blackshoe Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Yes, partner can be "woken up" by a BID that suggests he got it wrong. For instance, if I got stoned one night and agreed to play natural NF 2-level responses, and we had the auction (partner opens):1NT - (P) - 2H (intended by me as a transfer) - (P) P - (balance) - ?? If partner explained (correctly) that 2H was to play in our system, I can't be awakened by his explanation, but his pass of my intended transfer would sure wake me up, and I'll take further action. Having said that, though, there's still a UI issue...if partner had said "It's a transfer" (as I'd intended), and passed anyway, then presumably the reasonable inference is that partner psyched, and under such conditions, I wouldn't be bidding spades at the 3 level. If you're stoned, you're likely to do just about anything. :P Suppose the auction goes as you say, but partner doesn't say anything (no announcement or alert) when you bid 2♥. You now have UI. That UI may constrain your further action, even when a subsequent call from partner conveys the same information. You still have to consider whether the UI could demonstrably suggest anything, and whether you have LAs to the action you would like to take. In this particular case, you would need to have no LA to your further action, if that action is suggested by UI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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