5♦ 9♥ 10♠ J♠ + K♠ 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♦ K♠ |
| 3 | run of three | 9♥ 10♠ J♠ |
| 1 | his nob | J♠ K♠ |
| 10 | Total points | |
What the king of spades contributes
Holding 5 of diamonds, 9 of hearts, ten of spades, jack of spades with the king of spades as the cut scores 10 points in the hand.
Scoring combinations involving the king of spades contribute 3 points. The remaining 7 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.
- fifteen: 5 of diamonds, king of spades — 2 points.
- his nob: jack of spades, king of spades — 1 point.
Other available cuts of this rank: king of clubs (9 points); king of diamonds (9 points); king of hearts (9 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.
How this cut compares
For these four held cards, 29 possible cuts score less than 10, 6 score the same (including the king of spades), and 13 score more.
Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 7 to 14 points, averaging 9.63 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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