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Video Poker Strategy Calculator
Introduction
The following table shows the results when following perfect strategy (basic strategy and all of the exceptions):
Perfect Strategy Analysis | ||||||
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Hand | Payoff | Combinations | Probability | Hit Frequency | Variance | Return |
Royal Flush | 800 | 498,081,192 | 0.000025 | 40,020.04 | 15.95 | 0.019990 |
Straight Flush | 60 | 2,032,648,860 | 0.000102 | 9,806.53 | 0.35 | 0.006118 |
Four Aces | 440 | 4,736,586,396 | 0.000238 | 4,208.35 | 45.78 | 0.104554 |
Four J's, Q's, K's | 90 | 11,573,308,788 | 0.000581 | 1,722.34 | 4.59 | 0.052254 |
Four 2's, 3's, 4's | 100 | 10,519,710,576 | 0.000528 | 1,894.85 | 5.17 | 0.052775 |
Four 5's through 10's | 70 | 20,993,626,668 | 0.001053 | 949.49 | 5.01 | 0.073724 |
Full House | 8 | 217,005,661,548 | 0.010887 | 91.86 | 0.52 | 0.087093 |
Flush | 5 | 215,876,178,828 | 0.010830 | 92.34 | 0.17 | 0.054150 |
Straight | 4 | 249,309,962,364 | 0.012507 | 79.95 | 0.11 | 0.050029 |
Three of a Kind | 3 | 1,505,918,536,596 | 0.075548 | 13.24 | 0.28 | 0.226644 |
Two Pair | 1 | 2,461,786,341,732 | 0.123502 | 8.10 | 0.00 | 0.123502 |
Jacks or Better | 1 | 4,243,363,970,832 | 0.212879 | 4.70 | 0.00 | 0.212879 |
Nothing | 0 | 10,989,615,902,820 | 0.551321 | 1.81 | 0.62 | 0.000000 |
Totals | 19,933,230,517,200 | 1.000000 | 2.23 | 78.56 | 1.063712 |
The following table shows the results when following basic strategy only (not its exceptions):
Basic Strategy Analysis | ||||||
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Hand | Payoff | Combinations | Probability | Hit Frequency | Variance | Return |
Royal Flush | 800 | 498,489,864 | 0.000025 | 39,987.23 | 15.96 | 0.020006 |
Straight Flush | 60 | 2,032,223,160 | 0.000102 | 9,808.58 | 0.35 | 0.006117 |
Four Aces | 440 | 4,736,522,928 | 0.000238 | 4,208.41 | 45.78 | 0.104553 |
Four J's, Q's, K's | 90 | 11,572,807,236 | 0.000581 | 1,722.42 | 4.59 | 0.052252 |
Four 2's, 3's, 4's | 100 | 10,519,571,256 | 0.000528 | 1,894.87 | 5.17 | 0.052774 |
Four 5's through 10's | 70 | 20,993,380,536 | 0.001053 | 949.50 | 5.00 | 0.073723 |
Full House | 8 | 217,008,531,540 | 0.010887 | 91.85 | 0.52 | 0.087094 |
Flush | 5 | 215,877,426,516 | 0.010830 | 92.34 | 0.17 | 0.054150 |
Straight | 4 | 248,679,757,632 | 0.012476 | 80.16 | 0.11 | 0.049903 |
Three of a Kind | 3 | 1,505,988,346,752 | 0.075552 | 13.24 | 0.28 | 0.226655 |
Two Pair | 1 | 2,462,058,503,352 | 0.123515 | 8.10 | 0.00 | 0.123515 |
Jacks or Better | 1 | 4,245,071,114,520 | 0.212965 | 4.70 | 0.00 | 0.212965 |
Nothing | 0 | 10,988,193,841,908 | 0.551250 | 1.81 | 0.62 | 0.000000 |
Totals | 19,933,230,517,200 | 1.000000 | 2.23 | 78.57 | 1.063707 |
The following table shows the basic strategy:
Basic Strategy | |
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Type of Play | Play Details |
4 of a Kind | 2222; 3333; 4444; 5555; 6666; 7777; 8888; 9999; TTTT |
Pat Hand | Four J's, Q's, K's; Four Aces; Straight Flush; Royal Flush |
3 of a Kind | AAA |
4 to a Royal Flush | TJQA; TJQK; TJKA; TQKA; JQKA |
Pat Hand | Straight; Flush; Full House |
3 of a Kind | 222; 333; 444; 555; 666; 777; 888; 999; TTT; JJJ; QQQ; KKK |
1 Pair | AA |
4 to a Straight Flush | (more)A234; A235; A245; A345; 2345; 2346; 2356; 2456; 3456; 3457; 3467; 3567... |
2 Pair | (more)2233; 2244; 2255; 2266; 2277; 2288; 2299; 22TT; 22JJ; 22QQ; 22KK; 3344... |
1 Pair | JJ; QQ; KK |
3 to a Royal Flush | TJA; TJQ; TJK; TQA; TQK; TKA; JQA; JQK; JKA; QKA |
4 to a Flush | (more)2347; 2348; 2349; 234T; 234J; 234Q; 234K; 2357; 2358; 2359; 235T; 235J... |
4 to a Straight | 9TJQ; TJQK |
1 Pair | 22; 33; 44; 55; 66; 77; 88; 99; TT |
3 to a Straight Flush | 9JQ |
4 to a Straight | 2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; 89TJ; JQKA |
3 to a Straight Flush | 345; 456; 567; 678; 789; 89T; 89J; 8TJ; 8JQ; 9TJ; 9TQ; 9JK; 9QK |
2 to a Royal Flush | JA; JQ; JK; QA; QK; KA |
4 to a Straight | 9JQK; TJQA; TJKA; TQKA |
Single Card | an Ace |
3 to a Straight | JQK |
3 to a Straight Flush | (more)234; 235; 245; 346; 356; 457; 467; 568; 578; 679; 689; 78T; 78J; 79T... |
4 to a Straight | 89JQ; 8TJQ; 9TJK; 9TQK |
2 to a Straight | JQ; JK; QK |
2 to a Royal Flush | TJ; TQ |
Single Card | a Jack; a Queen; a King |
3 to a Straight Flush | 236; 246; 256; 347; 357; 367; 458; 468; 478; 569; 579; 589; 67T; 68T; 69T |
4 to a Straight | (more)2346; 2356; 2456; 3457; 3467; 3567; 4568; 4578; 4678; 5679; 5689; 5789... |
Garbage | Discard everything |
The following table shows the exceptions to the basic strategy:
Basic Strategy Exceptions | ||
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Right Play | Wrong Play | Pattern(s) |
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ | 2 to a Straight: JK | |
Single Card: a Queen | 2 to a Royal Flush: TQ | |
4 to a Straight: 9JQK | 2 to a Royal Flush: JK | |
4 to a Straight: TJKA | 2 to a Royal Flush: JK | |
4 to a Straight: 9JQK | 2 to a Royal Flush: QK | |
4 to a Straight: TQKA | 2 to a Royal Flush: QK |