5♣ 5♦ 5♠ J♥ + 2♥ cut = 15 points

15 points. Fifteens 8 · Pairs 6 · Nobs 1

Hand

Cut card

Every scoring combination (hand)
PointsReasonCards
2fifteen5♣ J♥
2fifteen5♦ J♥
2fifteen5♠ J♥
2fifteen5♣ 5♦ 5♠
2Pair5♣ 5♦
2Pair5♣ 5♠
2Pair5♦ 5♠
1his nobJ♥ 2♥
15Total points

What the 2 of hearts contributes

Holding 5 of clubs, 5 of diamonds, 5 of spades, jack of hearts with the 2 of hearts as the cut scores 15 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the 2 of hearts contribute 1 points. The remaining 14 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

  • his nob: jack of hearts, 2 of hearts — 1 point.

Other available cuts of this rank: 2 of clubs (14 points); 2 of diamonds (14 points); 2 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, 24 possible cuts score less than 15, 8 score the same (including the 2 of hearts), and 16 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 14 to 29 points, averaging 16.54 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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