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Total votes: 143 |
dec 6327 votes Joined: April 2008 |
    Friday 3:06 AM
To keep 3-4-7-10 to throw Q-9 not good to me. Lead will be the four have a check play next to cover if paired. dec Guest says: order of discards running thru some else's mind.1. 3-9 2. Q-10 3. Q-9 . I have seen some people elect Q-10 any of those 18 X-5 connect seriously probably out of the game fast. dec |
james500 3895 votes Joined: June 2013 |
    Friday 3:11 AM
I agree with dec. |
Rosemarie44 2051 votes Joined: March 2016 |
    Friday 3:12 AM
It pays to flush! Four points to start looks like the best we can do with these cards today. The cut of an 8 gives us to more points. Rosemarie44 says: "to" should read "two" |
BigFoot Bob 624 votes Joined: April 2016 |
    Friday 4:25 AM
Got to keep something. Why give up 4 points for nothing? |
Gougie00 5702 votes Joined: March 2008 |
    Friday 4:59 AM
Sometimes a flush is the best you can do. Lead the 4. |
glmccuskey 4075 votes Joined: April 2011 |
    Friday 5:54 AM
Don't see any other options. Lead the four. |
Ras2829 5125 votes Joined: November 2008 |
    Friday 6:31 AM
Studied this hand as a moderator for sometime thinking ought to delete it. Then thought perhaps there are those who are so committed to keeping opponent crib down that they might discard 9-Q. Also in live play, players miss the flush in low-scoring hands. So yawned, let the puzzle remain. As a result dan the man gets credit for the first weak puzzle to appear in months. Is there something else here? Will lead the four though occasionally the lead of the 7 elicits the play of a four to make the count 11 with the resultant 15-4. Is there some broader purpose in submitting this puzzle? Thoughts? Inushtuk1 says: Hi Ras. When I first saw this puzzle, I thought maybe dan was thinking, "Is it worth while to keep the two sets of touchers, and toss (Q-7)?" More cuts for improvement, though most are not very impressive. Better pegging hand. But even that seems like there is nothing to write home about. Ras2829 says: Aha, bet dan the man missed the flush and is polling this website to see how many folks overlooked the "blush". And 18% did! |
wasa 2991 votes Joined: November 2014 |
    Friday 6:55 AM
First deal as pone I keep the most possible points. Flush it is. |
spin121 299 votes Joined: March 2016 |
    Friday 6:56 AM
My mind is laser focused on the next deal where I get a 24 hand and a 12 crib. |
The_Bee_Mann 306 votes Joined: November 2016 |
    Friday 8:11 AM
Going with the flush. |
cribbagepogo 3245 votes Joined: October 2007 |
    Friday 8:18 AM
Missed the flush but after cut not too upset. Inushtuk1 says: Ah Ha! I believe this may have been what dan was wondering about. |
Inushtuk1 1464 votes Joined: July 2016 |
    Friday 8:38 AM
I see cribbagepogo's play worked out, but I wouldn't toss (3-4) to do it. The flush is not what we call a working flush, but it's all we have. I'll lead the covered 4. But how about the 10 lead? The 10 lead will often flush out a 7 or a 4.The Q lead forces all X-card responses off the play. But the 10 allows the Dealer to play a K. Then our 4-7 Magic Eleven may work for us even though the two card Elevens usually don't for the Pone. Inushtuk1 says: On second thought it is probably better to play the Q and try for the Go, keeping the 4-7 for the next play series. Thoughts? |
jmath714 1290 votes Joined: January 2012 |
    Friday 11:19 AM
Agreed all around. I might consider leading the 7 against some very tight players who I know will never ever pair a lead card when they win the deal. But in 98% of the cases I'll lead the 4. |
Andy (muesli64) 2221 votes Joined: August 2009 |
    Friday 1:15 PM
What was the alternative????? Guest says: A Stoly on the rocks Inushtuk1 says: I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. |
Coeurdelion 5573 votes Joined: October 2007 |
    Friday 2:54 PM
0pts or 4pts? Not much of a decision {:-) |
HalscribCLX 5296 votes Joined: February 2008 |
    Friday 3:34 PM
At 0-0* playing an Offense strategy for the pegging the dynamic expected averages and Win/Loss %s are:
_______________Our Offense___Hand_Pegs__Crib_____Total___W9 %___W10 % 4-7-10-Q__5.98+1.48+(-4.62)= 2.84____21.3___21.4 3-4-9-10__2.74+1.63+(-4.39)=(-0.02)___16.1___16.9 3-4-7-10__2.39+1.65+(-4.12)=(-0.08)___15.2___16.5 Offense_______L9 %____L10 % 4-7-10-Q______36.8____52.2 3-4-9-10______37.0____55.5 3-4-7-10______36.5____55.5 The flush is 2.86pts better than the next nearest and is considerably best for Win %s and Loss %s so I'll select the 3-9 to discard. After the 8 cut I'll lead the 4 and play Offense: Lead______Our Pegging Pts. 4______________1.43 10_____________1.35 Q______________1.31 7______________1.25 |