5♣ 5♠ J♥ K♣ + Q♣ cut = 17 points
17 points. Fifteens 12 · Pairs 2 · Runs 3
Hand
Cut card
| Points | Reason | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | fifteen | 5♣ J♥ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♣ K♣ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♣ Q♣ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♠ J♥ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♠ K♣ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♠ Q♣ |
| 3 | run of three | J♥ Q♣ K♣ |
| 2 | Pair | 5♣ 5♠ |
| 17 | Total points | |
What the queen of clubs contributes
Holding 5 of clubs, 5 of spades, jack of hearts, king of clubs with the queen of clubs as the cut scores 17 points in the hand.
Scoring combinations involving the queen of clubs contribute 7 points. The remaining 10 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.
- fifteen: 5 of clubs, queen of clubs — 2 points.
- fifteen: 5 of spades, queen of clubs — 2 points.
- run of three: jack of hearts, queen of clubs, king of clubs — 3 points.
Other available cuts of this rank: queen of diamonds (17 points); queen of hearts (18 points); queen of spades (17 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.
How this cut compares
For these four held cards, 41 possible cuts score less than 17, 4 score the same (including the queen of clubs), and 3 score more.
Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 10 to 21 points, averaging 12.33 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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- A♣ cut: 10 points
- A♦ cut: 10 points
- A♥ cut: 11 points
- A♠ cut: 10 points
- 2♣ cut: 10 points
- 2♦ cut: 10 points
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