kgr Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Dealer North.off-line bridge using bidding boxes.South start picking of bid between 1C and 7NT (not pass...), but does not take it out of the bidding box. If it stopped there then I thought it would be UI to his partner, but at a big tournement it was ruled as a BOOT which seems very strange to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Different jurisdictions have different rules as to when a call is made using bidding boxes. For example, in England a call is made something like "when a card is removed from the bidding box with intent". In the ACBL, a call is not made until the bidding card is tabled or held touching or nearly touching the table. A player who dithers over which card to take out of the box has conveyed UI to his partner, just as if he had broken tempo. So while in general I agree it should not have been ruled a BOOT, but rather UI, it depends on the regulations in force at the tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Please tell, what is BOOT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Bid out of turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 South start picking of bid between 1C and 7NT (not pass...), but does not take it out of the bidding box. It was Paulisen, right? The incident was discussed in IMP recently. I thought the bidding card did leave the bidding box, which according to the article is the criterion for it being considered a bid. I might be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgr Posted June 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 South start picking of bid between 1C and 7NT (not pass...), but does not take it out of the bidding box. It was Paulisen, right? No.It was told to me by a local club member. What was difficult to believe for me was that it can be a BOOT if nobody has really seen the actual bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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