To evaluate the viability of Losing Trick Count and the Bergen method of counting points, I selected hands in which there was at least an eight-card fit and a makeable (according to Deep Finesse) suit contract. I then determined the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

No issue has received greater scrutiny in bridge theory than the quantification of the trick-taking value of a hand, or, since bridge is a team game, a pair of hands. Since Charles Goren’s books began dominating the bridge world after … Continue reading → Continue reading →