Each entry in the table was an anagram of a playing card.  The best possible hand is 4 tens and an ace.
  
    | Masters of Deception - mortice | 
    10&spades | 
    below the surface - awe | 
    3&clubs | 
  
  
    | Dark Side of the Moon - OK | 
    3&diams | 
    The Face on Mars - MN | 
    A♥ | 
  
  
    | fluorescent bulb - ruble | 
    10&clubs | 
    Bessel function - set | 
    9&clubs | 
  
  
    | algebraic functions - training | 
    A&clubs | 
    earthtones + f | 
    10♥ | 
  
  
    | random act of kindness - cranks | 
    10♦ | 
    overstuffed chair - curd | 
    5♥ | 
  
  
    | Knight of Columbus - mouth | 
    K&clubs | 
    sheet of rain + n | 
    9♥ | 
  
  
    | President of the USA - unit | 
    3&spades | 
    shoe fastener + v | 
    7♥ | 
  
  
    | absolute frequency - teary | 
    Q&clubs | 
    safe-deposit + Hg | 
    8&spades |