System Summary Form (SSF), 2019 Open USBC

Bids that Require Advance Preparation

Gambling 3NT, no outside A or K in 1st & 2nd seat Flannery 2D 1S-1NT-3C= mystery jump shift, 6-4 any; 5-422 with 4, or 5-4 unbal, or 5-5M super strong, or 5-4+ , or self jump shift 1C-1D 3334 with hands that do not want to bid 1NT, rare (332)5 hands. 1m - 2 art. balanced invite 1m - 2 art. mixed raise in minor 1M - 3C either bad game raise or limit with 4card support Woolsey over strong 1NT openers, same over weak NT except dbl is penalty Transfers after 1/2M-(dbl), either natural or lead directing.

General Bidding Style

2/1 Game forcing, 5 card majors, 14+-17HCP NT. 1m-1y; 1M is unbalanced. Very distributional hands may be opened with 10-11 HCP. Third seat opening may be lead directional and lighter. Weak two bids relatively sound, lighter in 3rd seat. Preempts are according to vulnerabilty, two suiters are allowed including 4 card major. We bypass 1 with 5+ after 1 with less than invitational hands. 1NT/1M is forcing by unpassed hand and may include a weak raise.

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

Defensive Signals