System Summary Form (SSF), 2021 JLall Online Teams #4
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| Team: | Joel | Last Updated | Jun 16, 2021 at 23:08 |
| Players: | Debbie Rosenberg - Will Watson | ||
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Bids that Require Advance Preparation
1m-P-2 = Artificial Balanced Invitation
1m-P-2  = Artificial Limit Raise
1M-P-3  = Artificial 4-trump Limit Raise (could be planning to bid game).
Transfer resp. and transfer advances after 1M (X) Support doubles and redoubles below 2 of responder's suit, including after 1 response. Support doubles are not mandatory, and do not apply over any 1N overcall.
When we open or overcall 1M, and the next hand acts, 2N, jump or not, is a 4-card raise. Penalty Pass of their Redouble: -Always penalty at 3 LEVEL or higher. -Penalty at the 1 OR 2 LEVEL when OVER their UNRAISED suit -Otherwise “NO PREFERENCE” Redoubles of natural 3N are always to play. |
General Bidding Style
| 5 card majors and 2/1 GF
15-17 1N opening with some 14's upgraded 3-3 opens 1  . 4-4 may open either minor. 4-5 opens 1.
We open virtually all balanced 12's non vul, but may pass some bad ones vul. We usually don't open balanced 11's but may do so if they look good, especially non-vul Relatively disciplined preempt style EXCEPT first seat favorable 3x can be VERY light, and will never be a normal maximum preempt. We frequently respond to opening bids with fewer than 6 HCP, especially non-vul. We routinely bypass a 4-card major to rebid 1N. Our 1M rebid is assumed to be unbalanced. We routinely rebid 1N with a stiff in responder's major with no other good rebid. Our 1M-2M raise is semi-constructive by an UPH, so our Forcing 1N response can include a 3-card raise which is too weak. In 2/1 auctions after we open 1M, opener rebids as naturally as possible, though a new suit at the 3 level shows some extras. Rebid of major does NOT promise 6-cards, but is also not just a default. In 1 -2 auctions we tend to rebid 2 with a decent 5-card suit, unless the hand is suitable for a 2N rebid. 2M rebid implies (but doesn't guarantee) only four diamonds and weakness in the other major.
Our jump raises in competition are Mixed (presumably about 7-9 support points), unless we have an artificial mixed raise available, in which case they are preemptive. However, at favorable, with no preemptive raise available we might make the ostensibly mixed raise with a light hand. |
Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand
| Vs. Suit Contracts:
- 3rd from even; low from odd Ace from AK except: 1) Doubleton 2) 5-level or higher 3) Partner's suit (first bid and 3+, or shown (incl. raise) and 4+) 4) Alarm clock, usu. shifting to sing. (in K lead situation, A may be alarm clock). Vs. Notrump: - Rusinow from 4+ down to the 8. - 8 can be from H98(x)(x), but lead 4th best from K98 with 5(+)-card suit - K asks for count or unblock - 4th best usually from an honor (T optional), but may be weak suit if no desire for shift - Top from xxx (low or high in partner’s suit if not supported) Usually second highest from xxxx(x), but may be highest if spots are sequential Vs. Suits or Notrump After trick one, leads in a new suit are nearly always attitude. The lower the card, the stronger the desire to have the suit returned. |
Defensive Signals
| Standard count and attitude
Vs. Suits: At trick one, when no more tricks can be cashing (or set up) in the suit led, we play SP. K or Q is informative, not SP. Middle spot is neutral or encouraging. This applies when breaking a new suit after trick one too. Suit preference in trump Usually play second highest from four small in count situations; play either lowest or second lowest (more often) from four small in attitude situations. First signal on declarer's lead is usually count; second signal in same suit usually SP. Present count is the default for the 2nd card in a suit we’ve led, though if suit pref is obviously more important, may be suit pref. Specifically, in a suit contract, if third hand discourages at trick one, and opener continues that suit, next card by 3rd hand usually suit pref |