System Summary Form, 2017 Senior USBC
| Team: | Falk | Last Updated | Apr 6, 2017 at 18:10 |
| Players: | Allan Falk - John Lusky | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
1 opening may be 2 cards with 4-4-3-2
Over 1 , 1 shows 4+ hearts, 1 shows 4+ spades, 1 shows (a) various balanced hands, (b)hands with diamonds of varying strength, (c) and game forcing hands with longer diamonds and one or both 4 card major(s)
After 1 Dbl, 2-level jump by 3rd hand is fit showing |
General Bidding Style
| 5 card Majors (may rarely open good 4-card major in 3rd seat with subminimum values), 2/1 forcing to game
1 = 2+
1 = 4+
1 = 5+ 1st, 2nd or 4th
1 = 5+ 1st, 2nd or 4th
1NT = 15-17 up- or down-grade permissible |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| Rusinow vs suits and notrump, with the following exceptions:
-- partner's suit -- dummy's suit -- side suit lead by preemptor; 3rd from even, low from odd vs suit 4th vs notrump Vs notrump, K is "power" lead (unblock or count), A is for attitude From known length may lead highest or 2nd highest from weak holdings |
Defensive Signals
| Standard signals:
primary signal is attitude to partner's lead (vs suit, count on partner's lead of K if Qxx(x) is in dummy), count in declarer's suit; Standard Smith vs NT; Occasional SP signals in trumps |