System Summary Form (SSF), 2025 Mixed USBC
| Team: | Rubenstein | Last Updated | Apr 3, 2025 at 16:45 |
| Players: | Stewart Rubenstein - Anam Tebha | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
| 2/1
Transfer Responses to 1 
1 includes most balanced hands not in NT range, including some hands with 2 clubs and 4/5 diamonds
5+  balanced 11-13/14 will usually open 1 but 1 is an option. Otherwise 1 is 4+ unbalanced 11-21.
2 10-15 HCP, 4 5+ (Flannery)
With 13 HCP, many but not all hands open 1N when NV |
General Bidding Style
| Generally light initial actions, conservative responses when we don't have a fit.
We open and overcall aggressively nonvul and fairly standard vulnerable. When nonvul, we open most hands with 11 HCP, some with 10 HCP or rule of 19. We tend not to pass 1 if we can do something.
When nonvul, weak 2s can be 5 cards, 3 level preempts are rather light |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| 3/low vs suits, Attitude against NT
Rusinow from 4+ against NT with K as power -- e.g. Q from KQx or QJx but J or small from QJxx Rusinow against suits Coded 9s and 10s mid hand Attitude mid hand - if need count for cashing out, then it is 3/5th |
Defensive Signals
| UDCA - primary signal is attitude
When partner leads an honor a suit in which we are known to have 5+length, a middle card is encouraging, high or low is suit preference. We try to figure out based on situation whether count or suit preference will be most useful when attitude is known. First discard is generally upside down attitude but may have suit preference overtones in a suit where attitude is known. Standard remainder count when giving count after first round. Trump play suit preference if meaningful. Reverse smith vs NT at trick 2 only |