System Summary Form (SSF), 2016 Senior USBC
| Team: | Pollack | Last Updated | Jun 2, 2016 at 01:56 |
| Players: | Mark Feldman - Peter Friedland | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
1 Opening: (i)Transfer Responses to 1 with 1 by UPH an artificial GF (ii) 1 - 2 = NT inv w/o 4-card M,
(iii) 1C - 2 = Inv values, at least (5-4) in minors
1  Opening by UPH: (i) 1NT is an artificial GF, (ii) May rarely respond 1 by UPH with 3-3-3-4 or 3-3-2-5 with 6 - 10 HCP, (iii) 2 is NF
1 Major opening: (A) all positions: (i) Kaplan interchange, 1 - 1 is like a forcing NT with 2 rebid artificial.(ii) 1 - 1NT - 2 = artificial but may have s. (B) If UPH, 2 = Art GF, 2M-1 = Constructive raise, 2 = 's (usually) less than GF values.
Multi 2 , 2!M = (9) 10 - 13 HCP with 5M and 4 or 5 m |
General Bidding Style
| (i) With balanced hands w/o 5-card M, will open 1 more often than not, especially so if NV
(ii) 1 promise 4+. In 1st, 2nd seat usually unbalanced or semi-balanced (primary exception is 3=3=5=2 w/o values for 1NT).
Will often open 1 with 4 - 5, but may pass with marginal values
(iii) NT range: 14 1/2 to 17- 1st, 2nd, 3rd NV. Slightly more, Vul 1st and 2nd. Full 15 - 17 4th and 3rd V (but not religious with 4321 cnt) |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| Opening leads: Rusinow vs suit unless partner first showed length.
Also Rusinow vs NT, but additionally only if 4 or longer. K (except partner's suit) asks for count or unblock. |
Defensive Signals
| Standard count and attitude. Smith echo, otherwise a moderate amount of suit preference vs suit and NT on declarer's leads.
Tend to lead attitude in middle of the hand. If count needed, will still lead 3rd/low. Discouraging at trick 1 vs suit, will normally indicate willingness for the "obvious shift". |