System Summary Form (SSF), 2025 Open USBC

Bids that Require Advance Preparation

Opening 1NT may contain small singleton for hand types that typically may create difficult rebids 1345,3145,1444. 1m-(1)-1 denies spades 5332 10HCP with good suits or 5431 with 10HCP may be opened

General Bidding Style

2 over 1 with light openings especially NV Openings: 1 = 3+ s; frequently bypass 1 with 4cM unless GF 1 = 3+ s; open 1 with 44 and 45 unless suit quality or easier rebid 1 = 5+ s; 4+ in 3rd & 4th 1 = 5+ s; 4+ in 3rd & 4th 1NT = 13+16 NV and 14+17 Vul; 5card M or 6cm are frequent, rebid problem offshape hands are possible, in 4th always 14+17 2 = 17-19 or 18-20 balanced may have 5cM or 6cm 2 = weak 2 in hearts or GF not primary hearts 2 = 5+ heart GF 2 = weak 2 usually 6 card suits…could be 5 NV 2NT = 20-22 or 21-23 3x = 7 or better than 2 3NT = Solid 7 car major 4M = 8 or better than 3 4NT = both minors -3rd suit opener maybe very weak based on a lead director. -When partner is a passed hand especially NV we are very aggressive in most situations and could be bidding on very little or preempt with good hands, psychs could happen but are rare. -Preempt agreements , aggressive but not crazy up to soundish regarding the vulnerability , 3 is better than 2 and 4 is better than 3 type style and we tend to open 1 with a serious weak 2. A bit random on suit quality and honor location. In overcall a single jump is intermediate when we are Vul and others are still preemptive. -We are aggressive to respond at a 1 level opening bid - Our 2 over 1 of a Major opening could be short (possibly 0-1 in rare cases(1S2Cwith 3550 is not imposible), we also use 2 with balanced jacoby hands. - Jacoby 2NT Game forcing with a singleton, we use 2 tiered void showing. 1-3 is mixed . - Transfers after 1-1-1NT - 1m – (1H)– we play 1 denies spades , 2m natural and 2 shows 6+ spades constructive + and 2 is a limit raise in partners minor 1m-(1) we flip the meanings of 2om and 2 - in response to 1NT we bid 2 stayman a lot and have ways to sign off so we could stayman with a bad hand and 4 and 5 for example, also 2 is a transfer to hearts or an invitational hand with 4

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

Defensive Signals