System Summary Form (SSF), 2025 Mixed USBC

Bids that Require Advance Preparation

1-P-2 = 5-9HCP with 5+-card & 4+-card 1m-P-2 = Artificial Balanced Invitation 1m-P-2 = Artificial Limit Raise 1-P-2 = 6+ card spades, less than invitational values 1M-P-3 = Artificial Limit Raise (could be planning to bid game). 4 card support OR 3-cd with shortness Transfer resp. and transfer advances after 1M (X) After (1m) P (1N) or (1) P (1): 2 = 5-4 either way in majors 2 = Michaels 5+-5+ in majors Support doubles and redoubles below 2 of responder's suit, including after 1 response. When we open or overcall 1M, and the next hand acts, 2N, jump or not, is a 4-card raise. Two Way Doubles. Double is either penalty or shortness in the following situations: - We open at the 1 level, they double, responder redoubles, and 4th seat makes a non jump suit bid. Direct double by opener is 2-way. - We open at the 1 level, they overcall with an artificial two suited bid, responder makes a value showing double, and 4th seat makes a non jump bid in a suit overcaller has promised. Direct double by opener is 2-way. Penalty Pass of their Redouble - 3 level or higher - 1 or 2 level over their unraised suit Redoubles of natural 3N are always to play.

General Bidding Style

2/1 GF 14+-17 1N We are a first time partnership and have agreed to a relatively sound style of openings and preempts but we don't have partnership experience regarding style Exception: First seat favorable 3 level preempts can be VERY light. We frequently respond to opening bids with fewer than 6 HCP, especially non-vul. We routinely bypass a 4-card major to rebid 1N. Our 1M rebid is assumed to be unbalanced (not guaranteed facing PH). We routinely rebid 1N with a stiff in responder's major with no other good rebid. Our 1M-2M raise is semi-constructive by an UPH, so our Forcing 1N response can include a 3(+)-card raise which is too weak. In 2/1 auctions after we open 1M, opener rebids as naturally as possible, though a new suit at the 3 level shows some extras. Rebid of major does NOT promise 6-cards, but is also not just a default. In 1-2 auctions we tend to rebid 2 with a decent 5-card suit, unless the hand is suitable for a 2N rebid. 2M rebid implies (but doesn't guarantee) only four diamonds and weakness in the other major. Our jump raises in competition are Mixed (presumably about 7-9 support points), unless we have an artificial mixed raise available, in which case they are preemptive. However, at favorable, with no preemptive raise available we might make the ostensibly mixed raise with a light hand.

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

Defensive Signals