3♥ 5♥ J♥ K♥ + Q♥ cut = 15 points
15 points. Fifteens 6 · Runs 3 · Flush 5 · Nobs 1
Hand
Cut card
| Points | Reason | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | fifteen | 5♥ J♥ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♥ K♥ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♥ Q♥ |
| 3 | run of three | J♥ Q♥ K♥ |
| 5 | Flush 5-card | 3♥ 5♥ J♥ K♥ Q♥ |
| 1 | his nob | J♥ Q♥ |
| 15 | Total points | |
What the queen of hearts contributes
Holding 3 of hearts, 5 of hearts, jack of hearts, king of hearts with the queen of hearts as the cut scores 15 points in the hand.
Scoring combinations involving the queen of hearts contribute 11 points. The remaining 4 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.
- fifteen: 5 of hearts, queen of hearts — 2 points.
- run of three: jack of hearts, queen of hearts, king of hearts — 3 points.
- Flush 5-card: 3 of hearts, 5 of hearts, jack of hearts, king of hearts, queen of hearts — 5 points.
- his nob: jack of hearts, queen of hearts — 1 point.
Other available cuts of this rank: queen of clubs (13 points); queen of diamonds (13 points); queen of spades (13 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.
How this cut compares
For these four held cards, 47 possible cuts score less than 15, 1 score the same (including the queen of hearts), and 0 score more.
Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 8 to 15 points, averaging 10.71 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.
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