System Summary Form (SSF), 2025 Open USBC
| Team: | Kaplan | Last Updated | Mar 28, 2025 at 16:05 |
| Players: | Adam Grossack - Eddie Wold | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
1 P 2 = wide-ranging weak jump shift, 0-10 HCP
1m P 2 & 2 = weak & invitational 5 4+
BART after 1 p 1NT p 2 ONLY
1M p 3NT is balanced choice of games with 3 card support. 1 pass 1NT is forcing by unpassed hand
1 pass 1NT is semi-forcing
1M P 2C is nebulous GF with 2+ clubs |
General Bidding Style
| Opening with some balanced 11 counts, not all.
3rd seat might open light especially white against red. We could do open for lead-directional purposes. 1NT opening is 14+ -17 normal upgrading and downgrading is possible |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| 3rd and low against suits
4th in NT - could lead highest or second highest from bad suits. Rusinow leads in NT with Power King Lead of Ace agaisnt NT asks for partner to encourage with length (want continue with high next) Coded 9s and 10s midhand only otherwise midhand is just attitude. 3rd and 5th if count is crucial midhand |
Defensive Signals
| upside down count and attitude.
remaining count signals are standard if given regular smith echo in NT Trump suit preference might give suit preference or count when declarer leads, depending on what we think partner needs more. |