System Summary Form (SSF), 2008 USBC


Team: Strul Last Updated Jul 17, 2020 at 17:14
Players: William Hall - John Jones

Bids that Require Advance Preparation

Multi 2D (weak 5+M 5-9)
2H Flannery 10-15, may have 6H
2S weak minor preempt (3-9)
3m 6+m 9-13
Transfer responses to 1C and over takeout double
Transfer overcalls after (1M)-P-(1N); X=C
Transfer advances over 1M overcall, only from Q to 2M
Kaplan inversion after 1H opening (1S denies S good enough for 3-card raise, 1N shows 4 good or 5+)

General Bidding Style

5-card majors, 2/1 game force
Weak NT 12-14 may have 5M (except 15-17 3rd seat vul)
1C 4+ unbalanced or any 15-19 NT without 5M (except 3rd V, where 1C=3+ and 1N=15-17)
1D 4+ unbalanced
Rule of 20 (some 19s), a point lighter in 3rd

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

Rusinow opening leads (in leader's suit, not pd's)
3rd/low vs suit, 4th vs NT
Mid-hand: attitude leads, low encourages return
Follow with top of touching honors on lead from dummy

Defensive Signals

UDCA, UDCA present count
Attitude to opening lead
Count when opponent starts a suit
Trump-suit preference
Standard suit preference