Today's results so far

*** This hand was suggested by goninnygo
90*-93  ?
65%
65%
30%
30%
2%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Total votes: 276
goninnygoBehind in position but a good hand makes it seem like a full steam ahead situation...Break up the double run and load the crib? Keep the run but stall the crib? Something else?
tevdodd

Joined: May 2021 (465 votes)

Wednesday 4:12 AM
Solid submission today from ninny. Do we want a 16 pt hand or a 6 pt hand + 10 crib? I guess I'm leaving myself the flexibility if we whiff this cut this morning. Looking forward to seeing the viewpoints today.

Cribbage Pro Daily Scrimmage
Score: 121 to 95
Chalk until Hand 8 (8-Q)

Pegged Hand 8 for the skunk, no dice.
mrob2199

Joined: February 2009 (1809 votes)

Wednesday 4:12 AM
Looking for pictures or the bingo cuts of aces or fours-not enamored with throwing 4-10 to my own crib while holding 2 aces-we have the pegging option of sacrificing points to the pone to try to get our aces in for 3 or 4
dec

Joined: April 2008 (7086 votes)

Wednesday 4:51 AM
Potential for twelve still. 2-3 One of the highest crib producers. Pegging on aces could be advantageous. We would like to incur sixteen or more points here. Opponent also short here. dec
domandcarol

Joined: August 2023 (302 votes)

Wednesday 4:53 AM
I’m all in with the 23 toss
Rosemarie44

Joined: March 2016 (2377 votes)

Wednesday 5:04 AM
Tossing 2-3 is a no brainer for me - high value. AA23 is closed on one end with the aces.
Jazzselke

Joined: March 2009 (2977 votes)

Wednesday 5:10 AM
In the Midwest this is nicknamed the Mick Michaelis toss, a Hall of Fame player who passed away before I started in the ACC. No Double-Run Hypnosis here...
Gougie00

Joined: March 2008 (6332 votes)

Wednesday 5:11 AM
Along with the 45677J, this was Ras's favorite puzzle for newbies. And of course when you need a cut, here's the useless 8.
goninnygo says: I imagine Ras would've said toss the 77? If so that would be a good one for today's cut.
Eolus619 says: goninnygo hello..yes on the 7/7 https://www.cribbage.org/NewSite/tips/rasmussen9.asp
Annabella says: Eolus, thank you for commenting, you have been missed. Your comments, and reminders of RAS -are helpful to this newbie. This puzzle took me a minute to decide. And Gougie- thank you for your insightful but funny commentary as well.
Eolus619 says: welcome AB..Ras has valuable advice & thanks to his extraordinary documentation it’s easy to pass it along
farleysma

Joined: March 2022 (391 votes)

Wednesday 5:18 AM
An A, 2, 3, or 4 cut helps whether we break up the double run or not. With a net total of eight points either way, I’d rather toss myself 2-3 than a 10-4 holding two A’s. Add in the pegging value of the double As and this is an enticing hold.
glmccuskey

Joined: April 2011 (4577 votes)

Wednesday 5:29 AM
james500

Joined: June 2013 (4506 votes)

Wednesday 5:50 AM
2-3 too.

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If not playing on hard mode, I might've got it. Tricky one though.
HfxKen

Joined: February 2020 (1352 votes)

Wednesday 6:03 AM
I can't add anything to what everyone has already said. Everything has been covered. Position ,pone postion, pegging hand and crib.
goninnygo

Joined: August 2024 (237 votes)

Wednesday 6:05 AM
When I played it I cut a Jack which was way more fun (and less stressful) than the 8 here.
Djgoat

Joined: December 2023 (428 votes)

Wednesday 6:25 AM
Had to take a chance on a 10 card but. I'll lead the 4 for fun!
Cribbage Pro Scrimmage
10th Dec 2025
🏆Score: 121 to 91
🌋SP: 2100
📅Streak: 9
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Eolus619

Joined: June 2020 (1922 votes)

