BBO's WJ2005 Convention Card

[DJNeill]

There is even official poll for polish players regarding changes in wj2010:

http://ankieta.jassem.pl/

 

Unfortunately it's only in polish. I don't know when its due but I think it will be in 2010 :(

Hi all,

 

It's free registration to vote and you get to see the current poll results for each question though not sure our answers have any official bearing on the final product.

 

Thanks,

Dan

[PrecisionL]

Open 1♣ says Matula in his 1994 book (The Polish Club), page 13:

 

"In your normal system, what do you open holding 4-4-1-4 distribution (a three suiter with short diamonds)? The answer is probably 1♣, most of the time. In Polish Club we always open such hands with 1♣, regardless of strength. For the purpose of this presentation, let's define the second meaning of a 1♣ opening in our system as:"

 

Honor strength: 12-18 points"

Distribuition: 4-4-1-4 (short diamonds)"

 

Larry

[Oren Goren]

Open 1♣ says Matula in his 1994 book (The Polish Club), page 13:

 

"In your normal system, what do you open holding 4-4-1-4 distribution (a three suiter with short diamonds)? The answer is probably 1♣, most of the time. In Polish Club we always open such hands with 1♣, regardless of strength. For the purpose of this presentation, let's define the second meaning of a 1♣ opening in our system as:"

 

Honor strength: 12-18 points"

Distribuition: 4-4-1-4 (short diamonds)"

 

Larry

Thanks, y'all.

 

As I noted in another forum in response to bluecalm's explanation of the background of WJ2005's strong 1NT, weak NT in 1C:

 

The real structural problem is the insistence on 5M.

 

4441 or 5440, any suits, are all A-OK if the 5 is not clubs, but surely could treat them as 4.

 

1C: 15-17 bal/ 15+ 4+ Cs / 18+ any.

1N: 12-14 HCP.

 

1D/H/S: 11-17 4+. (1D poss w/5 Cs)

 

oren

[bluecalm]

There may be many problems with polish club but those 4-4-1-4 hands are not one of them. Just open 1C and hope for the best. I can't remember getting one stupid result because of this and i play this system all the time. Changing the system from 5card majors to 4card majors because of basically nonexistent problem would be pointless.

 

THere are more systems which huge design flaws which would benefit from the change though. Try SAYC or 2/1 :P