Strawberry Polish Club
Our Polish Club opening contains minimum clubs like Polish Club 2020: Expert. I adjust the 1♦ opening to contain 18–20 unbalanced diamonds with no 4-card major. This method makes 1♣-1♦-3m limited enough (21–23) for their level.
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| 1♣! | F, Polish Club: 12–14, 2–4♠, 2–4♥, 2–4♦, 2–4♣. 12–17, 5+♣ or 4414. 18+, not suitable for 1♦. |
| 1♦ | 12–17, 5+♦ or 4♦(441). 18–20, UNBAL, 5+♦, 0–3♠, 0–3♥. |
| 1♥ | 12–17, 5+♥ |
| 1♠ | 12–17, 5+♠ |
| 1NT | 15–17, 2–4♠, 2–4♥, 2–6♦, 2–6♣ |
| 2♣! | PRE, 4+♠, 4+♥, not 44(32) if VUL |
| 2♦! | PRE, 6+♠♥ |
| 2M! | PRE, 5=#, 4+♦♣ |
| 2NT! | UNT, 5+♦, 5+♣ |
| 3X | PRE, 7+# |
| 3NT! | Gambling, SOL 7+♦♣, 0–1 outside A/K |
| 4♣! | PRE, S-SOL 8+♠♥, 0–1 outside A/K |
| 4♦! | PRE, SOL 8+♠♥, no outside A/K |
| 4M | PRE, 8+# |
| 4NT! | UNT, 6+♦, 6+♣ |
The notrump ladder
- 12–14: 1♣-1♦-1M
- 15–17: 1NT
- 18–20: 1♣-1♦-1NT
- 21–23: 1♣-1♦-2♦
- 24+: 1♣-1♦-2NT