Tuesday 3:13 AM

I believe the double run has more potential. I am rewarded with the starter card.

Tuesday 3:31 AM

I suspect many players will toss 5-5, But I tossed suited 3-5. This hold is arguably the toughest to defend, so its all out offense.

Tuesday 3:35 AM

You have a fifteen point lead , not too many will toss two fives. You might even play off here on the pegging.Plus two clubs that covers it. dec

Tuesday 4:13 AM

Double run with two 5s and suited 3-5 to crib sounds good to me

Tuesday 5:01 AM

No bad choices here? 3-5, 5-5, 5-6, 6-7, even 3-7. Positionally, we are at +6 (50-44) and Pone is well behind. Time to be very aggressive and to try for that skunk. 3-5 (suited) leaves the best pegging hand, so that is my choice. Great cut! Take all those pegs! Go for it!

Tuesday 5:16 AM

Good puzzle to trigger a review of Ras’s big hand rule and also have a look at his highest average dealer discards.. 5-5 ..dealer can be sacrificing up to four points ..if the remaining keep can cut to 12..and see the table link below

https://www.cribbage.org/NewSite/tips/rasmussen6.asp

Tuesday 5:41 AM

I like it this way today. We're well ahead and I can keep 8 in my hand and put (3 5) in the crib. I'm very happy. Bingo starter card!

Tuesday 6:05 AM

It's ubiquitous! 🏂🏼 The Double Run will likely peg very well, and help us secure the SKUNK. The only other way to start with Eight Points is to hold all three 5 Cards, which weakens our potential Crib. 🧸

Tuesday 6:18 AM

ditto

Tuesday 6:45 AM

wordle taking no prisoners today...

Wordle 1,403 4/6

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Tuesday 7:03 AM

Running with the crowd today.

Tuesday 7:18 AM

Initial reaction was to toss 3-7, but I think this is the logical answer, there's no need to get greedy here.

Tuesday 8:23 AM

Tuesday 8:34 AM

It 's more ubiquitouser. Even if the (3-5) was not suited this seems the best way to go. Great pegger offensively.

Tuesday 8:53 AM

Going to my island! I followed RAS' rule.

Tuesday 9:02 AM

I decided this was my best way to stay out of any pegging battles!

Tuesday 11:44 AM

Excellent puzzle. Glad I'm under no time pressure to choose, since there are a few tempting possibilities.

Much has been written here about the strength of 6-7, and it was certainly on my radar today. 5-5 is even stronger though, and 3567 will improve after every cut.

Very interested to see how Hal grades this puzzle later.

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Tuesday 12:49 PM

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____W5 %____W6 %
5S-5D-6-7___12.11+(-1.93)+5.81=15.99____53.4____84.6
3-5-6-7______8.15+(-2.11)+8.52=14.56____49.4____81.9
3-5-5-5_____12.17+(-2.46)+4.51=14.22____45.6____78.2

Defense________L5 %____L6 %
5S-5D-6-7_______1.4_____1.5
3-5-6-7_________1.4_____2.0
3-5-5-5_________1.2_____2.4

5S-5D-6-7 ,is best for expected averages by 1.43pts. and is very much best for Win %s and very slightly lowest for Loss %s. So, I'll select the suited 3-5 to discard.

After the 6 cut I'll play Offense to the lead.

Tuesday 6:09 PM