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wj05 4414 OPENING HANDS? Polish Club

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Posted 2011-July-08, 05:43

I have just returned from Poland (european open championships) where I bought a book on Polish Club
WJ05 A modern version of the Polish Club - written by Krzysztof Jassem
translated into English bu Daniel J Neill

After reading it a couple of times I concluded that there was no mention of how to open 4414 hands - particularly in the range 12-17 HCP

A 1D opener shows 4+ diamonds
1Ma shows 5 cards in the major

1C is either a weak no trump or 18+ or a 15-17 hand with 5 clubs

Have I missed something ? What do WJ05 players open with 4414 hands in the range 12-17?

thank you in advance for your replies

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Posted 2011-July-08, 05:56

open 1♣ and rebid 1M as per a weak NT if 12-14 or treat as a 5 card suit if 15-17. if the latter doesn't appeal, open a bent no-trump
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Posted 2011-July-08, 05:59

When 12-14 I think it is clear to open 1♣.

When 15-16 you won't have a rebid over partner's 1NT response so maybe better to open 1NT.

When 17 I would open 1♣. You can raise to game if p responds 1NT. If you open 1NT you could easily have missed a major suit game if it is passed out.
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Posted 2011-July-21, 09:29

Opening 1C have 1 more meaning, 4441 with D singleton.
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Posted 2011-July-22, 11:53

In the newest WJ, 1NT response is 9 - 11 HCP so you don't have a problem with 15 - 16.
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Posted 2011-July-22, 14:09

View PostGerben42, on 2011-July-22, 11:53, said:

In the newest WJ, 1NT response is 9 - 11 HCP so you don't have a problem with 15 - 16.


This was, bizarrely, true in WJ05, but IIRC WJ10 has reverted to this showing 7-10 or so.

This post has been edited by MickyB: 2011-July-22, 15:55

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