Total Points (TP)
To assist with the bidding process, the high card point count system is supplemented by the allocation of points for unbalanced or shapely hands using additional simple point systems. You can evaluate two components either the... More) obtain your Total Points (TP) by adding HCP to your DP. Your TP is the total which helps decide whether you should make an Opening Bid or Pass (P). If you are analysing your hand for a No TrumpA bid to play a hand without a trump suit where the highest card played to the suit first led to the trick - wins. This bid is peculiar to Bridge More contractThe final suit and level of bidding sets the number of tricks and the trump suit for the game.This is called the contract. The partnership that wins the bidding can earn the points if they succeed in getting the number of tricks they contracted.
The number ... More do not use total points; use only high card points.
When to use Short suit DP’s and when to use Long suit DP’s
- High Card Points (HCP) = Yes
- Long suit distribution pointsLong suit distribution points are 1 extra point for every card more than 4 in a suit in your hand Used when evaluating the strength of your hand before finding a fit with your partner Do not calculate long suit distribution points and short suit distribution p... More (LSDP) = Yes
- SSDPShort suit distribution points are added for voids, singletons and doubletons after finding a fit with partner Do not calculate long suit distribution points and short suit distribution points for the same hand at the same time A void is worth 5 extra points A... More = No
- Your total points (TP) = Long suitIs the suit with the greatest number of cards in a hand.
This term is not usually used on a suit with fewer than five cards. More distributionThis refers to how cards in a suit are shared between the four players in a bridge game. More points (LSDP) + High Card Points (HCP)
1. Before partner has bid, valuing your own hand
- High Card Points (HCP) = Yes
- Long suit distribution points (LSDP) = No
- SSDP = Yes
- Your total points (TP) = SSDP + High Card Points (HCP)
2. After finding a ‘Fit’ with partner in a Suit Contract
- High Card Points (HCP) = Yes
- Long suit distribution points (LSDP) = No
- SSDP = No
- Your total points (TP) = High Card Points (HCP) only
3. No Trump Contracts
Total Points (TP) – Practice Game
TP counting for experienced players is effortless but for beginners it can really slow down the biddingThis term is also called the 'auction.' In each online deal, a player is the nominated as the dealer -this title rotates each new game. The dealer is the player who starts the bidding even if its a pass. Players take their turn at bidding in turn and in order ... More. Use our Total Points lesson and Practice Games to make your TP counting effortless.
Instant Progress Quiz – Check the correct answer
Your Hand
- ♠ A K 9 8 7
- ♥ A K 10 8 6
- ♦ 4 2
- ♣4
Exercise: What is the Total Point (TP) count for the hand?
Answer: You have 2 five
card suits , so 2 DP + 14 HCP your hand is worth 16 TP if it is played in a suit. The DP’s do not
count in a No Trumps contract so if you were counting for NoTrumps this hand is only worth 14
TP
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Why did South with 16 Pts. (13 + 3 LSDP) and 7H only opened with 1H. And Why did North partner’s 3C show 16 Pts
Great question Steve – South had seven Heart suit cards but with 16 total points was too strong to open 3H. Opening at the 1 level is suitable for Total points 12-19. If South opened 3H they may have miss out on a Game or Slam because partner assumed they were weak and long. Norths 3C bid – When you are responder to an opening bid the points change. North made a jump shift (force bid) showing points and forcing partner to bid for another round.
When you jump raise, e.g., 1H to 3H, does that show the number of H you have, i.e., 7, or does it just show points?
Have you gotten an answer for your question yet?
It depends on the bidding system you use. for Acol the jump bid means 5+ but preferably 6 hearts and a strong hand (16+ points)
If you are playing Standard American you may assume that partner has 6+ hearts and a strong hand (16+ points)
https://members.60secondbridge.com/courses/standard-american-bidding-100/lessons/sayc-114-jump-shift-responding-bids/
I think it would be both..hearts and points.
How can you be so sure that partner’s bid indicates they have 16 points?
If you’re talking about notrump, don’t ever lie about your points (I’ve been known to fib a lot. Opener promises 15-17 points. 2 notrump is 20-21, and a strong 2 club bid promises 22-24 pts.
Hahaha – indeed what you say is very true! A lot of new partnerships get into strife when their partners don’t play the system they have agreed on.
Some partnerships play that opening 2NT means you hold 20-22 HCP
and
Opening 2C means 23+ points
No, your hand contains 16 points in the example above.
Two Aces total points = 8 points (High Card)
Two kings total points = 6 points (High Card)
One extra point for the 5th card in spades (long suit distribution points)
and
One extra point for the 5th card in hearts (long suit distribution points)
Total = 16 points
Because those are the rules
How did you compute that we got 660 pts. WoW!!!
650 sorry
I realised I should have explored my partners hand
Hi Lee
The wording need correction in The Play segment of the example…you repeat playing low to QH.
This has been fixed now. Thank you for the ‘heads up’