34
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