3♥ 4♠ 7♣ 10♠ + 2♥ cut = 5 points

What the 2 of hearts contributes

Holding 3 of hearts, 4 of spades, 7 of clubs, ten of spades with the 2 of hearts as the cut scores 5 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the 2 of hearts contribute 5 points. The remaining 0 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: 2 of hearts, 3 of hearts, ten of spades — 2 points.
• run of three: 2 of hearts, 3 of hearts, 4 of spades — 3 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: 2 of clubs (5 points); 2 of diamonds (5 points); 2 of spades (5 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 40 possible cuts score less than 5, 4 score the same (including the 2 of hearts), and 4 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 0 to 7 points, averaging 2.29 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.