Score was 5-5. I am dealer.
I'm holding this:





Upcard is the

Predictably, everybody passed round one and it came around to me.
This one poses a very interesting situation. If I pick up, I've got both bowers and a green ace, which is pretty easily a point.
If I pass though, then I'm in a pretty good position to euchre the enemy no matter what they call. I can also make a pretty easy point on a reverse-next diamonds call in the second round if it comes around to me.
I think that this one might be an exception to the rule that the dealer should always pick up a jack if he has another card in the same suit. Here's why. This hand is not good for two points if you pick up. It's definitely good for one, but you'll need your partner's house because the two red jacks are a weakness.
If you pass, then you have a pretty good chance to euchre a next call from first seat with the two trumps (right+1) and the green ace. If the enemy actually crosses the river, you've got a pretty sure euchre with both bowers and the ace. Two points from the euchre are better than one.
If it comes back to you (ie everyone passes in round 2, which a lot of amateurs will because you've got all the jacks) then you call diamonds and go alone. You've got all three top trumps and you're two suited. The worst that happens is that the enemy manages to stop you on the spades but it's still a point.
That's actually how I played this hand in the game. I passed on the right, it came back to me and I went alone in diamonds. Unfortunately, one of the enemies had the spade ace so I got stopped on the fourth trick, but I still got a point. That's the best I would have had if I picked up.
I think that a situation like this is the exception to the usual rule. If the dealer actually has a euchre hand in all three of the remaining suits, he should pass on a right even if he has another trump in the turn suit.
Thoughts?