System Summary Form (SSF), 2021 JLall Online Teams #2


Team: Lewis Last Updated Jan 24, 2021 at 21:37
Players: Linda Lewis - Marc Jacobus - Paul Lewis

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Bids that Require Advance Preparation

We play after any NT opening 2D is a one suited major hand & vs 14-17 NT dbl is maj with longer minor. We play lots of xfers including after we open weak 2 or opps mike by cue bidding Major or after 2N rebid by opener or after we open Maj & opps X.
We play a 2C overcall after opps open 0/1/2/3+ 1C is natural & 2 D is Mike.

General Bidding Style

2/1 GF 5 cd majors & 3+minor Strong art 2C open- control resp.
11-14 NT all seats (11 is rare) with Xfers resp - rare 5 cd Maj
INV jump shifts at 2 & 3 level
Forcing NT-semi F BPH.
RKC-0314 & minorwood/ kickback in Hs-4S is KC & some minor situs.

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

Rusinow honor card leads vs suits & NT from 3 + suits. Exceptions are at 6 level, premptors side suits, & partners supported suit
Vs NT K is power lead -unblock/count by partner so will lead A from AKx(x)
Mid hand J & 9 deny higher honor so will lead 10 with Q10xx/KJ10x/ A10(9)x. May lead 10 to hold lead without higher honor when dummy has xx(x).
At 5 level or higher K is att & A is count

Defensive Signals

Upside Down count & attitude. Standard current count & suit pref. We tend to give attitude then if known we give count or suit pref.
If we have both bid & supp a suit & dummy has a sing or it will be known that declarer has a sing we give suit pref with middle card being none or continue suit.
We give suit pref when opps are running a suit.