J♦ Q♣ K♦ K♠ + K♣ cut = 15 points
15 points. Pairs 6 · Runs 9
Hand
Cut card
| Points | Reason | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | run of three | J♦ Q♣ K♦ |
| 3 | run of three | J♦ Q♣ K♠ |
| 3 | run of three | J♦ Q♣ K♣ |
| 2 | Pair | K♦ K♠ |
| 2 | Pair | K♦ K♣ |
| 2 | Pair | K♠ K♣ |
| 15 | Total points | |
What the king of clubs contributes
Holding jack of diamonds, queen of clubs, king of diamonds, king of spades with the king of clubs as the cut scores 15 points in the hand.
Scoring combinations involving the king of clubs contribute 7 points. The remaining 8 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.
- run of three: jack of diamonds, queen of clubs, king of clubs — 3 points.
- Pair: king of diamonds, king of clubs — 2 points.
- Pair: king of spades, king of clubs — 2 points.
Other available cuts of this rank: king of hearts (15 points). Changing only the cut suit leaves this score unchanged.
How this cut compares
For these four held cards, 36 possible cuts score less than 15, 2 score the same (including the king of clubs), and 10 score more.
Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 8 to 17 points, averaging 10.35 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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