A♠ 2♥ 8♣ J♣ + 10♣ cut = 1 points

What the ten of clubs contributes

Holding ace of spades, 2 of hearts, 8 of clubs, jack of clubs with the ten of clubs as the cut scores 1 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ten of clubs contribute 1 points. The remaining 0 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• his nob: jack of clubs, ten of clubs — 1 point.

Other available cuts of this rank: ten of diamonds (0 points); ten of hearts (0 points); ten of spades (0 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 12 possible cuts score less than 1, 4 score the same (including the ten of clubs), and 32 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 0 to 6 points, averaging 2.27 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.