System Summary Form (SSF), 2024 Sam Amer Junior USBC - U26


Team: Jiang Last Updated Dec 12, 2024 at 01:05
Players: Jingcheng Dai - Zihao Sun

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Bids that Require Advance Preparation

1C strong club opening, 16+ HCP.
1D opening could have short as zero diamond, only guarantee 11-15 HCP and no 5-card major.
1NT response after 1H or 1S opening is relay, at least game inv. 1/1 and 2/1 after 1H or 1S opening NF.
3NT = Preempt in a minor, gambling

General Bidding Style

Strong club opening when at least 16 HCP. 5-card Majors in 1M opening, 13-15 1NT. 2C/2D opening mean either at least 6-card in bid suit, or 5-card in bid suit with an unspecified 4-card major (revealed by relays afterward). 1D opening is the last choice if a hand is not qualified for 1M, 1NT or 2m opening but still has 11-15 HCP, which means there is no guarantee in any shape or length in any suit.
1/1 and 2/1 NF after 1M opening. Relay auctions after 1M, 2C and 2D opening. Relay auctions in strong 1C opening sequence.
2M opening preempt in bid major only, 2NT opening preempt in both minors, 3NT gambling opening.
We open 11 or 12 BAL, and 10-11 Unbal.
May respond with very weak hand. NV preempts may be quite light, especially when partner is PH.
1NT could have 5-card Major or 6-card minor but only rarely.

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

Vs suits: 4th best, but may lead high from 3 small in partner's raised suit or if partner can infer we have length. Std. honor leads.

Vs NT: also 4th best, attitude spot card leads. A from AK

Vs Both: In the middle of the hand, 10/9 may be zero or 1 higher.

Defensive Signals

Upside Down Attitude and Count.
Signaling priority is Attitude, Count, Suit Preference (may vary with logic).
Odd/even first discard.