System Summary Form (SSF), 2025 Mixed USBC
| Team: | Henner | Last Updated | Apr 16, 2024 at 08:50 |
| Players: | Christal Henner - Uday Ivatury | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
Short club ( 1 shows 5, 1444/4441 ) so we open a club with (say) 4342.
Cheapest JS in response to 1any is artificial and shows a limit raise or better. Many of our X of suit bids below 2N are "do something" (not penalty) until we find a fit. We play McCabe over all non-game preempts, including in competition. Example: (1  ) 2 (X) 3 is lead directional.
1M (p) 3N is a mixed raise that insists upon being in game. |
General Bidding Style
| Generally a middle of the road 2/1 , 14-16 NT (15-17 red in third/fourth).
- 2/1 is a full GF, lower-ranking JS are inv - open most 11s with a 5-card suit and some shapely 10s. - 1 shows 5 ( exception: 1444/4441 ). We open 1 with, say 3442.
- one level overcalls can be aggressive - In third seat, we can shade strength but it is unusual to shade length - Lots of TO Xs until we find a fit, particularly below 2N - Preempts are normal-aggressive - UI's 2 s can be lighter than std
- We don't psych much, maybe once every few years. UI more likely to do so. |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| Suits:
3rd from even, low from odd, low from 3 little. A from AK , but K from AK at 5 level or higher NT: Attitude. Non-std honor leads. All leads below could also be from shortness. A=AKx K=AKJ or KQxx Q=AKQ or QJT J=AQJ or KQJ or JT9 T = AJT, KJT, T9x 9 = AT9, KT9, QT9 Middle of hand: attitude-ish Opening leads tend to be more passive than aggressive. against 1n-3n might lead from 3 or 2 as easily as (bad?) 4. |
Defensive Signals
| UDCA
Against NT, reverse smith by both sides, unless trick one negates the need. We try to give attitude before count, with a bit of suit pref as best we can when. Philosophy is "what partner needs". We do signal a lot, but not religiously. |