How to count: A = 4, K = 3, Q = 2, J = 1. Then add one length point for
every card beyond four in a suit - a five-card suit is +1, a six-card suit is
+2, and so on. Add the high cards and the length together.
cards · work out your answer first, then tap a card to check it.
Your count
♠7 5 4 3♥J 3♦8 5 2♣A 9 8 6
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
5 points
Why
♥J = 1 and ♣A = 4 make 5 high-card points. No suit is longer than four cards, so there are no length points.
Your count
♠J 4♥J 9 3 2♦Q 7 4 3♣K 7 6
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
7 points
Why
♠J = 1, ♥J = 1, ♦Q = 2 and ♣K = 3 make 7 high-card points. No suit is longer than four cards, so there are no length points.
Your count
♠A 8 6 4♥A 10♦9 7 5 3 2♣7 5
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
9 points
Why
♠A = 4 and ♥A = 4 make 8 high-card points, plus 1 length point for the five-card ♦ suit.
Your count
♠A 7 5 2♥3♦Q 8 7 5♣Q J 9 3
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
9 points
Why
♠A = 4, ♦Q = 2 and ♣QJ = 3 make 9 high-card points. No suit is longer than four cards, so there are no length points - a singleton is not worth anything extra when you are counting your opening bid.
Your count
♠K 4♥A K 8♦J 10 9 6♣8 7 5 3
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
11 points
Why
♠K = 3, ♥AK = 7 and ♦J = 1 make 11 high-card points. No suit is longer than four cards, so there are no length points.
Your count
♠8 7♥A K J 7 6 2♦Q 4 2♣5 3
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
12 points
Why
♥AKJ = 8 and ♦Q = 2 make 10 high-card points, plus 2 length points for the six-card ♥ suit.
Your count
♠A J 10 8 7 5♥10 3♦Q 8 5 4♣A
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
13 points
Why
♠AJ = 5, ♦Q = 2 and ♣A = 4 make 11 high-card points, plus 2 length points for the six-card ♠ suit.
Your count
♠7♥A J 6 5♦Q 4 3♣A J 10 3 2
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
13 points
Why
♥AJ = 5, ♦Q = 2 and ♣AJ = 5 make 12 high-card points, plus 1 length point for the five-card ♣ suit.
Your count
♠A K 7♥9 6 4 3♦9 7♣A Q 9 8
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
13 points
Why
♠AK = 7 and ♣AQ = 6 make 13 high-card points. No suit is longer than four cards, so there are no length points.
Your count
♠A♥K Q J 6 5 3♦K 10 9 2♣6 2
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
15 points
Why
♠A = 4, ♥KQJ = 6 and ♦K = 3 make 13 high-card points, plus 2 length points for the six-card ♥ suit.
Your count
♠K 4♥J 8 7 3♦Q 6♣A K J 10 5
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
15 points
Why
♠K = 3, ♥J = 1, ♦Q = 2 and ♣AKJ = 8 make 14 high-card points, plus 1 length point for the five-card ♣ suit.
Your count
♠J 10 9♥J 4♦A K Q 4♣K J 5 4
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
15 points
Why
♠J = 1, ♥J = 1, ♦AKQ = 9 and ♣KJ = 4 make 15 high-card points. No suit is longer than four cards, so there are no length points.
Your count
♠A K J 9 8 5♥7 5 2♦Q 2♣A Q
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
18 points
Why
♠AKJ = 8, ♦Q = 2 and ♣AQ = 6 make 16 high-card points, plus 2 length points for the six-card ♠ suit.
Your count
♠K 2♥A K Q 9 4♦J 9 7 3♣A 10
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
18 points
Why
♠K = 3, ♥AKQ = 9, ♦J = 1 and ♣A = 4 make 17 high-card points, plus 1 length point for the five-card ♥ suit.
Your count
♠A 9 5♥A 10 5 2♦A J 4♣K Q J
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
19 points
Why
♠A = 4, ♥A = 4, ♦AJ = 5 and ♣KQJ = 6 make 19 high-card points. No suit is longer than four cards, so there are no length points.
Your count
♠5♥A K 9 7 6♦8 2♣K Q 10 4 3
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
14 points
Why
♥AK = 7 and ♣KQ = 5 make 12 high-card points, plus 1 length point for the five-card ♥ suit and 1 more for the five-card ♣ suit. Every long suit counts, not just the longest one.
Your count
♠8 6♥Q 7 3 2♦A K 9 7 6 5♣K
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
14 points
Why
♥Q = 2, ♦AK = 7 and ♣K = 3 make 12 high-card points, plus 2 length points for the six-card ♦ suit.
Your count
♠Q♥9♦A Q 10 7 3 2♣K Q 10 9 2
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
16 points
Why
♠Q = 2, ♦AQ = 6 and ♣KQ = 5 make 13 high-card points, plus 2 length points for the six-card ♦ suit and 1 for the five-card ♣ suit.
Your count
♠A J 5 4 2♥K 8 7 6 5♦K 7 5♣—
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
13 points
Why
♠AJ = 5, ♥K = 3 and ♦K = 3 make 11 high-card points, plus 1 length point for each five-card suit. The club void adds nothing here - a void is only worth extra once you have found a trump fit.
Your count
♠3♥Q 10 6 4♦K♣A K Q 9 8 7 3
How many points is this hand worth?
The count
17 points
Why
♥Q = 2, ♦K = 3 and ♣AKQ = 9 make 14 high-card points, plus 3 length points for the seven-card ♣ suit.
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