tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276785354801124344.post8470050314279066960..comments2023-09-28T15:26:07.006+00:00Comments on DavidC's Bridge Blog: Polish Club: Minimum Balanced HandsDavidChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978451945191931557noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276785354801124344.post-87065218682112701532007-03-30T11:19:00.000+00:002007-03-30T11:19:00.000+00:00I've never been sure why polish club pairs often o...I've never been sure why polish club pairs often open some of the 12-14 balanced hands 1D. All on 1C does make sense.<BR/><BR/>It might be partly a frequency issue - is 1D is a little underused this way?<BR/><BR/>There does also seem to be a growing tedency of treating all 5332's as balanced even with Majors, let alone diamonds.<BR/><BR/>I'd certainly be much happier opening a weak NT (whether via 1C or direct) than 1D with the hand type.Martin Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111397654552314982noreply@blogger.com