5♥ 5♠ Q♥ K♣ + J♦ cut = 17 points
17 points. Fifteens 12 · Pairs 2 · Runs 3
Hand
Cut card
| Points | Reason | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | fifteen | 5♥ Q♥ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♥ K♣ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♥ J♦ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♠ Q♥ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♠ K♣ |
| 2 | fifteen | 5♠ J♦ |
| 3 | run of three | J♦ Q♥ K♣ |
| 2 | Pair | 5♥ 5♠ |
| 17 | Total points | |
What the jack of diamonds contributes
Holding 5 of hearts, 5 of spades, queen of hearts, king of clubs with the jack of diamonds as the cut scores 17 points in the hand.
Scoring combinations involving the jack of diamonds contribute 7 points. The remaining 10 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.
- fifteen: 5 of hearts, jack of diamonds — 2 points.
- fifteen: 5 of spades, jack of diamonds — 2 points.
- run of three: jack of diamonds, queen of hearts, king of clubs — 3 points.
Other available cuts of this rank: jack of clubs (17 points); jack of hearts (17 points); jack of spades (17 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.
How this cut compares
For these four held cards, 42 possible cuts score less than 17, 4 score the same (including the jack of diamonds), and 2 score more.
Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 10 to 20 points, averaging 12.08 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: 10 points
- A♦ cut: 10 points
- A♥ cut: 10 points
- A♠ cut: 10 points
- 2♣ cut: 10 points
- 2♦ cut: 10 points
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