System Summary Form (SSF), 2022 Michael Seamon Junior USBC - U26


Team: Chen Last Updated Dec 11, 2022 at 01:38
Players: Qian Sun - Jiahe Shen

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Bids that Require Advance Preparation

2C: ART STR
2D: Majors Weak, could be 4-4 if NV 1st place
3NT: Solid Minor
Fit showing Jumps and SPL
Lebensohl
Drury
Tranfer responses in some cases
Good-Bad 2NT

General Bidding Style

2/1 GF,2C over 1X ART; 1C could be only 2, 1D 4+
Natural with 5-cards major opening
We open most 11 HCP hands and some 10HCP hands
Rarely light except some 3rd place opening
1NT=14-16 BAL, could have 5M or 6m
2D=Majors
2M=(5)6+M

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

2nd/4th against NT. 3rd/5th against Suit
3rd/5th for Partner's or Own bid suit
K for unblock against NT
K from AK in Suits if seeking counting signals
0-1 higher when leading

3rd/5th in the Middle of the Hand
0-2 higher when Middle of the hand or leading Partner's or Own bid suit.

Defensive Signals

Standard Signals on First Trick
Upside Down afterwards
Odd/Even Discarding, low odd=encouraging
Priority: Attitude>Count>Suit Preference
Sometime Suit Preference first if Attitude and Count doesn't seem to matter, e.g Dummy singleton.
Counting first on Declarer's suit against NT