Doesn't anyone alert Jacoby transfers anymore? alerts on BBO
#1
Posted 2010-January-29, 13:30
Maybe it is just that most players don't Alert anything, and this is the most common artificial bid they make? I play mostly in free tournaments on BBO.
#2
Posted 2010-January-29, 16:43
#3
Posted 2010-January-29, 16:53
#4
Posted 2010-January-29, 19:18
#5
Posted 2010-January-29, 19:44
bed
#6
Posted 2010-January-29, 20:06
#7
Posted 2010-January-30, 00:29
#8
Posted 2010-January-30, 01:50
Ant590, on Jan 30 2010, 01:29 AM, said:
how about prealerting?
#9
Posted 2010-January-30, 03:32
Occasionally when I prealert something like a multi or a short club with transfers (IRL) I have received comments about showing off or trying to intimidate the opponents. I guess being a Junior didn't help.
Sorry for going off-topic btw.
#10
Posted 2010-January-30, 10:20
#11
Posted 2010-February-01, 10:23
- We're supposed to Announce transfers, but many don't.
- They're supposed to protect yourself from missed Alerts if they're experienced.
- When we don't say Transfer (to 2H) or Alert (to 2S), they pretty much have to check.
- But if they only check with the suit (which, of course, is the temptation)...
It's ugly, and there is no good solution; as a non-transferer, I eat it most of the time, unless it's *really* blatant. Because of that, I have no sympathy for those who hear 1NT-p-2H and let it quietly float with a bunch of spades. After AP, "What was 2H?" "To play" "If I had known that..." "You did. They didn't Alert or Announce." As I said, no sympathy.
#12
Posted 2010-February-01, 10:40
Ant590, on Jan 30 2010, 10:32 AM, said:
I suggest you put "no transfers in response to 1NT" in the "aspects of system of which opps should be particularly aware" section.
And then don't alert.
#13
Posted 2010-February-02, 00:29
jdonn, on Jan 30 2010, 09:06 AM, said:
Exactly, which is why Stayman is alertable in Australia.
Certainly transfers should be alertable.