Friday 3:12 AM

I will keep 14 total this way. Goal is 79-80. Even with the Ace cut still could get 5-8 in the crib. I will play on here prob try to get my 9s in the end. dec

   

Friday 3:26 AM

went with 9's in the crib and got a great cut also when playing through got great pegging points on hand

   

Friday 4:12 AM

Nice puzzle. I'll keep the sure 12 as well.

   

Friday 4:31 AM

Nope I would WAY rather throw 9-9 to crib then 8-7

   

Friday 5:00 AM

all those 15-2s and runs ... imagine if it were also an endgame, say (99*-110) with 6c-6s-7s-8s-9s-9c and so a flush thrown in, now THERE is a Freaky Friday Puzzle! But, back to the Real World:

I think it's generally better to toss "touching" cards rather than PAIRS to our own Crib, since those two "loose ends" can be "hit" by THREE cards (two coming from Pone, and one as the Cut) as opposed to the (7-8) being in our Hand, where all the help we can hope for must then come from ONE place (the Starter). But maybe this will be an exception, as we're maybe unlikely to see another 6 or 9 anywhere - But still, they're out there....

   

Friday 5:04 AM

I prefer the pair of 9's here to the crib. I bring the A, 2,3, into play for hand improvement on the cut this way. Holding the two pair would limit the cut to 6 - 9 for improvement anywhere. It is worth the two points. If the score is late and I am way behind I may go the other way, but there is plenty of time in this one.

   

Friday 5:51 AM

I'm going to hold the msximum points and I like 7-8 in crib as pone will often throw 6-K or 9-K (6-Q or 9-Q) and then we only need a good cut for a dozen! 8-) Which of course we didn't get.