Monday 3:18 AM

Lets play poker instead ...

Al Miller training 101. If you got 8 points in your hand, keep it.

Monday 3:31 AM

I love to Flush. This is no exception.

Monday 3:57 AM

Don’t be a sissy!

Monday 4:03 AM

and a straight flush winner here even with a 7-8. dec

Monday 4:40 AM

Roll the dice today. Didn't want all big cards for pegging.

Monday 4:41 AM

Falseclaim will be disappointed by my selection.

Monday 4:44 AM

Being aggressive here to get in great position on 4th street. I believe opponent is back far enough to jettison the 7-8.

Monday 4:46 AM

Big risk but we are in pretty decent position so lets roll the dice. We'll be dealing from a good place next hand.

Monday 4:50 AM

If this was a Cribbage Pro hand, the crib would a 20 or 24.
I need to get past 98 as I can for upcoming deal. I'm playing my postion, not my opponent's.

Monday 5:12 AM

Keep 2 or 3 points and lose by 2 or 3? No thank you.

Monday 5:45 AM

Ras asks himself the question “ where do I want to be after this hand.” He then uses three decision points to determine his strategy 1) look at the pegs 2) look at your 6 dealt cards 3) look @ the starter. In two hands after this one, I want to be counting first from 111+. Caution…my experience when playing online as Pone …7/8 & 6/8 can frequently be disasters in the dealer crib. Today I am taking the risk that current dealer does not earn 36 points from this & the next hand to be dealing from 118 and being in reach of pegging out before I can count first and be out.

Monday 5:54 AM

It pays to flush! Plus, I need the 8 points to get down the board for next deal.

Monday 5:55 AM

I need to be at 96. So good-bye 7-8.

Monday 6:54 AM

Not super-happy with the 9 starter card. I hope that crib doesn't explode....

Monday 7:15 AM

I'm not going to give this game away at this point. The 7,8 is too risky.

Monday 7:53 AM

I dont like giving dealer 7 8 but sometimes needs must.

Monday 8:46 AM

I didn’t want to put points in their crib with the lead I have

Monday 9:09 AM

Risks a big crib for Dealer who is well behind, but I am keeping the points to be in very good position (100+) to go out my next three hands. No defense here.

Monday 9:36 AM

Couldn’t say I’d ever see a time where I would toss a 7-8 to opposing crib…until now!

Monday 9:39 AM

Full speed ahead-you’re much much more likely to lose the game by breaking up the hand and dealing yourself bad the next hand than discarding 78 and having opponent get 39 in their 3 counts

Monday 12:05 PM

Ditto what the Dans and Rob said...

Monday 12:56 PM

At 82-92* playing a Defense strategy for the pegging the dynamic expected averages and Win/Loss %s are:

________________Dlr's
Defense___Hand__Pegs____Crib____Total______W2 %____W3 %
10-J-Q-K___10.74+(-3.43)+(-7.52)=(-0.21)____42.8____84.6
8-10-J-Q____5.20+(-3.20)+(-4.04)=(-2.04)____13.5____67.3
7-10-J-Q____5.11+(-3.39)+(-4.02)=(-2.30)____13.8____67.6
8-J-Q-K_____5.02+(-3.24)+(-4.16)=(-2.38)____12.6____65.6

Defense_______L2 %____L3 %
10-J-Q-K_______7.7_____5.9
8-10-J-Q_______2.2____14.2
7-10-J-Q_______2.1____13.9
8-J-Q-K________2.3____15.1

The straight flush is best for expected averages by 1.83pts. and is hugely best for Win %s and very much lowest for Loss %s. So, I'll select the risky 7-8 to discard.

After the 9S cut I'll lead the Q and play Defense:

Lead________________Dealer's Pegging Points
Q___________________________(-3.06)
J___________________________(-3.07)
10__________________________(-3.12)
K___________________________(-3.13)

Monday 7:09 PM

I decided to go a little unconventional today. Absolutely 0 chance I'm tossing 7-8 in this scenario.