4♥ 5♣ Q♣ K♠ + J♣ cut = 9 points
9 points. Fifteens 6 · Runs 3
Hand
Cut card
| Points | Reason | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | fifteen | 5♣ Q♣ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♣ K♠ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♣ J♣ |
| 3 | run of three | J♣ Q♣ K♠ |
| 9 | Total points | |
What the jack of clubs contributes
Holding 4 of hearts, 5 of clubs, queen of clubs, king of spades with the jack of clubs as the cut scores 9 points in the hand.
Scoring combinations involving the jack of clubs contribute 5 points. The remaining 4 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.
- fifteen: 5 of clubs, jack of clubs — 2 points.
- run of three: jack of clubs, queen of clubs, king of spades — 3 points.
Other available cuts of this rank: jack of diamonds (9 points); jack of hearts (9 points); jack of spades (9 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.
How this cut compares
For these four held cards, 37 possible cuts score less than 9, 8 score the same (including the jack of clubs), and 3 score more.
Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 4 to 10 points, averaging 6.58 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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