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George "Ras" Rasmussen - Tip #5 A comparison of these discard options to your own crib provide an interesting and widely unexpected result. The 5-6 averages 6.76, while the 5-K has a lower average of 6.72. These averages are based on recorded discards. The 5-6 has been discarded 486 times and the 5-K has been deposited to my own crib 1,428 times. It should be noted that only the 5-5, 2-3 and the 5-J attain a higher average. When viewing the 5-6 and 5-K in a broad sense, they are very similar with the 5-6 showing a slight advantage.
In a more definitive view, some differences do emerge: 5-6
* None over 16 Points 5-K
** One of 17 points How can the 5-6 have a higher average that the 5-K given the above figures? The 5-6 to your own crib provides connecting cards for opponent’s discard of 7-K, 7-Q, 7-J, 7-10, 4-K, 4-Q, 4-J and 4-10 and works reasonably well with any x-x discard. Also, what happens in the 3-7 column and the 8-11 column more than compensates for the 5-6's tendency to produce a larger number of two-point cribs. The 5-K often tallies 4 or 6 points while the 5-6 predominately totals five or seven points. The same advantage appears in the 8-11 range, with the 5-K frequently attaining eight points while the 5-6 is commonly at nine points. Have you noted that the 5-6 is 35% more likely to produce a crib of 12-15 points? By the way, the 5-6 does even better when compared to the 5-Q or 5-10. Either of these discard choices is excellent. Give the 5-6 greater consideration and you will benefit by that choice. When comparing these two, it’s easy to forget that the 5-6 is also worth a minimum of two points in your crib. - Republished by permission. Text copyright © 2002 by George Rasmussen. All rights reserved. |
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