4♠ 5♥ 10♦ J♣ + Q♣ cut = 10 points
10 points. Fifteens 6 · Runs 3 · Nobs 1
Hand
Cut card
| Points | Reason | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | fifteen | 5♥ 10♦ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♥ J♣ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♥ Q♣ |
| 3 | run of three | 10♦ J♣ Q♣ |
| 1 | his nob | J♣ Q♣ |
| 10 | Total points | |
What the queen of clubs contributes
Holding 4 of spades, 5 of hearts, ten of diamonds, jack of clubs with the queen of clubs as the cut scores 10 points in the hand.
Scoring combinations involving the queen of clubs contribute 6 points. The remaining 4 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.
- fifteen: 5 of hearts, queen of clubs — 2 points.
- run of three: ten of diamonds, jack of clubs, queen of clubs — 3 points.
- his nob: jack of clubs, queen of clubs — 1 point.
Other available cuts of this rank: queen of diamonds (9 points); queen of hearts (9 points); queen of spades (9 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.
How this cut compares
For these four held cards, 43 possible cuts score less than 10, 4 score the same (including the queen of clubs), and 1 score more.
Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 4 to 11 points, averaging 7.08 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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