5♦ 5♥ 5♠ J♣ + 5♣ cut = 29 points

29 points. Fifteens 16 · Pairs 12 · Nobs 1

Hand

Cut card

Every scoring combination (hand)
Points	Reason	Cards
2	fifteen	5♦ J♣
2	fifteen	5♥ J♣
2	fifteen	5♠ J♣
2	fifteen	5♣ J♣
2	fifteen	5♦ 5♥ 5♠
2	fifteen	5♦ 5♥ 5♣
2	fifteen	5♦ 5♠ 5♣
2	fifteen	5♥ 5♠ 5♣
2	Pair	5♦ 5♥
2	Pair	5♦ 5♠
2	Pair	5♦ 5♣
2	Pair	5♥ 5♠
2	Pair	5♥ 5♣
2	Pair	5♠ 5♣
1	his nob	J♣ 5♣
29	Total points

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What the 5 of clubs contributes

Holding 5 of diamonds, 5 of hearts, 5 of spades, jack of clubs with the 5 of clubs as the cut scores 29 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the 5 of clubs contribute 15 points. The remaining 14 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

fifteen: 5 of clubs, jack of clubs — 2 points.
fifteen: 5 of diamonds, 5 of hearts, 5 of clubs — 2 points.
fifteen: 5 of diamonds, 5 of spades, 5 of clubs — 2 points.
fifteen: 5 of hearts, 5 of spades, 5 of clubs — 2 points.
Pair: 5 of diamonds, 5 of clubs — 2 points.
Pair: 5 of hearts, 5 of clubs — 2 points.
Pair: 5 of spades, 5 of clubs — 2 points.
his nob: jack of clubs, 5 of clubs — 1 point.

All other cards of this rank are already in the hand.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 47 possible cuts score less than 29, 1 score the same (including the 5 of clubs), and 0 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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