System Summary Form (SSF), 2025 Mixed USBC
| Team: | Abernethy | Last Updated | Apr 21, 2025 at 15:19 |
| Players: | Shawn Abernethy - Brian Zaugg | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
| Strong artificial forcing club
1  may be as short as 1 (only when exactly 4=4=1=4), unbal 10 to 16-, if bal most seats 14-16
2 is a natural weak 2
1nt variable but 10-13 most seats, with two way stayman (and unusual responses to 2 GF)
If opening in what would be a 10-13 NT seat (and opening 1 /1 ), we play support passes and penalty doubles by opener in the situation where support doubles would be more ordinary.
2  opening is clubs, 10 to 16-, 6+ clubs OR 5+clubs & a 4 card Major |
General Bidding Style
| Strong artificial forcing 1 with transfer positive responses
Open essentially all 10 counts Variable NT 10-13 in 1st/2nd 10-14 in 3rd non-vul 15-16 in 3rd vuln 11-14 in 4th 5 card Majors in 1st/2nd, but 4 card Majors permitted in 3rd/4th No drury (we open our limit raises) transfers after 1 /1/1 and double |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| Standard Honor leads other than A from AK (K from AK at the 5 level and above)
Suits - 3rd & 5th NT - 4th best Low from interest in the middle of hand when breaking a new suit |
Defensive Signals
| Upside down count and attitude including first discard
Regular Smith echo in general, all other things being equal, first attitude, then count, then suit preference |