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Introduction

The following table shows the results when following perfect strategy (basic strategy and all of the exceptions):

Perfect Strategy Analysis
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityHit FrequencyVarianceReturn
Royal Flush10,946.6667731,757,7680.00003727,240.204,397.940.401857
Straight Flush501,779,456,6360.00008911,201.860.210.004464
Four Aces804,171,214,4840.0002094,778.761.300.016741
Four 2's, 3's, 4's4010,016,009,4360.0005021,990.140.750.020099
Four 5's through K's2531,171,613,1480.001564639.470.880.039095
Full House6220,876,026,7320.01108190.250.240.066485
Flush5167,219,588,1360.008389119.200.110.041945
Straight4195,611,365,2120.009813101.900.070.039253
Three of a Kind31,426,126,027,9200.07154513.980.200.214635
Two Pair22,510,142,783,1920.1259287.940.060.251855
Jacks or Better14,278,147,498,7920.2146244.660.020.214624
Nothing011,087,237,175,7440.5562191.800.960.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.254,402.751.311053

The following table shows the results when following basic strategy only (not its exceptions):

Basic Strategy Analysis
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityHit FrequencyVarianceReturn
Royal Flush10,946.6667732,278,9040.00003727,220.824,401.070.402143
Straight Flush501,776,769,6920.00008911,218.800.210.004457
Four Aces804,213,869,6240.0002114,730.391.310.016912
Four 2's, 3's, 4's4010,012,502,7000.0005021,990.830.750.020092
Four 5's through K's2531,139,298,6480.001562640.130.880.039055
Full House6220,900,276,1880.01108290.240.240.066492
Flush5166,233,967,6560.008340119.910.110.041698
Straight4195,533,006,4120.009809101.940.070.039238
Three of a Kind31,426,402,947,0240.07155913.970.200.214677
Two Pair22,510,522,502,8400.1259477.940.060.251893
Jacks or Better14,272,533,821,8000.2143424.670.020.214342
Nothing011,093,229,275,7120.5565191.800.960.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.254,405.891.310998

The following table shows the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy
Type of Play Play Details
Pat HandRoyal Flush
4 to a Royal FlushTJQA; TJQK; TJKA; TQKA; JQKA
Pat HandStraight Flush
4 of a Kind
(more)2222; 3333; 4444; 5555; 6666; 7777; 8888; 9999; TTTT; JJJJ; QQQQ; KKKK...
3 to a Royal FlushTJA; TJQ; TJK; TQA; TQK; TKA; JQA; JQK; JKA; QKA
3 of a KindAAA
Pat HandStraight; Flush; Full House
3 of a Kind222; 333; 444; 555; 666; 777; 888; 999; TTT; JJJ; QQQ; KKK
2 Pair
(more)2233; 2244; 2255; 2266; 2277; 2288; 2299; 22TT; 22JJ; 22QQ; 22KK; 22AA...
4 to a Straight Flush
(more)A234; A235; A245; A345; 2345; 2346; 2356; 2456; 3456; 3457; 3467; 3567...
1 PairJJ; QQ; KK; AA
2 to a Royal FlushJQ; QK
2 to a Royal FlushJA; JK; QA; KA
2 to a Royal FlushTJ
2 to a Royal FlushTQ
2 to a Royal FlushTK
2 to a Royal FlushTA
4 to a Flush
(more)2347; 2348; 2349; 234T; 234J; 234Q; 234K; 2357; 2358; 2359; 235T; 235J...
4 to a Straight9TJQ; TQKA
4 to a StraightTJQA; TJQK; TJKA; JQKA
1 Pair22; 33; 44; 55; 66; 77; 88; 99; TT
4 to a Straight2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; 89TJ
3 to a Straight Flush345; 456; 567; 678; 789; 89T; 89J
4 to a Straight9JQK
Single Cardan Ace
3 to a StraightJQK
Single Carda Jack
Single Carda Queen
Single Carda King
3 to a Straight Flush
(more)234; 235; 236; 245; 246; 256; 346; 347; 356; 357; 367; 457; 458; 467...
Single Carda Ten
GarbageDiscard everything

The following table shows the exceptions to the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy Exceptions
Right Play Wrong Play Pattern(s)
Single Card: a JackSingle Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♣ J♦ A♥
Single Card: a QueenSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ J♣ Q♥
Garbage: Discard everythingSingle Card: a Ten
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ 7♦ 10♣
Single Card: a KingSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ Q♣ K♥
Single Card: a QueenSingle Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ Q♥ A♣
Single Card: a KingSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 7♣ 8♦ J♣ K♥
2 to a Royal Flush: JK2 to a Royal Flush: QA
(more)2♣ J♦ Q♥ K♦ A♥
2 to a Royal Flush: JA2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ J♦ Q♣ K♣ A♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TQ2 to a Royal Flush: TJ
(more)10♣ 10♦ 7♣ J♣ Q♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TK2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)10♣ 10♦ 8♣ Q♣ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TA2 to a Royal Flush: TK10♣ 10♦ 9♣ K♣ A♦
4 to a Flush: 23TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 2♣ 3♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 24TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 2♣ 4♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 34TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 3♣ 4♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 25TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 2♣ 5♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 35TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 3♣ 5♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 45TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 4♣ 5♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 26TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 2♣ 6♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 36TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 3♣ 6♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 46TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 4♣ 6♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 56TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 5♣ 6♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 27TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 2♣ 7♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 37TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 3♣ 7♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 47TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 4♣ 7♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 57TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 5♣ 7♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 67TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 6♣ 7♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 28TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 2♣ 8♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 38TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 3♣ 8♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 48TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 4♣ 8♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 58TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 5♣ 8♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 68TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 6♣ 8♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 78TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 7♣ 8♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 29TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 2♣ 9♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 39TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 3♣ 9♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 49TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 4♣ 9♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 59TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 5♣ 9♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 69TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 6♣ 9♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 79TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 7♣ 9♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 89TA2 to a Royal Flush: TA10♣ 10♦ 8♣ 9♣ A♣