JQT says: Playing our own position as Pone FIRST, our Maximum Hand would occur after Keep (A 2 3 9) and Toss (5 6), and that would be Fourteen Points after Three Cuts (333), which would occur 3/46 equals 0.065 or only about 6.5% of the time. We can also score Eight Points or more after Seventeen Cuts (AAA, 2222, 333, 4444, 999). At Hole 33, it's almost worth the risk to score greater than Ten Points, as this would put us back on track, since our "target" is to become Next Dealer at Hole 44 or beyond. However, our Opponent is the Dealer sitting just Two Holes 'shy' of the Second Street Par Hole 44, so this also gives us a very strong reason for DEFENSE. Therefore, we could also Keep (A 3 5 6) and Toss (2 9), and now we have a chance for a Maximum Hand of Eight Points after Seven Cuts (4444, 666), which would occur 7/46 equals 0.152 which is over 15% of the time. When Pone's average pegging of Two Points is added to this, it gets us to Hole 43 or beyond after Toss (2 9) almost three times as often as we might obtain after the very risky Toss (5 6). In summary: Offense seems attractive yet unwarranted here. Since we are only just getting a toe-hold on Second Street, I see no burning need to go with an OFFENSIVE posture with Toss (5 6) here, and I am more willing to try to 'level the playing field' and do so over the course of a few deals, as opposed to trying to "fix it" all at once during this deal. Still, Toss (5 6) is not what I would consider a mistake; I simply feel that the risk-to-reward ratio is too high for Toss (5 6) at this early juncture of the game. 🌷