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Hi all!
I was looking for an existing thread but did not find one...
Here is my problem:
LHO opens Polish 1♣, your partner passes and RHO bids a negative artificial 1♦. What do your following bids show?

1♣(A) pass 1♦(A) ?:

1. double
2. 1NT
3. 2♣
4. 2♦?

5. What would you bid after the above mentioned sequence with

♠Qx
♥xx
♦AKJxx
♣AK10x ? Do you choose another bid without the ♠Q?

6. In 2. position we pass with 5+ ♣s and bid them later, 2♣ shows a 2-suiter, x is for t/o (=short in ♣) or strong, any other bid common sense. Do you agree?

Have a nice day

[Free]

The way I play it after 1♣-p-1♦-?:

Dbl = Power Dbl (15+HCP any)
1NT = Any 2 suits, like a takeout Dbl (around (10)11-14 HCP).
2♣ = natural
2♦ = natural

I probably bid 2NT or Dbl with the hand given in 5.

6. I don't agree. I'm used to play 1♣-2♣ is natural when 1♣ can be less than a 3-card. Here I bid my ♣ immediatly, also to disrupt their system. The way I play vs Polish 1♣:

Dbl = Power Dbl (15+HCP any)
1♦ = nat
1M = nat, 4+ card
1NT = takeout (around (10)11-14 HCP)
2♣ = nat, good 5+ card
2♦ = multi: weak in a Major (5+ card) or strong hands
2M = 5M-4+m

[doofik]

Since 1♦ response can be natural with 7+ pts I'd suggest that a double shows both majors.

[inquiry]

Want to have fun with them?

1♣-(P)-1♦-?

Dbl = transfer to ♥, shows ♥ (weak or strong)
1♥ = transfer to ♠. shows ♠
1♠ = RAPTOR, shows 4♠ plus unknown longer minor
1NT = RAPTOR, shows 4♥ plus unknown longer minor
2♣ = 6+♦ or 55 or 54 (depends on guts) in majors
2♦ = 6+♥ or 5/5 in blacks
2♥ = 6+♠ or 5/5 in minors...
2♠ = 5♠/5♦
2NT = 5/5 in ♥ and minor
highers normal preempts

note, over 1♦ you might stretch and use RAPTOR 1♠ or 1NT with 3 card major given no other way to show clubs.. but use that with care.

The same scheme is used directly over 1♣ with the following exceptions.
1♣ - ?

DBL = clubs
1♦ = transfer to ♥,
all others as if after 1♣-P-1♦.

IF nothing else this is fun... so to answer your questions based upon this scheme...

1♣(A) pass 1♦(A) ?:
1. double --> shows ♥
2. 1NT --> shows ♥ plus longer minor
3. 2♣ --> shows ♦ or major two suiter
4. 2♦ --> Shows ♥ or ♠ plus ♣

♠Qx
♥xx
♦AKJxx
♣AK10x ? Do you choose another bid without the ♠Q?

I could choose between 2♣ showing ♦ (presumably six), 2♥ then pull showing 5/5 in the minors, or pass and bid later. I would need to take the vulnerablity into consideration, and rather or not it is matchpoints. But with this system I will pass now, and when they eventually bid a major, I can double back in. Partner will realize I didn't bid 1NT or 1♠ and work out that I am likely 5/4 or 4/4 in the minors, especially if htey bid ♥ and partner bids ♠ and I pull that.

Ben

[Chamaco]

An option is using Truscott vs strong club:
since it says to pard which are your 2 suits, it is better suited fo auctions where there is still a constructive potential.

- a non jump bid shows the lower of 2 non touching suits
- non touching suits are shown by Double (which includes the last "suit" bid artificially by opps), or 1NT for the remaining 2 suits.
- single suiters are jump bids

- really good hands (5/5.5 losers or less if unbalanced, 17/18+ if bal) will pass 1 round then bid later

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Thx for the answers

[keylime]

Our defense over ANY strong/polish club style openings:

X - majors OR minors
1D/H - transfers to H/S
1S - red OR black suits
1NT - pointed or round
2X - natural
2NT - big unspecified two-suiter