System Summary Form (SSF), 2023 Mixed USBC


Team: Henner Last Updated May 6, 2023 at 23:13
Players: Irina Kislitsyna - Lapt Chan

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Bids that Require Advance Preparation

1M-3C=Artificial 4 trump raise; Limit buph
1M-3D= Artificial 4 trump raise; 7-9hcp buph
1C-2D= Artificial 5 trump single raise
1D-3C = Artificial 5 trump single raise
1M-2C = Artificial GF with 2+ Clubs
1M-2D = GF with 5+ Diamonds

General Bidding Style

5 card Majors (maybe 4 3rd seat)
14+-17 NT
2/1 Forcing to game.

We open balanced hands 12+ and unbalanced hands with 10 or 11 hcp.
May respond with a very weak hand.

Opening Leads AND Leads in the Middle of the Hand

Signaling priority is Attitude, Count, Suit Preference.
Count in cash-out situations or Qxx(x) in dummy.
SP when dummy's holding is very strong (NT) or dummy has a singleton (suit)

Reverse Smith vs NT: Low card in declarer's first suit encourage the opening lead suit unless count is critical.

Defensive Signals

Vs. NT: Attitdue leads, second highest from bad 4 card suits.
K asks for Unblock/Count; A/Q asks for Attitude

Vs. suits: 3rd from even, low from odd, may lead high from xxx in partner's raised suit.
A from AK, K from known AK and switch shows singleton
K asks for count 5-level or higher

Vs Both: Attitude mid hand - if need count for cashing out, then it is 3/5th