[Tongass]

Tues I played in a speedball game. RHO opened 1C, I bid 1H, LHO bid 2S holding Qxx of S and AJxxx of H. When the dust settled, it wasn't a pretty sight. Just wondering how prevalent psyching is in online bridge and what is the ACBL's and BBO's stance.

[hrothgar]

Tongass, on 2020-August-05, 17:36, said:

Tues I played in a speedball game. RHO opened 1C, I bid 1H, LHO bid 2S holding Qxx of S and AJxxx of H. When the dust settled, it wasn't a pretty sight. Just wondering how prevalent psyching is in online bridge and what is the ACBL's and BBO's stance.

At the most basic level, BBO is not a regulatory authority.
It does not really run games.
It can't really have an opinion about psyching.

The ACBL's position is that psyching is legal (except when it isn't)
However, a psyche should be as much of a surprise to one's partner as it is to the opponents.

There are a number of ACBL restrictions regarding when one may psych a 1N opening

[etha]

Of course the ACBL position is just ridiculous one example suffices. Greeting opponents how often do you expect your partner to psyche. Never.

[glen]

On the actual hand, opener took the 2♠ bid as real, ended up in 4♠ vulnerable on a 4-3 fit, and this can be doubled for a large number. This is the best way of reducing psyches you will face.