A♦ A♠ 3♠ 5♠ + 2♥ cut = 8 points

What the 2 of hearts contributes

Holding ace of diamonds, ace of spades, 3 of spades, 5 of spades with the 2 of hearts as the cut scores 8 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the 2 of hearts contribute 6 points. The remaining 2 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• run of three: ace of diamonds, 2 of hearts, 3 of spades — 3 points.
• run of three: ace of spades, 2 of hearts, 3 of spades — 3 points.

Other available cuts of this rank: 2 of clubs (8 points); 2 of diamonds (8 points); 2 of spades (8 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 44 possible cuts score less than 8, 4 score the same (including the 2 of hearts), and 0 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 4 to 8 points, averaging 5.63 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.