System Summary Form (SSF), 2017 Women's USBC
| Team: | Eythorsdottir | Last Updated | Apr 16, 2017 at 12:00 |
| Players: | Cindy Bernstein - Claire Tornay | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
After (1NT): DBL= and minor, 2 =& , 2 =, 2=, 2S= & minor [2 suited may be 5/4]
Gambling 3NT |
General Bidding Style
| 5 card Majors, Strong NT, 2/1 Forcing to game except in competition
May open 4-card major (at least A, K, or QJ) in 3rd or 4th We open balanced hands 11+ in 1st and 2nd, may be lighter in 3rd We open unbalanced hands 10+, may be lighter in 3rd Tend to open 1 with 4 and 4
May open 1 with 5 and 4
1NT=14+-17, often with 5-card major; may have singleton honor May respond with very weak hand Usually bypass in responding to 1
Jump responses to new suits to 2 level are preemptive, 3 level invitational, no fit Aggressive preempts, may vary widely in strength Weak 2 bids may be 5 card suits (usually 2 honors), may have side 4-card major After two-way Drury (2 =3, 2=4), opener’s 2NT asks shortness, 3 of major is RKC
After opp’s T/O DBL, 2 and 2 are constructive major raises
Our low-level DBL in competition usually takeout DBL may be light after partner has passed Over opp’s 2 [1–2; or 1–1NT-2], X = T/O; 2N = 2 suits with D’s guaranteed
We play equal-level conversion |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| Opening vs suits: 3rd from even, lowest from odd
(interior sequence takes precedence, e.g., lead 10 from Q109) 4th vs NT from interest (may lead 2nd from bad suit) vs NT, lead of A asks unblock (J or higher), else count; K asks attitude vs suits, lead A from AK; at 5-level+, A asks attitude, K asks count After trick one, usually lead attitude, or 4th vs nt and 3rd and low vs suits AKQ, lead Q (Then K says I like low suit) |
Defensive Signals
| Standard count and attitude
Standard present count when needed Usually attitude to opening lead and first discard Frequent suit preference play to declarer’s suit may be suit preference (count when needed) suit preference in trump (around lower ranking suit) suit preference to partner’s A or K lead with shortness in dummy, middle encouraging or no preference |