A♦ 7♥ 10♠ Q♥ + J♠ cut = 3 points

What the jack of spades contributes

Holding ace of diamonds, 7 of hearts, ten of spades, queen of hearts with the jack of spades as the cut scores 3 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the jack of spades contribute 3 points. The remaining 0 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• run of three: ten of spades, jack of spades, queen of hearts — 3 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: jack of clubs (3 points); jack of diamonds (3 points); jack of hearts (3 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 33 possible cuts score less than 3, 4 score the same (including the jack of spades), and 11 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 0 to 4 points, averaging 1.71 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.