System Summary Form (SSF), 2023 Women's USBC


Team: Wittes Last Updated Apr 24, 2023 at 15:41
Players: Connie Goldberg - Lisa Berkowitz

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Bids that Require Advance Preparation


Minor suit opening are 3+, JS in other minor is MR, single raise inverted. Walsh style resp. 2-way NMF over 1N rebid, NMF over XYZ. 4th suit is GF, except 1C-1D-1H-1S = NAT, F1 and 2S=ART GF.
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Over majors, IN resp SF, 2N resp. Jacoby. TRF advances over X.
Jump raise is INV, except in comp. < INV and 2N is INV+.
3-level JS response is NAT INV, Drury

14+-17 NT may include 5M or 6m. 2S range ask/ C trf.
3C = puppet, 3D STR minors, 3M short M w/(54) minors,
Smolen, After 2M resp to STAY, 4C=BAL QUANT w/ fit, 4D asks KC., Lebensohl fast denies.

Over 2N opening, 3N response to STAY shows 5S.
Smolen, 3S is 1 or both minors

Kokish over 2C opening

Mathe over STR 1C and 1C-1D

NEG X thru 7H. RESP X thru 4S, Support X's thru 2H
Maximal GT X's
Snapdragon X's

Michaels, except over precision 2+D:2H= Majors

Pre-empts are sound based on seat and VUL, poor man's KC
3N opening is good 4M opener.

We bid 1st, 2nd rd. controls up the line,
1430 RKCB and RKC Gerber

General Bidding Style


Opening bid style is sound in 1st, 2nd, seat, especially VUL.
We may open light in 3rd seat for a lead, or to protect in 3rd, 4th seat

1M is expected to be 5-cards, could be 4 in 3rd,4th seats.

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

Vs. Suits we lead 3rd from even, low from odd, except if we hold xxx and have supported partner, we lead high.
STD honour leads A from AK.
In the middle of he hand we may lead ATT, especially thru declarer.

VS. NT Ace and Q ask for ATT, K asks count or unblock, otherwise STD Conor leads. 4th best from an honor, from weak holdings we may lead higher depending on the spots.
In the middle of the hand, leads may be ATT or count depending on what partner knows or may need to know.

Defensive Signals

VS ALL: Trick one is STANDARD, for as long as partner holds the lead. UDCA for the rest of the hand. Discards are UDCA.

VS suit; order of signal is generally ATT, then count, unless SP seems either obvious or suggested in cash out situation. We may also refrain from giving count if we think info helps declarer too much or is irrelevant to partner.

VS NT. also trick one STD, then UDCA. Order of signals same as above, except on the K lead where we give count or unblock.
We play Standard Smith Echo.
If we can't beat the dummy we give count.