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System Summary Form (SSF), 2025 Open USBC

Team:	Kaplan	Last Updated	Mar 28, 2025 at 01:30
Players:	Adam Kaplan - Finn Kolesnik

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Bids that Require Advance Preparation

We open 1

with all 17-19 BAL except with 5cM
1

-1R is a transfer, 1

is no major many hands, 1N INV, 2

INV+

, 2

1m 2M Reverse Flannery (5

, 2

is less than INV, 2

is INV)

(1N) 2

shows one major

1M-3M-1 shows a limit raise in the major with either 4+M or 3M and unbalanced

1M 2

is GF nebulous with (1)2+

, 2R shows 5 GF.

We play some competitive transfers:
After 1

(X) or (1

) or (1

)
After 1

(1H)
After 1M (X)
After (1x) 1M (X)

(1

) 2

shows both majors

General Bidding Style

Short Club with Transfer Responses:

We open pretty much all 11s NV and ~50-60% of them V. We frequently open light or very light in 3rd seat, especially NV.

1

is 2+, can have longer diamonds, including all 17-19 BAL without a 5 card major.

1

is 4+, not always unbalanced: We can choose with 4

and 2-3

whether to open 1

or 1

depending on how good our diamonds are and the hand texture. We open 1

normally on all balanced minimums with 5+

.

We respond very aggressively to 1

.

1N is 13+-16 when NV and in 1/2/3 position
1N is 14+-17 when V or in 4th position

We frequently upgrade especially with 5-card suits, and may occasionally have a small singleton for our 1N opening.

Our preempts are modern aggressive, can be 5 in 1/2nd NV, but rarely otherwise.

2N in competition is very rarely natural: We often play 2N is a raise, and we play a lot of better-minor Lebensohl, any time game is in the picture.

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

3/5th vs suits, attitude-based 2/4th vs NT, same in middle of the hand

Rusinow from 3+ vs NT except if the suit has been bid by any other player or if we have preempted and are leading a side suit.

Honor leads against suits are standard (A from AK).

A/Q ask for attitude, K for count at the 5-level and higher.

Defensive Signals

Upside-down count and attitude, standard suit preference. Standard remainder count.

We tend to prioritize attitude then suit preference. In general we give a lot of suit preference.

We do not play Smith vs NT: Instead, we give suit preference in Smith situations.

If we have shown 5+ cards in the suit being led, we play suit preference and middle is encouraging.