> Adam Beneschan wrote
> >I don't know how OKB handles this, but the ACBL alert regulations tend
> >to treat 2C-2D-2N (and 1C-1D-1N if playing a big club system) as
> >equivalent to 2NT or 1NT openings for the purposes of their alert
> >regulations. It would seem odd if 4C Gerber were alertable after
> >2C-2D-2N, especially since my SAYC do***ent says it's Gerber.
>
> In general OKB alerting seems ot be twofold.
>
> In tournaments, you alert anything that is not SAYC.
>
> Otherwise, you alert anything your opponents are unlikely to expect.
>
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What a nonsense discussion. Just alert anything that opponents might
not understand. This includes all non-natural bids. Also I would always
ask about an odd auction like 1NT p 4C. I've seen many sensible
meanings for this auction, and also one silly one, the one that this
thread is all about...
Gerben


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