Tuesday 3:19 AM

Dealer is well ahead and we are fortunate to be only a few holes short of where we want to be this early in the game. I must be missing something obvious since the T-K is automatic for me. My calcs show this is the best melding hand and the best pegging hand. The calcs show that Chambers would pitch the A-3, but I do not know why. I will read all the comments later to maybe learn something.

Tuesday 3:42 AM

Every cut helps and discarding one of the top defensive throws to their crib. I would lead the 3 to keep some spacing in my three remaining cards. We are not in great position here so would be aggressive in the pegging.

Tuesday 3:59 AM

I’m with Mike today-like the A lead here-many times a dealer will play a 2 on it-then we have the 3 and the 5 backup for a potential 15 for 7

Tuesday 4:26 AM

A better pegging hand

Tuesday 4:37 AM

A-3-5-10 (K-6) misses if the cut is an 8, whereas A-3-5-6 (10-K) improves after all cuts. I'm not tempted by any of the three 5-10-K-? options.

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A long match today. My discards:
1. 10-K
2. 7-8
3. 10d-K (maybe 4-K instead?)
4. 2-8
5. 9-Q (maybe instead keep J-J-Q together?)
6. 5-Q (or 5-9?)
7. J-Q
8. 5sp-Q
9. A-Q (3h-Q a better option?)
10. 9-J
11. 10-J

Tuesday 4:45 AM

agree defense dec

Tuesday 4:58 AM

I like throwing balkers. I will keep the small cards for pegging. might lead with the A.

Tuesday 5:40 AM

Dealer is +10. I'm -4. This is the best for offense I think keeping the peggers and a low scoring discard. I would have preferred a 4 cut for 8 points. Now, do we peg aggressively, or defensively after the Q cut? I'll lead the 6, keeping the A-3-5 intact. If playing defense after the cut, I would play the 3, with the intention of dumping the 5 next to put some space between the Ace, and the 6

Tuesday 6:06 AM

Every cut helps, always looking to toss T-K to my opponent.

Tuesday 6:11 AM

ditto! It was an ugly flush, and no way am I throwing A/3 to them. (I like when you guys say what you'd lead--that helps me a lot--tytyty)

Tuesday 6:11 AM

Board position favors the dealer. The flush option is a no go..not sending 3-5 to start with only four & then get cut help from only the remaining clubs & 8/13 ranks. A-3 is on Ras’s list of 46 lowest average n/der discards but 5- 6-10-K only gets cut help from 8/13 ranks. ( a 4 or 5 being most helpful) So..toss the lowest average balk..10-K( which is the #1 LOWEST ) & get cut help from 13/13 ranks with a 4,5,6,7 being most helpful. I again encourage the less experienced players to organize Ras’s list by rank to get an appreciation of the lowest average n/der discards in a format that is easier to remember ( at least for me) than memorizing 46 discards in descending order.AND remember ..if these 46 are the lowest average discards for n/der they have an even lower average when tossed by the dealer.
https://www.cribbage.org/NewSite/tips/rasmussen1.asp

Tuesday 6:30 AM

I prefer to send the A,K to the pones crib as they rarely produce much. I like the 3 lead here. I expect to employ a "hit & run" pegging strategy with this hand....take what any points that are safe and get out.

Tuesday 6:58 AM

Every commentor here except for one plus myself chose keep A-3-5-6. I don't need to read any of the detail to know that that choice is the best one.

Tuesday 8:49 AM

I'll give up on some of my scoring to throw the wrench in the crib.

Today has given me a new search, what is the worst performing flush? I assume today's will be high on the list, particularly when you have to throw a 5 to keep it.