System Summary Form (SSF), 2019 Senior USBC
| Team: | Simson | Last Updated | May 11, 2019 at 17:51 |
| Players: | Allan Falk - John Lusky | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
1 opening may be 2 cards with 4=4=3=2
After 1 -Pass, 1 shows 4+ hearts, 1 shows 4+ spades, 1 shows (a) various balanced hands, with no 4+ major, (b)hands with diamonds of varying strength, or (c) game forcing hands with longer diamonds and one or both 4 card major(s) or 5-6//5-7/6-7 in a major and diamonds GF
After 1 -Dbl, 2-level jump by 3rd hand is fit showing (transfers off after interference over 1)
Gambling 3NT opening--no side A or K |
General Bidding Style
| 5 card Majors (may rarely open good 4-card major in 3rd seat with subminimum values), 2/1 forcing to game
1 = 2+
1 = 4+
1 = 5+ 1st, 2nd or 4th
1 = 5+ 1st, 2nd or 4th
1NT = 15-17 up- or down-grade permissible |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| Rusinow vs suits (only with known length 4+) and notrump (if from 4+), with the following exceptions:
-- partner's suit -- dummy's suit -- side suit lead by preemptor; 3rd from even, low from odd vs suit 4th vs notrump Vs notrump, K is "power" lead (unblock or count), A is for attitude From known length may lead highest or 2nd highest from weak holdings |
Defensive Signals
| Standard signals:
Primary signal is attitude to partner's lead (vs suit, count on partner's lead of K if Qxx(x) is in dummy), count in declarer's suit; Standard Smith vs NT; Occasional SP signals in trumps |