System Summary Form (SSF), 2025 Women's USBC


Team: Baker Last Updated Apr 3, 2025 at 08:53
Players: Sandra Rimstedt - Cecilia Dwyer Rimstedt

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Bids that Require Advance Preparation

1C 2+ with transfer responses
2D MULTI; shows a weak two bid in one major
2M POLISH; weak with that major + minor, 5-5+ vul, 5+4+ nv
3N opening shows a running major in 1st/2nd seat, no outside A/K

General Bidding Style


1NT 15-17
1C 2+ with transfer responses
1D 4+D unbal
5-card major openings with gazilli
We open most balanced 11+ HCP hands, especially not vulnerable
Our bidding style greatly varies by vulnerability and position
Preempts are rather wide ranging
4th seat 2D/2H/2S level openings are nat, 10-14

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand


Standard honor leads
K is power lead against NT
K lead asks for count when the declarer has preempted or 5-level or higher
3rd/low vs suits
3rd/low vs NT (can lead 2nd from bad holdings)

2nd/4th through declared in new untouched suits. Otherwise:
Coded 9s and 10s in the middle of the hand
Attitude oriented 3rd/5th from remainder cards after T1
A/Q ask for attitude and K for count after T1

Defensive Signals


UDCA
Standard remainder count
Smith in T2 only
Order of signals: 1. Attitude 2. Count 3. S/P