System Summary Form (SSF), 2024 Sam Amer Junior USBC - U21


Team: Silverstein Last Updated Nov 4, 2024 at 10:47
Players: Avery Silverstein - Daniel Balof

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Bids that Require Advance Preparation

xfer responses to our 1C opener

our 2D opener is a weak 2 in either major, 3-8hcp

our 2M opener is 9-12hcp with 6+ in the suit

General Bidding Style

2/1 GF, our 1D opening tends to have 5+D, our 1C opening could have longer D if balanced.

in 1st/2nd, 1NT is 14-16
in 3rd/4th, 1NT is 16-18

we open all hands worth 11, and have a fairly aggressive style, but won't step out red. Preempts tend to be sound unless 1st chair fav. Lots of xfers in comp

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

Our opening leads are 3rd from even low from odd against suits. 4th best against NT. We lead second of touching honors except in dummy or partners suit, A for attitude K for count. A is for attitude K is for unblock or count against NT, and only lower of touching from 4+ cards. Switches in middle of hand tend to be attitude.

Defensive Signals

Upside down count and attitude. We don't typically prioritize count, often prioritizing attitude or suit preference. Our first discard is lavinthal. Otherwise discards tend to be attitude unless attitude is known.