[Bbradley62]

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Why should 4♠ be limited to 12- total points? What am I supposed to do with a slightly stronger hand, like the one here? 3♠ (instead of 4♠) was explained as 3+S and 12- total points.

[cloa513]

Why should 4♠ be limited to 12- total points? What am I supposed to do with a slightly stronger hand, like the one here? 3♠ (instead of 4♠) was explained as 3+S and 12- total points.
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Why does it matter- more TP is not needed to reach a better contract- you need controls to get slam(those diamond HCP aren't worth much though the major's HCP are gold) ? Can you cue? What does 2NT (if natural then it should be conventional asking to clarify the strength of the hand) mean?
Give your hand just the Q of spades instead of Jack and then if North's void was in clubs then assuming he held the J of Diamonds then slam would be good- only minor changes whereas an extra K of clubs is of limited value.

[georgi]

Bbradley62, on 2012-October-10, 00:31, said:

Why should 4♠ be limited to 12- total points? What am I supposed to do with a slightly stronger hand, like the one here? 3♠ (instead of 4♠) was explained as 3+S and 12- total points.

3♣ ( or cuebiding opening ) would show the points to force up.