4♠ 5♠ 6♠ 10♠ + A♣ cut = 13 points
13 points. Fifteens 6 · Runs 3 · Flush 4
Hand
Cut card
| Points | Reason | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | fifteen | 5♠ 10♠ |
| 2 | fifteen | 4♠ 5♠ 6♠ |
| 2 | fifteen | A♣ 4♠ 10♠ |
| 3 | run of three | 4♠ 5♠ 6♠ |
| 4 | Flush 4-card | 4♠ 5♠ 6♠ 10♠ |
| 13 | Total points | |
What the ace of clubs contributes
Holding 4 of spades, 5 of spades, 6 of spades, ten of spades with the ace of clubs as the cut scores 13 points in the hand.
Scoring combinations involving the ace of clubs contribute 2 points. The remaining 11 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.
- fifteen: ace of clubs, 4 of spades, ten of spades — 2 points.
Other available cuts of this rank: ace of diamonds (13 points); ace of hearts (13 points); ace of spades (14 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.
How this cut compares
For these four held cards, 14 possible cuts score less than 13, 17 score the same (including the ace of clubs), and 17 score more.
Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 11 to 20 points, averaging 13.88 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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Try a different cut
- A♦ cut: 13 points
- A♥ cut: 13 points
- A♠ cut: 14 points
- 2♣ cut: 11 points
- 2♦ cut: 11 points
- 2♥ cut: 11 points
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