Team: | Donnelly | Last Updated | Dec 14, 2021 at 14:39 |
Players: | Kyle Rockoff - Daniel Weiss |
We play a variant of Swedish Club with canape style 1![]() ![]() ![]() -1 ![]() ![]() 1 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() -Our 1 ![]() ![]() ![]() -Our 1N opening is 12 to a bad 16 balanced ("Modified Carrot NT"). It is weighted more towards 14 to a bad 16, because we only open 12-13 HCPs if we don't have a 4 card major (min bal with a major opens 1C). Per ACBL regulation, we cannot upgrade 11s into the range, so you will never see any upgrades on the lower end. -Our 2 ![]() ![]() -Our 2 ![]() ![]() ![]() -Our 2 ![]() ![]() ![]() -Our 3 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() -Our 3N opening shows both majors or both minors, and is preemptive. In the auction 1 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In competition after a 1 ![]() ![]() ![]() Non-vulnerable, our first 3 overcalls + 2N starting with a simple cuebid show 2-suiters, usually with at least 4-cards in the first shown major and 5-cards in the other suit. These actions are wide-ranging and can be very light, especially with a very shapely hand. |
We open all 11s in all seats, upgrade a good portion of unbalanced 10s and rarely even 9s, particularly that fit rule of 19 with close to 2+ defensive tricks.
Suit quality is not a requirement for a 1-level opening bid (xxxx Ax AKxxxx x would open 1 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 3rd seat, everything gets a bit lighter, we open all unbal 10s and good balanced 10s, but can open 1 ![]() ![]() ![]() With the 2-under transfer preempts, we strive to bid with most 6+ suits, particularly the minors, particularly favorable, and particularly if not 6322. |
3rd/low on opening leads versus suit. 4th best versus NT.
Tend to lead attitude mid-hand: -4th/low from interest (only low from 5 versus suits, otherwise 4th best.) -Second best, top, or MUD (from 3 cards) from a suit we don't want led back. At NT, we lead the AQ for power (unblock) with AKJT or QJ98 or similar, and the K for count. At the 5-level or higher versus a suit contract, K is lead for count, A for attitude. |
Our carding is upside-down count and attitude. We play standard current count. We play reverse Smith Echo versus NT, and trump suit preference.
Our priority of signals is first attitude, second count and third suit preference. With shortness in dummy in the suit lead, we usually give suit preference to an honor (unless we might want the board to ruff, or attitude looks more important). We signal actively, particularly early in the hand. But, we will purposely false-card or discard neutrally to conceal information from declarer when we believe it is correct to do so. |