announcing a bid

[rrrrrrrt]

I, as south, opened 1 spade, west overcalled 2 diamonds, my partner Niorth bid 3 spades.

West then asked whether I should be alerting this.

I do niot believe that west should have been asking as it was not his turn and also as far as I knew it was not an announceable bid. He seemed to think it was if it was a weak jump bid.

Firstly surely he should not be asking as it was not his bid and secondly it was nit a bid at new suite but at my my spade suite. Was he also given information to his parttner by asking?

[tonyuk]

West was wrong in asking.

[pescetom]

West cannot ask anything out of turn, nor can he ask at his own turn a question solely for the benefit of his partner.

Asking whether a call should be alerted is also improper - if he really needs to know now, it would be better to ask for an explanation of the auction so far, or at least of the 3♠ bid (at risk of giving UI to partner).

The 3♠ bid might be alertable - this depends upon your agreements and upon the regulations of your RA (it would usually not be alertable if it shows fit and invitational strength).

[Xgasman]

If N/S have an agreement that a non-preemptive raise is shown by other means (3♢s?) then 3♠ is surely alertable. BBO asks that N should pre-alert himself.

I've recently been persuaded (see thread in "Suggestions for the software") that this is reasonable and even desirable. And W cannot then convey UI by asking out of turn!

[pescetom]

If N/S have an agreement that a non-preemptive raise is shown by other means (3♢s?) then 3♠ is surely alertable.

In most RAs, yes. No obvious reason for opponents to assume that is the case when there is no alert, though.

 

BBO asks that N should pre-alert himself.

This forum is usually about I/A bridge in general, not specific to BBO, or law issues come to that.

'Simple Rulings' is a good place for such a discussion.

[smerriman]

it would usually not be alertable if it shows fit and invitational strength

I think you mean the opposite.