System Summary Form (SSF), 2019 Mixed USBC


Team: Donner Last Updated May 2, 2019 at 18:15
Players: Zachary Grossack - Giorgia Botta

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Bids that Require Advance Preparation

Strong NT, short club, 1D 4+

General Bidding Style

Zach bids more aggressively NV
Open most 11 NV, especially NV/NV
Reasonable when red.
Preempts NV/V can expect 5, otherwise generally 6.
1NT 14+-17, possible to upgrade 13.

Transfers in Comp: when you overcall our minor, double our major opening/overcall, overcall our major opener with michaels, overcall our 1nt, opponent overcalls 1nt at any level.

We always show shortness LMH

Two-suited overcalls are sound when red.

Gazzilli

2NT after we bid 1M always a raise.

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

We lead 3/low against suits, and 4th against notrump.
K asks for count or unblock, A/Q for attitude, same applies in middle of hand.
Attitude middle of hand, in cashout situation is 3/5.

Defensive Signals

UDCA, standard remaining count, count and suit preference prioritized. First discard is Odd/Even.
We signal when we think our partner needs a signal.