“Starter” Combinations Examples During & & Play Hand Crib
“Fifteens” 10-5, 6-9, 7-8, A-5-7-2 2 2 2
“Thirty-One” K-10-6-5 2 - - “Go” or “Last Card” Last Card Played 1 - - Below 31 Jack as “Starter” For Dealer Only: 2 - - “Two for his Heels” “Pairs” 6♠-6♣, 3♥-3♣, Q♠-Q♥ 2 2 2 “Three of a Kind” 4♠-4♣-4♥ = 3 Pairs 6 6 6 “Four of a Kind” 5♠-5♣-5♥-5♦ = 6 Pairs 12 12 12 “Run of Three” A♠-2♥-3♠, J♣-Q♥-K♠ 3 3 3 “Run of Four” 10♦-J♣-Q♥-K♠ 4 4 4 Any Longer Run For Each Card 1 1 1 “Double Run of Three” 6♦-7♥-7♠-8♣ - 8 8 “Double Run of Four” 5♠-6♦-7♥-7♠-8♣ - 10 10 “Triple Run of Three” 2♦-2♥-2♠-3♣-4♦ - 15 15 “Quadruple Run of 2♦-2♥-3♠-3♣-4♦ - 16 16 Three” Four Cards of Same “Flush” of 4 Hearts, - 4 - Suit in Hand Only etc. 6♥-8♥-10♥-Q♥ Four Cards in Hand “Flush” of 5 Clubs, - 5 5 or Crib of Same Suit etc. 3♣-5♣-7♣-8♣-J♣ as “Starter” Jack of Same Suit In Hand or Crib: - 1 1 as “Starter” “One for his Nob”