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Total votes: 168 |
BigFoot Bob 624 votes Joined: April 2016 |
    Tuesday 3:08 AM
Maybe the 6-8 will catch something in my crib. As for this hand. . . . What can I say? |
Rosemarie44 2052 votes Joined: March 2016 |
    Tuesday 3:10 AM
All of these hands are so like what I get dealt often! I chose the higher crib value toss of 6-8. Ras, what say you? Guest says: Ras in town getting a haircut |
dec 6352 votes Joined: April 2008 |
    Tuesday 4:04 AM
That is the only cut that might make 0-0 possible for dealer. Seriously for me I went for a crib fill here. dec |
james500 3917 votes Joined: June 2013 |
    Tuesday 4:27 AM
I'd put the two pictures in my crib. Hopefully cut an odd ranked card. |
glmccuskey 4095 votes Joined: April 2011 |
    Tuesday 6:04 AM
Don't need to get that far on this deal. After first count next hand I would like to be at 44-47. Here I like the chance to fill the gap between the 6-8-10. Maybe 2-K is better. I'll look back later. |
Gougie00 5724 votes Joined: March 2008 |
    Tuesday 6:32 AM
The dreaded clunker hand. Games are lost when you misplay these hands of 3 or less. I tossed the 68 in hopes for an Ace or 7 in the crib. I could end up a "38 special". |
JQT 4143 votes Joined: October 2008 |
    Tuesday 6:53 AM
It seems like we get this hand every game, doesn't it?
Aside from a Jack completing a RUN, only a Trey Cut can really help this hand. In the Crib, either an Ace or 7 Card makes our day. |
JRCeagle78 1054 votes Joined: June 2016 |
    Tuesday 1:14 PM
Avoid the run. discard the 8-6 into the crib. It's your only chance.
If you play your hearts right, the pone may lead you into some pegging. If that is not the case, let's hope he/she is a better dealer than you are. |
LoneStarPegger 811 votes Joined: January 2008 |
    Tuesday 1:36 PM
3 hands to get 12 more points for the next coz... I will hold and peg defense. Looking for a 9 from opponent. |
Inushtuk1 1480 votes Joined: July 2016 |
    Tuesday 3:16 PM
Keep the high ones and the low ones. No need to panic. Like LoneStarPegger says, we have 3 hands to get to our next CPZ. I'll try to play my sleeper 2 on most leads, including any X, or 5 lead. Good flush fake here. Playing defense obviously. |
Coeurdelion 5589 votes Joined: October 2007 |
    Tuesday 3:37 PM
If I deal myself a poor hand I like to throw touching cards to my box. Here the touchers Q-K are no better than a gapper and probably worse as its unlikely Pone will throw a 5 or a J. I'll throw my best cards as I see it the gappers 6-8. This does restrict the cuts that will help the hand but could mean a good crib. |
HalscribCLX 5312 votes Joined: February 2008 |
    Tuesday 3:50 PM
At 30*-26 playing an Offense strategy for the pegging the dynamic expected averages and Win/Loss %s are:
_______________Our Offense___Hand_Pegs_Crib_Total___W7 %____W8 % 2-10-Q-K__1.91+1.91+4.90=8.72____30.5____47.7 2-6-8-10__2.26+3.04+3.40=8.70____28.9____46.6 Offense______L7 %____L8 % 2-10-Q-K_____23.9____27.9 2-6-8-10_____24.9____29.8 2-10-Q-K is best for expected averages by 0.02pt and is also best for Win %s and Loss %s. So I'll select 6-8 to discard. After the 4 cut I'll play Defense to the lead. |
Ras2829 5146 votes Joined: November 2008 |
    Tuesday 5:46 PM
Submitted this puzzle as there are so many times in the game that the wind gets knocked out of one's sails. Don't need much score at all here. The cut of that lousy four spot pours more salt in the wound. Well, not a point in hand and don't know of one in crib either. The consolation is that I will get that one guaranteed dealer peg if I retained four cards. Hal gives the 6-8 a much higher crib value 4.9 than does my empirical data with an average 4.631 (2,156) 37/91, scoring two or less points 37.662 % since most everybody struggles with their discard so as to avoid tossing a 7 spot. Have made the choice here today that I did in the game although am generally geared to holding the cards with the best pegging potential (2-6-8-10).If you've noticed in recent times have not referred as much to Cribbage Prof as in the past. Not sure the program does all the things it is supposed to do since adapting to Windows 10 with a lot of tweaking. For what it's worth, The Prof shows in this position holding 2-10-Q-K to be #6 in combined value. Those rankings look like this: (1)2-6-8-10 with Q-K discard; (2) 6-8-10-Q with 2-K discard; (3) 2-6-8-K with 10-Q discard; (4) 6-8-10-K with 2-Q discard; (5) 6-8-Q-K with 2-10 discard; and (6) 2-10-Q-K with 6-8 discard. Ras2829 says: As is often the case with low scoring hands, the selected strategy makes a huge difference in the cards retained. If your chosen strategy is defense, holding 2-10-Q-K with 6-8 discard is at the top of the list. If choosing offense holding 2-10-Q-K is 6th as shown above. Note the edge that HalscribCLX shows for the 2-6-8-10 in potential hand score and pegs. Thanks for all the help in sorting this out. The more I learn, the less I know! Ras2829 says: No haircut today for me. At the price of haircuts, get 3 a year. Next one is due in September. |