System Summary Form (SSF), 2019 Michael Seamon Junior USBC - Rona Cup


Team: Lin Last Updated Dec 13, 2019 at 17:53
Players: Lucy Zhang - Sophia Chang

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Bids that Require Advance Preparation

1C opening can be as short as 2.
2D opening shows preempt in either major or 20-21 bal
2H opening shows preempt in both majors
2S opening shows preempt in S + minor
2NT opening shows a preempt in either minor
3C opening shows a preempt with both minors
3D opening shows a preempt with either major
3H opening shows a preempt with either minor
3S opening shows a gambling 3NT hand
4C/4D are Namyats

We play a modified CRASH over a strong 1C opening
1st step: H
2nd step: S
3rd step: H+D or C+S
4th step: H+S or C+D
5th step: S+D or C+H

Over NT: 2C - both majors, 2D - either major, 2H - H+minor, 2S - S+minor, X - penalty

General Bidding Style

15-17 1NT
Sound 1st/2nd seat openers, light 3rd seat (esp. when favorable) and sometimes 4th seat.

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

2nd/4th against no-trump, 3rd/5th against suits. A from AK. The A is our ⚡power⚡ lead.

Defensive Signals

Upside Down Count+Attitude
Trump suit preference
Priority: attitude > count > suit preference