Re: What's wrong with the Roth point count?

On May 3, 4:28 pm, Stig Holmquist <stigfjor...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> I teach beginners to add HCP + QT +LP for a total point count and if
> it ccomes to 15 they have an opener. It works for every hand I can
> imagine. Is my imagination missing something?

Yes.  At a certain point, every attempt to reduce bridge down to a set
of rules and requirements is an exercise in futility.  IMHO, players
who are taught strictly to rely on rules and formulas have a much more
difficult time learning to develop the feel and "table presence"
necessary to become anything more than mediocre players.  From what I
have read in your postings, I believe that you are doing your bridge
students a tremendous disservice.

Steve Sun