3♠ J♥ Q♥ K♠ + A♥ cut = 4 points

What the ace of hearts contributes

Holding 3 of spades, jack of hearts, queen of hearts, king of spades with the ace of hearts as the cut scores 4 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of hearts contribute 1 points. The remaining 3 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• his nob: jack of hearts, ace of hearts — 1 point.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (3 points); ace of diamonds (3 points); ace of spades (3 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 18 possible cuts score less than 4, 9 score the same (including the ace of hearts), and 21 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 3 to 10 points, averaging 5.38 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.