Yesterday's results

*** This hand was suggested by Gougie00
50*-35  ?
72%
72%
18%
18%
8%
8%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Total votes: 311
Gougie003 nice options here, J-J, 4-6 or suited J-5. Have to consider the 4-6 and J-J wont get much help.
dec

Joined: April 2008 (7082 votes)

Friday 4:15 AM
But I do have some twenty four chances in the main hand and pegging could be lucrative. A King-Queen discard could be on the way. dec
Gougie00

Joined: March 2008 (6327 votes)

Friday 4:37 AM
Naturally an 8 gets cut. Ugh.

Crispy 2 degrees here in Northern Massachusetts.
goninnygo says: Same discard for me, and greetings from an equally crispy Western MA.
mrob2199

Joined: February 2009 (1805 votes)

Friday 4:38 AM
I will have to disagree with Gougie here-only 2 nice options-4-6 to my own crib while holding 2 fives in my hand is not exactly a probably bonanza-very high dilution rate there-slightly prefer the non flush to the flush because of the possibility of tripping an opponents five-the JJ isn’t exactly chopped liver either
ryman554 says: JJ in the crib vs J5... I'll drop the point in my hand today to get the J5 in my crib. I see wanting 24, but i think the flush is better most of the time.
Nanotruck

Joined: May 2025 (119 votes)

Friday 4:51 AM
Only here would I see this dealt lol. I'll covet the jacks and fives like there was no other option.
simon.meth says: I like it! Would you prefer a J or 5 up card?
Nanotruck says: I'd prefer corrective lenses since I can't see the score or who is dealer. I assumed i was tossing cards to my opponent since that's usually the case here. My bad. I'd take the 5 please.
james500

Joined: June 2013 (4502 votes)

Friday 5:19 AM
With two fives and two Jacks dealt to me, my opponent may not have use for any X cards they hold. J-5 in the crib stands ready to take advantage of any such incoming discard.

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Jazzselke

Joined: March 2009 (2971 votes)

Friday 5:32 AM
4556 is an exemplary hand that is broken up only in cases of extreme defensive postures. Also in this particular rendition the knaves could get boosted by the somewhat common QK toss by our friendly foe.
Inushtuk1 says: Hi Dan. When you say the 4556 is an exemplary hand, can I assume you meant 4456 or 4566 are equally exemplary? Or is there something even more exemplary with this particular configuration, due to the pair of 5s in the hand?
Jazzselke says: Yes and yes
Rosemarie44

Joined: March 2016 (2373 votes)

Friday 6:15 AM
Woke up late! Best hand. No Flush today.
Djgoat

Joined: December 2023 (423 votes)

Friday 6:21 AM
I'm with James today. I agree with Rob, 4-6 is a dead end but the flush provides a good count with the possibility of a hit in the crib as well.

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domandcarol

Joined: August 2023 (299 votes)

Friday 6:27 AM
With the current lead I’ll pass on the flush and take a shot at the cut… oops missed, but maybe there’ll be a surprise in crib
fentesk

Joined: January 2021 (1784 votes)

Friday 6:50 AM
I see the flush and the double run as being close. Daily Scrimmage has taught me this sort of hand can give up big pegging scores, so already being over 44 I'm giving a slight edge to having a card not as bunched in case I need an escape in pegging. On another day I may send the pair of Js.
TheGrumpyUncle

Joined: June 2025 (160 votes)

Friday 6:53 AM
Sgt Pegger

Joined: July 2017 (832 votes)

Friday 7:19 AM
Sorry, but the flush is a red herring for me.
ryman554 says: Why?
Sgt Pegger says: The flush limits your hand whereas the 4,4,5,6 removes all safeties and allows for the maximum (24) to have a real chance. Yes, we have the lead right now, but this is cribbage and things can change.....quickly! If the cards are favorable, then go with it. I love flushes, but not today.
ryman554

Joined: January 2025 (290 votes)

Friday 7:45 AM
The flush is (11+2)=13 vs the double run (12+2)=14.

But the J5 is *so* much better than the JJ in the crib, I'm going that way.

Sure, I won't get 24, but I'm already ahead and I want the best expected value.
SallyAnn3

Joined: March 2020 (1375 votes)

Friday 8:02 AM
What the Jazzman said...
BennieO

Joined: August 2025 (111 votes)

Friday 8:03 AM
Good problem to have! Close between the double run and the flush. I like how holding both 5s in hand can easily rack 8 points through 15/2 and trips on the play with possibility of 31/2: X(10), 5(15/2), 5(20/2), 5(25/6), “Go”, 6(31/2).

Guess I got in the scrimmage bot’s head this morning!
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1. 7-8
2. 8-9
3. 9-9
4. A-2
5. 3-8
6. 3-J
7. A-J
8. 8-9
fentesk says: Nice work, your pegging must have been a good deal stronger than mine. We matched discards until the end, but I only got to 114 before they counted Hand 9 and we went to a Hand 10 where they got a hand built to exploit the pegging and they made it all the way to 102.
BennieO says: Thanks. Highlights for the game were on round 6 nabbing a 6-run to make the peg score 10 to their 3 and on round 8 self-pairing Aces to get just enough to go out on first count. On my keep if I did not go out on round 8 Bot would have scored 9 in hand and 10 in crib to get over the skunk.
fentesk says: Sounds like Hand 6 was a key difference. I "lost" pegging 2-3, but I needed to play avoidance as they would have gotten the 6-card run (and I would have gotten nothing) the way it played out. (I guess I'd have gotten a pair to their 6).
Assman

Joined: May 2024 (593 votes)

Friday 8:50 AM
Nice options and none are incorrect. I prefer this way bc it spreads the love over the hand and the crib. Not a great cut (for any hold), but perhaps pone threw QK (or even TK) into my crib. Tally ho!
Inushtuk1

Joined: July 2016 (1938 votes)

Friday 8:54 AM
The 6 chances for 24, and 2 chances for 23 make this the better keep, and I don't think it's that close. Will wait to hear from Hal, and others.
HalscribCLX

Joined: February 2008 (5854 votes)

Friday 10:32 AM
At 50*-35 playing a Defense strategy for the pegging the dynamic expected averages and Win/Loss %s are:

________________Pone's
Defense___Hand__Pegs____Crib_Total____W4 %____W5 %
4-5-5-6____15.96+(-2.02)+4.88=18.82____11.0____61.5
4-5D-6-JD__13.91+(-2.20)+6.60=18.31_____8.8____61.3
5-5-J-J____14.26+(-2.13)+3.51=15.64_____4.9____48.1

Defense_______L4 %____L5 %
4-5-5-6________0.1_____1.1
4-5D-6-JD______0.1_____1.1
5-5-J-J________0.1_____1.1

4-5-5-6 is best for expected averages by 0.51pt. and is appreciably best for Win %s and equal for Loss %s. So, I'll select the J-J to discard.

After the 8 cut I'll play Defense to the lead.
Inushtuk1 says: I would have kept it this way on Offense, and continued playing the same after the 8 cut. What do I know?
fentesk says: I'm slightly surprised that of the three options, the 4-5-5-6 gives up the fewest pegs.
Andy (muesli64)

Joined: August 2009 (2379 votes)

Friday 4:37 PM
Very little in it so which pegs best