System Summary Form (SSF), 2025 Open USBC
| Team: | Wildavsky | Last Updated | Apr 24, 2025 at 01:58 |
| Players: | Adam Wildavsky - Steve Robinson | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
2 over your 1NT =  or 
1m–P–2 = Either mixed raise or balanced invite
1 /1–P–2 = Club invite
Transfer Responses over your 1-level takeout double After (1m)-P-(1NT) and 1m-(1NT), we bid as if you opened 1NT: Dbl = 4-cd Maj + longer minor, or 1 minor, or strong. 2  = Majors
2 = or
2M = 5M + a minor |
General Bidding Style
| 5-Card Majors - 1m opening denies a 5-card Major.
1NT 15-17. 2/1 GF. controls over opening 2
We are not slaves to point count and will use our judgement to upgrade and downgrade. We open with at least 11-12 HCP balanced and 10-11 HCP unbalanced. 1-level overcalls 8+ HCP. 2-level sounder. 1M–P–2 = GF, NAT or balanced (doubleton club only if 4432 with 3-card support for major.)
Usually open 1 with 3-3 or 4-5 in minors.
Usually open 1 with 4-4 in minors.
Opening 1-Minor denies a 5-card Major. 1NT could have 5-card Major (common) or 6-card minor (rarer). 1M–1NT Semi-F, denies GF, opener rarely passes. Preempts: wide range, not silly Some "two-card" doubles at two-level after we open. |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| Spot leads normally attitude during hand (can be low=odd, high=even for count)
vs NT: 4th best, might lead second from bad suits Rusinow and A-AKx in 4+ card suits. (K is power lead.) May lead 0/2 during hand. Lead second-highest around to nothing in dummy. Top of sequence from 3 or shorter suit, and in partner's suit, and through dummy's suit. If opening leader leads a new suit, Rusinow if nothing is in dummy. vs Suits: 3rd from even or 3, 5th from 5 or 7. "Impossible" lead could show side void, including spot lower than 5th best. A from AKx (except 5+ level, or partner's suit, or raised suit.) In defensive ruffing-finesse situation, Q and Ten defined as "high", J and Nine defined as "low", for suit preference. |
Defensive Signals
| Upside-Down count and attitude signals. Standard present count. We play J from Jx on A lead vs suit contract.
Signaling priority normally: Attitude, Count, Suit-Pref. Count in partner's suit if dummy wins trick-1 vs NT. Suit-Pref with shortness in dummy. Suit-Pref if lead read as shortness. Occasional suit-pref in trumps. Smith Echo vs NT (high encourages opening lead suit), except in obvious count situation. |