System Summary Form (SSF), 2019 Mixed USBC


Team: Kent Last Updated Apr 23, 2019 at 22:29
Players: Mark Aquino - Selen Hotamisligil

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Bids that Require Advance Preparation

5 card Majors, Strong NT, 2/1 Forcing to game except rebid.

Strong Jump Shifts without competition (at least K more than Game Force)
We open most balanced hands with 12 HCP and most unbalanced hands with two defensive tricks.
May respond with a very weak hand.
1 level overcalls can be light (four card suit is common), Most doubles are takeoutish (at all levels) except for a few, specific auctions.
Frequent suit preference / tactical bids.

General Bidding Style

Very aggressive style.

Frequent weak 2 with 5 cards - especially NV
Two way reverse drury. 3rd suit openers usually 10 hcp but can be lighter (8+)

1C may be as few as 2 cards (only if 4-4-3-2).
1D promises 4.

Frequently bypass 1D, X-Y-Z

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

3rd/5th vs suits, may lead high from xxx in partner�s raised suit.

4th best vs NT but often lead high or second high from bad holdings.
Vs. suits, 3rd from even, low from odd;
After the opening lead, we often lead high without interest in having suit returned or lowest when we judge count to be irrelevant.


Standard honor leads A from AK Q from KQ109 vs NT

low from xxx vs suits

Defensive Signals

Standard carding and discard. Frequent suit preference - especially at trick 1