On Apr 22, 1:18=EF=BF=BDpm, Dave Flower <DavJFlo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Last night my partyner and I were totally fixed on a board, and it is
> not clear what redress, if any, we had.
>
> Essentially, a four club bid by the opponents sounded natural (it was
> not a jump, no suit had been agreed and no trump had never been bid.
> Neither of us realised that it was Gerber, and we consequently
> misdefended.
>
> In fact, the opponents did not produce a convention card (although
> they apparently had one squirreled away), but even if one had been
> produced,l doubt if it would have made any difference.
>
> The bid was not alerted as the EBU requires no alerting above 3NT.
>
> Any comments out there ?
>
> Dave Flower
Having read the several comments posted, it seems that the ruling was
probably correct.
Perhaps the EBU should consider post-alerting Gerber ?
Dave Flower
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