Some common phrases I often hear are “How could I have bid ? I only had four points !” or “How could we bid that game/slam? We only had 22 points between our hands”
Good Points and Bad Points: In discussions between experts, you will hear comments like: “it was a really lousy 12- count” or “that’s the best 6-count I ever held.”
When evaluating your hand, points are not too important. It's distribution and where the points are located. Here are few important points that all players should memorize.
The point count system of hand evaluation was developed by Milton Work. Everyone uses it. An ace is worth four points, a king three . . . . It is, however, overused.
When today's hand came along in the semifinals of the 1982 world championships, 24-year-old Jeff Meckstroth and 23-year-old Eric Rodwell of the victorious U.S. team
