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


Team: Yeung Last Updated Dec 14, 2024 at 00:03
Players: Rohan Srivastava - Evan Alexis

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Bids that Require Advance Preparation


Over 1M-dbl, we play:
1S (if available) is a transfer to 1N
1N transfer to clubs, 2C to diamonds, 2D to hearts, 5+ cards, 6-9 points.
Transferring to partner’s suit shows 6-9 and support. Transferring and then bidding 3 is 3 card limit raise. Transferring and then bidding 4 is a solid 13(+) with 3-card support.
Rdbl is 10+ no fit.
Bidding 2 of partner’s suit shows 0-6 and support
3M is weak (0-6 with 4 card support)
3M-1 is a mixed raise in M
4M is 5-card support and 6-9.
2N Jordan (4+ card support and 10+).
Responses are help-suit game tries
3 level bids in other suits are fit showing jumps: support and side suit normally 4 card support with a 5 card side suit, or any hand with 9 cards in the 2 suits, strength similar to a limit raise or better

Our defense to a strong NT range (defined as includes 15) is "Jump Ball":
Dbl - clubs or reds or majors or strong spades
2C - diamonds or (clubs and a major)
2D - diamonds and spades
2M - natural
2N - minors

After 2M response to stayman:
4S is kickback when suit bid at the 2 level is hearts
4N is quantitative
4C is 1430 Gerber
4D is slam try or better showing a fit


General Bidding Style


2/1,
5 card majors,
15-17 NT,
fairly sound openings and preempts,
lighter in 3rd and 4th seat

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

3rd and low vs suit.
4th vs NT
Against NT, A asks for attitude, K asks for unblock or count
MUD against both suits and NT
Attitude leads in the middle of the hand

Defensive Signals

Everything is upside down
Priority order is attitude, count, suit preference
Usually attitude at trick 1
Reverse smith against NT
Upside down attitude discards