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Week 0294 : 9th February 2026

HIGH CARD POINTS (HCP)

Numerical measure of a hand’s playing and defensive strength. An ace counts as four points, a king as three points, a queen as two points and a jack as one. Distributional assets, such as a long suit or a void do not count. There are 40 HCP in a pack.

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