System Summary Form (SSF), 2025 Mixed USBC


Team: Gu Last Updated Apr 21, 2025 at 14:23
Players: Jiang Gu - Xiaowen Li

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Bids that Require Advance Preparation

1. Multi-Landy vs Strong NT, Exception: penalty X vs 3rd seat 1NT open
2. Transfers after we open 1m and opps double, overcall 1D or 1H or 1S. Also transfers after 1M-(x).
3. Artificial mixed raises after 1M opening bids and overcalls.

General Bidding Style

General approach is 2/1.

2NT in competition is often artificial.

Occasionally very aggressive with 3rd chair
openings and penalty doubles.

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

Spot card leads: 3/5 vs suits; typically 4th best vs NT, but often high or 2nd highest from weak holdings.

Falsecards on opening lead are somewhat more common than in other partnerships, but still not very frequent.

Honor leads: A from AK.

In the middle of the hand our shifts are attitude and honor leads are standard.

Defensive Signals

Carding: UDCA. Frequent Suit Preference when attitude is known or irrelevant.

Reverse Smith Echo.