System Summary Form (SSF), 2025 Mixed USBC
| Team: | Bramley | Last Updated | Mar 27, 2025 at 23:57 |
| Players: | Kitty Cooper - Bart Bramley | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
| Over 1 of a major-
2  is a 3+ card limit raise or better
2NT shows a good 5 card club suit, 2  response nat, GF but can be short
2 Opener is Flannery: 4 +5/6 (10)11-15(16) HCP
1m - 2 / shows 5+4+ weak/inv
over 1M-DBL: 1NT thru 2M-1 are transfers. This includes after an overcall of 1M and a negative DBL. |
General Bidding Style
| 5-Card Majors, Strong NT 15-17, 2/1 GF.
1NT could have 5-card Major or 6-card minor. |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| Rusinow honor leads: off in partner's suit or a suit he doubled for, off in dummy's suit, off in preemptor's side suits, off versus NT if only have 3 or less
K asks unblock or count versus NT, A asks attitude, lower honor leads are Rusinow 4th best from an honor (or a 5 card or longer suit versus NT) Top or 2nd from all small cards (top of dblton) Top of all small cards in partner's raised suit |
Defensive Signals
| - UDCA - philosophy is give partner what they need. Standard present count after first card played in suit
-Suit preference when dummy is singleton in a suit contract and other obvious times. -Spot leads normally attitude during hand or high even low odd if a count situation |