Two sevens, two eights, and a nine count 24
Two eights, a seven, and two nines " 20
Two nines, a six, seven, and eight " 16
Two sixes, two fives, and a four " 24
Two sixes, two fours, and a five " 24
Two fives, two fours, and a six " 24
Two threes, two twos, and an ace " 16
Two aces, two twos, and a three " 16
Three fives and a tenth card " 14
Three fours and a seven " 12
Three twos and a nine " 8
Six, seven, eight, and two aces the ragged 13
6 + 1 and 8 = 15-2;
6 + 1 and 8 = 16-4;
6 + 1 + 1 + 7 = 15-6;
7 + 8 = 15-8,
the pair of aces and the sequence 5 = 13.
Three sixes and a nine count 12
Three sevens and an eight " 12
Three eights and a seven " 12
Three nines and a six " 12
Three threes and a nine " 12
Three sixes and a three " 12
Three sevens and an ace " 12
Two tens (pair) and two fives " 12
Two tenth cards (not a pair) and two fives = 10
Two nines and two sixes " 12
Two eights and two sevens " 12
Two sixes and two threes " 8
Two fives, a four, and a six " 12
Two fours, a five, and a six " 12
Two sixes, a four, and a five " 12
Two threes and two nines " 8
Two nines, a seven, and an eight " 10
Two eights, a seven, and a nine " 12
Two sevens, an eight, and a nine " 12
Two sixes, a seven, and an eight " 10
Two sixes, a three, and a nine " 8
A seven, eight, nine, ten, and knave " 7
A six, seven, eight, nine, and ten " 9
A six, seven, eight, and nine " 8
A six, five, and two sevens " 8
Any double sequence of three cards
and a pair (as knave, queen, and
two kings). " 6
Any sequence of three cards and a fifteen " 5
Any sequence of four cards and a
fifteen (as seven, eight, nine and ten) counts 6
Any sequence of six cards " 6
Any sequence of four cards and a flush " 8
Any flush of four cards and a fifteen " 6
Any flush of four cards and a pair " 6
The highest number that can be counted from five cards is 29--made
from four fives and a knave; that is, three fives and a knave of the
suit turned up, and a five on the pack--for the combinations of the
four fives, 16; for the double pair-royal, 12; his nob, 1-29.
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