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


Team: Y Xu Last Updated Dec 12, 2022 at 01:52
Players: Dingjia Mao - Zhiyu Cheng

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Bids that Require Advance Preparation

1NT-3C=ask for 5 majors; 3D=H singleton; 3H=S singleton; 3S=5-5 minors; 4C/4D=South Africa
2NT-3S=5-4 minors or 6-4 minors; 2NT-4C=5-5 minors
1C-2D OR 1D-2H=5S+4H, 5-10P; 1C-2S=5-5 Majors, 8-10P; 1C-2H OR 1D-2S=11-12P 4333 OR 7-9P support; 1m-2NT=13-15 bal OR 18-19 bal
1S-1NT-2C=Bart; 1S-3D=small Bergen; 1S-3S=strong Bergen; mini Splinter
2C-2D=0-1 control; 2H=2 controls; 2S=3 controls; 2NT=4+ controls; 3-level suit=trans; 3NT=some solid suit; 2C-2D-2H=Kokish
3NT(except 4th)=preempt for some minor
3NT(4th)=strong
4C,4D=Namyats
4NT=preempt for some 8 sound minor
Two-way Drury
fit showing
last train
Often use tranfer after overcalled and defensive bidding
mixed raise
Lebensohl, Rubensohl
GB 2NT,minors 2NT, and other artificial 2NT
optional double
responsive double
1m-(1NT)-2C=5-4 Majors; 2D/2H=trans; 2S=6+ om; 2NT=5-5 minors; 3NT=om preempt; 4om=H preempt; 4H=S preempt
1M-(1NT)-2C/2D=5C/D+5!oM; 2NT=5-5 minors or 6-5 some suits FG
1NT-(X)-XX=minor or Majors; 2C=3 suits
(1m)-X-(P)-4m=5-5 Majors, preempt
Equal Level Conversion Doubles
(1-level suit)-1NT-(P)-2C=NFG Stayman; 2D=FG Stayman
(1H)-1NT-(P)-2H=5-4 minors inv or 5-5 minors
(1S)-1NT-(P)-2S=5-4 minors inv or 5-5 minors inv+
(1-level suit)-1NT-(X)-XX=minor or Majors; 2C=3 suits; 2S=5S+5m
CAPP
leaping Michaels
CRASH & TWERB

General Bidding Style

5-Card Majors, Strong NT, 2/1 GF.
We open 12 BAL, and 10-11 Unbal.
May respond with very weak hand.
1 level overcalls 8+ HCP. 2-level sounder.
1M, P, 2C = GF, NAT or BAL (Doubleton Club only if (43)42 with 3-card support for major.)
Usually open 1C with 3-3 or 4-5 in minors.
Usually open 1D with 4-4 in minors.
1NT could have 5-card Major or 6-card minor.
Forcing Free Bids in Comp at 2-level.
Preempts: wide range (could be good or bad)

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

vs NT: 4th best, might lead second from bad suits
vs NT: 3rd in partner's suit
vs NT: A/Q ask for attitude, K ask for count (K is power lead.)
vs Suits: 3rd from even or 5th from odd
vs Suits: A/Q ask for attitude, K ask for count
swtich leading: count

Defensive Signals

Std Attitude; Std. Count and Suit Pref
Signaling priority (Partner leading): Attitude, Count, Suit Preference
Signaling priority (Opp leading): Count, Suit Preference, Attitude
Discard (vs NT): exclusive + suit preference
Discard (vs Suits): attitude
vs Suits: Trump signal
vs Suits: Dummy wins with Q or smaller, suit preference