System Summary Form (SSF), 2017 Michael Seamon Junior USBC - U21
| Team: | Xu | Last Updated | Dec 10, 2017 at 22:11 |
| Players: | Dian Qi - Yuchen Xu | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
| We use Weak Jump Shift
XYZ: 1X-1Y-1Z-? 2  : inv, F1 to 2 ; 2: FG; 2 /2 /3/3: to play; 3/3: strong 6+ suit, inv to 3NT or 4M
Bergen: 1H/1S-? 3 : 4+ support, 8-9 Adjusted Points; 3D: 4+ support, 10-11 Adjusted Points
Jacoby 2NT: 1M, P, 2NT = 4+ trump support with 13+ points Lebensohl: After a 1NT opening bid and Over Weak Two Bids. Strong 2 opening
Michaels Cue Bid 2NT overcall = at least 5-4 double suits, + when over 1H/1S/1NT, M+m when over 1/1 |
General Bidding Style
| 5-Card Majors, Strong NT, 2/1 GF, fourth suit GF, XYZ
Artificial Strong 2 opening
1M-1NT is hemi-forcing Jacoby 2NT after 1M opening We typically open with 12 BAL, 9-11 unbal 1 level overcalls 8+ HCP. 2-level usually with opening strength Usually open 1 with 3-3 in minors, 1 with 4-4 in minors.
1NT could have 5-card Major or 6-card minor, depending on suit quality. Preempts: wide range (could be good or bad) 3NT opening is gambling 2 /2/2 are all preempts |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| 4th best vs NT
3rd/5th best vs Suits highest of touching honors 0/1 in an honor sequence partner’s suit unusual lead after Lightner double |
Defensive Signals
| Standard vs. Suits
Upside-down attitude vs. NT Attitude is the primary signal Signaling priority normally: Attitude, Count, Suit-Pref (may vary with logic). Count in partner's suit if dummy wins trick-1 vs NT. Suit pref when returning a card for partner to ruff in Suits Low-high is used to signal trump count |