September 15, 2025

*** This hand was suggested by SallyAnn3
40-56*  ?
38%
38%
28%
28%
11%
11%
9%
9%
5%
5%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Total votes: 359
SallyAnn3I held the flush of 3-5-7-8....
Rosemarie44

Joined: March 2016 (2297 votes)

Monday 3:07 AM
Right or wrong this is my take on today's submission.
usacoder

Joined: August 2019 (1119 votes)

Monday 3:10 AM
I did what SallyAnn did.
james500

Joined: June 2013 (4422 votes)

Monday 3:14 AM
The flush of 2-3-5-7.
Every cut bar 9c,9s and 9h is helpful.
3-2 combo might bring 15/2.

2-8 to my opponent is weakened by the cards in my hand being out of circulation:
2-2 pair, 2-3 combo, 2-5-8 and 7-8 sixteens are all less likely to occur in the crib, since a crucial card is unavailable to them.

Cribbage Pro Scrimmage
15th Sep 2025
🏆Score: 121 to 93
🌋SP: 2040
📅Streak: 91
https://www.cribbagepro.net/scrimmage/611/3333658/1

1. 9-K
2. A-6
3. 2-Q
4. 2-8
5. A-2
6. 2-10
7. 2-2
8. 2-8

Wordle 1,549 4/6

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Eolus619 says: James500…I am not going to get up seven hours earlier to post my choice to beat your time stamp…besides I picked what you picked & you gave better reasons too!
james500 says: Hi Bruce. I have the advantage that UK time is 5 hours ahead of New York time, so it's a comfortable 11am updating of each puzzle here.
fentesk says: Wow, only one discard decision different (Hand 6 I sent A-2) and I somehow managed to lose 120-121. My pegging must have been atrocious even with a Cribbage Pro "Hand Grade" of 100. Nice work with the near skunk today.
tevdodd

Joined: May 2021 (367 votes)

Monday 3:24 AM
No shortage of options today. I think it's more likely opp is -13 over the next 5 deals than it is that we are +20 to make up this sizable hole we've dug. This tips the scales ever so slightly to this hold over Sally's proposed 3-5-7-8.

Interesting Daily Scrimmage today, felt pretty safe until the final hand. I found Hand 4 the most intriguing from 58-34*.

Wordle 1,549 4/6*

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james500 says: Hi, hope you had a pleasant weekend. You say that you found hand 4 intriguing, what did you eventually choose? What ideas did you consider? 2c-4d-8d-8h-9d-Kd for those who don't know.
tevdodd says: 4-K, 2-K, and of course 2-8. Ultimately I settled on 4-K (Which Crib Pro HATED), maybe I got a little greedy, but within 12 of positional hole, and no way to hold more than 4 to start, I figured the 2 pt sacrifice on the front end was worth the potential of 12 to reach 70 in this hand. Also, 4-K suited is still a better pone discard than 2-8.
Gougie00

Joined: March 2008 (6247 votes)

Monday 3:41 AM
Keep the sure 8 points. Curling my nose and tossing 2-2.
dec

Joined: April 2008 (6933 votes)

Monday 3:49 AM
Going for 4,6,X cuts here. dec
SallyAnn3 says: Happy Birthday, Dan--have a great day!
Eolus619 says: dan..many healthy and happy returns of this day 💥
Inushtuk1 says: Happy B'day Dan.
dec says: TY all. Been a while since we played I hope I pegged some against that keep you held. dec
mrob2199

Joined: February 2009 (1755 votes)

Monday 3:53 AM
We need a hand here but we also need to limit dealers crib since he has a pretty good lead on us heading onto 3rd street-the 2357 flush shouid yield us at least 10 points and the 28 discard is as defensive as we can get with this configuration
Eolus619 says: Morning Rob..just tagging on here to post Ras’s lowest average balk list in case new players have not seen it ..2-8 is on it❗️ https://www.cribbage.org/NewSite/tips/rasmussen7.asp
domandcarol

Joined: August 2023 (225 votes)

Monday 4:20 AM
I’m keeping the 8 points and hoping that cards in hand take enough options out of circulation for crib
mfetchCT425

Joined: February 2009 (1685 votes)

Monday 5:18 AM
Every cut adds something except the 9. 2-8 best defense with this assortment of cards.
Mcrume

Joined: April 2025 (152 votes)

