[blml] GK&E (was: alertability) [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Grattan Endicott]

from Grattan Endicott
grandeval at vejez.fsnet.co.uk
[also gesta at tiscali.co.uk]
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                         whilst concealed,
 Grow impudently careless,
                          when revealed."
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim West-Meads" <twm at cix.co.uk>
To: <blml at rtflb.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: [blml] GK&E (was: alertability) [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]


Richard wrote:

> >If a partnership habitually overcalls on
> >four card suits, or five card suits without
> >an honour, or with fewer than 6 HCP or more
> >than 18 HCP, then this should be disclosed
> >on the convention card.
>
> Richard Hills:
>
> There is a flaw in this Orange Book clause,
> since if I was an EBU player I would not
> have to disclose on my convention card that
> I habitually overcall on three card suits.

Consider it in the context of:
11 N 2 Natural suit overcalls
Natural suit overcalls are permitted showing a minimum of four cards in
the suit bid.

Overcalls which may be on as few as 3 cards are thus not considered
"natural" by the EBU and thus, as artificial bids, must be alerted (the
EBU has tried to give the impression that they are not allowed but such
calls are not conventional and cannot be regulated).

The artificial designation of these calls brings them within the ambit of:

4 L 1 The section on the front of the EBU 20B marked 'Other Aspects of
System which opponents should note' should include very brief details of
such things as short minors, canapé, special doubles at a high level,
2-suited overcalls (eg 'Ghestem'), matters of
style which are uncommon (eg very weak pre-empts). Note that these names
are sufficient in this section of the card so long as they are described
in full (and not merely by name) inside the card.

No EBU TD will allow anything less than disclosure on the CC *and* an
alert for a player known habitually to overcall on 3 card suits.

Tim

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