System Summary Form (SSF), 2017 Senior USBC
| Team: | Cappelli | Last Updated | Apr 6, 2017 at 09:04 |
| Players: | Robert Cappelli - Robert Bitterman | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
CRASH vs. opponents 1 and also after 1 strong P 1 : first bid including double shows red or black suits, next non-major suit bid shows majors or minors and third non-major suit bid shows pointed or rounded suits;1 or 1 overcall is natural.
2 overcall of 1 bid shows majors and 2 overcall of a 1 natural opening bid shows |
General Bidding Style
| 2/1 GF, 5 card majors, 15-17 HCP NT
Unbalanced 11 HCP always opened Balanced 11HCP sometimes opened 3rd seat openers can be very light esp. NV vs. Vul. With 4-4 in majors open 1 .
Weak 2 bids vary with Vul and seat. Undisciplined 1st and 3rd favorable. 1M P 2 is GF but may have more diamonds than clubs. 1M P 2 and 1 P 2 promises 5.
2 Way NMF and XYZ |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| Lead 3rd and 5th vs. suits, 4th vs. NT
May lead second highest vs. NT from 4 small and no sequence. A from AK except at five level A asks unblock or count, K asks attitude |
Defensive Signals
| UDCA vs. NT and suits. Standard remainder count.
Trump used to give count of key suit if an option. Count is primaryresponse to partner's lead except when attitudeappears more important. Standard suit preference. Reverse Smith vs. NT except when count is needed or Smith attitude is otherwise known. |