Monday 6:02 AM
In deciding to keep the flush I like throwing the 2’s. Every cut but a nine helps my hand. Yes I’m giving away two points, but I feel like the 2-3 also gives away two points with the possibility of a bit more being open ended as well as being a “5”.
Eolus619

Joined: June 2020 (1839 votes)

Monday 6:22 AM
James500 spoke on behalf of us both today..thx❗️
Eolus619 says: On Friday I posted a Rob M puzzle from ACC Facebook..said I would post his discard today.. he held A-A-3-4-6-6..99*-104 Rob tossed the 6s…his reasons “I figured the percentages were favoring a picture cut-especially when my 6 cards didn’t have a face card-that would give me 8 points with a good shot to peg 3 with my aces, as well as the 66 stashed in the crib-alas it was a 4 cut ,giving me 4 and a 2 point crib-I then needed 12 with first count next hand and could only muster 6
Inushtuk1 says: Hi Bruce. I'd want to keep the 4 sure points, plus another two in the Crib. 3-4-6-6(A-A). I still have the gut shot for the double run; and a more powerful one at that.
Eolus619 says: Mike..The As were a frequent discard on facebook ..more disagreed with Rob than I would have thought
Jazzselke

Joined: March 2009 (2913 votes)

Monday 6:24 AM
Any face card yields 10 and 28 usually a good balk as long as the dealer doesn't throw 67 or 55.
Jazzselke says: Meant to keep 2357.
SallyAnn3

Joined: March 2020 (1314 votes)

Monday 6:41 AM
Thanks all! This hand had me getting dizzy, esp since I was playing Mr Crete. My logic was the same as Mike Crume's.I ended up with a face card diamond cut.
Djgoat

Joined: December 2023 (350 votes)

Monday 7:17 AM
I like the 3-5-7 combo most of the time and the 2 gives us a few chances at a run or, in this case, an extra 15.

Cribbage Pro Scrimmage
15th Sep 2025
🏆Score: 121 to 103
🌋SP: 1730
📅Streak: 2
Sgt Pegger

Joined: July 2017 (756 votes)

Monday 7:26 AM
I prefer this hold because I hate throwing an 8 to the pones crib that much.
Eolus619 says: Morning Sgt…fyi..2-7 and 2-8 both average 4.81 on Ras’s lowest average balk discard list https://www.cribbage.org/NewSite/tips/rasmussen7.asp
Eolus619 says: and..certainly not quarreling with your 2-7
BennieO

Joined: August 2025 (30 votes)

Monday 7:53 AM
No need to throw the 2s together to secure a higher score for myself with 3-5-7-8. Every card scores for us except for 6 and 9. Especially looking at a X cut and seeing this turn into a 10 point hand.

First, push farther down the board to make up our point deficit, and then put more emphasis on getting a favorable board position coming down 3rd street.
BennieO says: My scrimmage today: Cribbage Pro Daily Scrimmage 15th Sep 2025 🏆Score: 🏆121 to 102 📈SP: 1805 📅Streak: 273
MarktheShark

Joined: January 2024 (580 votes)

Monday 7:55 AM
We need to catch up, but putting points from a pair into Dealer's crib just seems wrong. Without the flush option, the 3-7 is going. With the flush option, the 2-8 is best and leaves a better pegger than the 2-2 pitch.
TheGrumpyUncle

Joined: June 2025 (89 votes)

Monday 8:32 AM
HalscribCLX

Joined: February 2008 (5776 votes)

Monday 12:48 PM
At 40-56* playing an Offense strategy for the pegging the dynamic expected average and Win/Loss %s are:

________________Our
Offense___Hand__Pegs_Crib____Total___W4 %___W5 %
2D-3-5-7___10.17+2.30+(-4.18)=8.29____0.3____4.8
2D-3-5-8____9.65+2.00+(-4.23)=7.42____0.3____4.3
3-5-7-8____11.17+1.59+(-5.86)=6.90____0.3____4.8

Offense______L4 %___L5 %
2D-3-5-7______6.8____49.8
2D-3-5-8______7.1____50.9
3-5-7-8_______9.5____56.0

2D-3-5-7 is best for expected averages by 0.87pt. and is slightly best for Win %s and lowest for Loss %s. So I'll select the 2H-8 to discard.

After the Q cut I'll lead the 2 and play Offense:

Lead_________________Our Pegging Points
2___________________________2.33
3___________________________1.92
7___________________________1.61
5___________________________1.32