Wednesday 6:48 AM
Today Ras is speaking to us with his well known axiom..”don’t be seduced by double run hypnosis”

https://www.cribbage.org/NewSite/tips/rasmussen9.asp

and 2/3 is on his list of “approved “ dealer discards when sacrificing points

https://vashoncribbage.weebly.com/uploads/5/6/7/4/56741021/chart_11.pdf
Eolus619 says: for those of you who kept the double run.,fine by me ..cribbage is a game of choices ..for another view take Ras’s ten minute video class on double run hypnosis https://youtu.be/swrWuhxO9FY
mfetchCT425

Joined: February 2009 (1731 votes)

Wednesday 6:53 AM
I like the Michaelis toss today. Hand potential still viable and major potential for a productive crib with the 2-3 discard.
Sgt Pegger

Joined: July 2017 (837 votes)

Wednesday 7:10 AM
Looks like I'm on my own today.
simon.meth says: I'm with you! Extra 2 points with the 8 is nice.
SallyAnn3 says: You guys can borrow my island :)
Sgt Pegger says: Very interesting .... this hold has gathered the most votes thus far and yet I am the only one brave enough (or less than smart enough), to enter any explanation as to justify it.
Assman

Joined: May 2024 (598 votes)

Wednesday 7:24 AM
Spread it out. No junk in my crib.
BennieO

Joined: August 2025 (116 votes)

Wednesday 10:19 AM
Double run hypnosis. Aces and 4s stick together for a X cut and 2-3 goes and boosts the crib. For the play save those Aces till the end and pair/trips em.

Cribbage Pro Scrimmage
10th Dec 2025
🏆Score: 121 to 97
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SallyAnn3

Joined: March 2020 (1380 votes)

Wednesday 11:00 AM
Ditto....learned the Mick toss on here, and now use it a lot. I echo everything Kendra said :)
Inushtuk1

Joined: July 2016 (1944 votes)

Wednesday 11:03 AM
Yes, straight out of the notes from The Double Run Hypnosis lecture. Thanks GougieOO for ringing my bell on the 4-5-6-7-7-X as Dealer. Also the difference between 2-5-6-6-7-X, and 2-5-6-7-7-X. Offense to the lead. We need to move on down the board. Not so sure we will get the average of 7 in this Crib with the 8 on deck.
Inushtuk1 says: Getting back to the difference between 2-5-6-6-7-X, and 2-5-6-7-7-X; if I'm not mistaken, the (5-X) was correct with the former but not the latter. Actually I have an old note from when my Cribbage Prof was working that the Crib Prof liked the 5-6-6-7(2-X) on Offense only , as we keep the (5-6) Magic Eleven intact. But on Defense I imagine The Cribbage Prof put that 5 in the Crib. Not sure about Optimal. Perhaps I will submit that one day soon at a score I feel HalscribCLX will deem Optimal is the correct strategy, after seeing the six cards.
Jazzselke

Joined: March 2009 (2977 votes)

Wednesday 2:30 PM
Ras would say consider keeping the 5677 because of a 3 cut, and it improves on all cuts. But definitely 5X with 2667.
Jazzselke says: Meant to put this under Inushtuk's post.
HalscribCLX

Joined: February 2008 (5859 votes)

Wednesday 2:41 PM
At 90*-93 playing an Offense strategy for the pegging the dynamic expected averages and Win/Loss %s are:

________________Our
Offense____Hand_Pegs_Crib_Total____W2 %____W3 %
A-A-4-10____8.57+3.30+6.32=18.19____25.9____25.6
A-A-2-3____11.30+3.43+3.17=17.90____25.2____27.9
2-3-4-10____7.93+3.39+4.97=16.29____16.6____17.5
A-2-3-10____7.67+3.43+5.13=16.23____17.3____18.5

Offense________L2 %____L3 %
A-A-4-10________38.3____62.0
A-A-2-3_________34.5____59.9
2-3-4-10________38.9____71.2
A-2-3-10________38.0____69.9

A-A-4-10 is best for expected averages by 0.29pt. over A-A-2-3. However, A-A-2-3 is slightly best for Win %s and considerably lowest for Loss %s. So, I'll select the 4-10 to discard.

After the 8 cut I'll play Offense to the lead.