System Summary Form (SSF), 2024 Open USBC
| Team: | Juster | Last Updated | Apr 8, 2024 at 15:23 |
| Players: | Kevin Dwyer-Rimstedt - Shan Huang | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
1 (artificial strong) 1 = artificial 8-11 <5
1 1 0-4
1 1N 5+
1N opener 3rd seat is 11-15 2  opener 10-15HCP Three suited short
3N opener shows both minors usually at least 11 cards. |
General Bidding Style
| We play strong club
Very aggressive bidding style Frequently upgrade into NT ranges We open a fair amount of balanced 10HCP hands NV and many 11HCP hands V Can open 4cM in 3rd/4th seat, usually lead directional 13+-16 1st/2nd NV 14-16 1st/2nd V 11-15 3rd seat NV 15-17 3rd V always 4th 2C opener in 3rd seat could have only 5C if lead directional All of our bidding greatly depends on vulnerability NV we are very aggressive, V we tend to be constructive 2 level preempts are 5+ Our preempts are wide ranging when partner is a passed hand |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| UDCA except Standard at T1
Standard remainder count and SP Reverse smith echo at T2 ONLY 1st/2nd from bad holdings against NT, 4th from interest Standard S/P against suit contracts in a suit you've shown 5+ that partner leads at T1 3rd/low against suits Attitude oriented 3rd/low during the hand against suits, 4th against NT Rusinow honor leads with the following exceptions: - Partner has shown 4+ - Dummy has shown 4+ - Preempting and then leading a side suit - When Partner has shown a "strong" hand (opened 1N or has made a T/O double of 2S or higher) 2nd/4th through declarer (including honors) except in a suit partner has shown 4+ cards in and both players have to have all original cards in the suit. |
Defensive Signals
| UDCA attitude is our primary signal followed by count, and SP
Our default is UDCA, we randomly card when we don't think partner needs a signal or think it will help declarer more than partner |