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The standard deviation of Full Pay 9/6 Jacks or Better is 4.42.
"26-8-6" Jacks or Better
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
493,461,180
0.000025
0.019805
Straight flush
50
2,178,781,128
0.000109
0.005465
4 of a kind
26
47,093,065,596
0.002363
0.061426
Full house
8
229,474,563,084
0.011512
0.092097
Flush
6
219,546,510,552
0.011014
0.066085
Straight
4
223,901,471,868
0.011233
0.044930
3 of a kind
3
1,483,988,715,720
0.074448
0.223344
Two pair
2
2,576,909,843,424
0.129277
0.258554
Jacks or better
1
4,277,338,869,024
0.214583
0.214583
Nothing
0
10,872,305,235,624
0.545436
0.000000
Total
19,933,230,517,200
1.000000
0.986289
"9/5" Jacks or Better
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
496237776
0.000025
0.019916
Straight flush
50
2137447980
0.000107
0.005362
4 of a kind
25
47100799404
0.002363
0.059073
Full house
9
229510637676
0.011514
0.103626
Flush
5
217120426644
0.010892
0.054462
Straight
4
223861063908
0.011231
0.044922
3 of a kind
3
1484332642620
0.074465
0.223396
Two pair
2
2577431192796
0.129303
0.258606
Jacks or better
1
4288342040640
0.215135
0.215135
Nothing
0
10862898027756
0.544964
0.000000
Total
0
1.000000
0.984498
"8/6" Jacks or Better
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
493461180
0.000025
0.019805
Straight flush
50
2178781128
0.000109
0.005465
4 of a kind
25
47093065596
0.002363
0.059064
Full house
8
229474563084
0.011512
0.092097
Flush
6
219546510552
0.011014
0.066085
Straight
4
223901471868
0.011233
0.044930
3 of a kind
3
1483988715720
0.074448
0.223344
Two pair
2
2576909843424
0.129277
0.258554
Jacks or better
1
4277338869024
0.214583
0.214583
Nothing
0
10872305235624
0.545436
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.983927
"8/5" Jacks or Better
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
800
496224876
0.00002489
0.01991548
Straight flush
50
2146096656
0.00010766
0.00538321
Four of a kind
25
47100003732
0.00236289
0.05907222
Full house
8
229504776948
0.01151368
0.09210942
Flush
5
217303355868
0.01090156
0.05450781
Straight
4
223952329860
0.01123512
0.04494050
Three of a kind
3
1484283075660
0.07446275
0.22338824
Two pair
2
2577335006268
0.12929841
0.25859682
Pair
1
4287052708344
0.21507064
0.21507064
Nothing
0
10864056938988
0.54502239
0
Total
19933230517200
1
0.97298434
"7/5" Jacks or Better
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal Flush
800
496195464
0.000025
0.019914
Straight Flush
50
2148216384
0.000108
0.005389
4 of a Kind
25
47085010836
0.002362
0.059053
Full House
7
229449036564
0.011511
0.080576
Flush
5
217345878912
0.010904
0.054518
Straight
4
224882540088
0.011282
0.045127
3 of a Kind
3
1483660907628
0.074432
0.223295
Two Pair
2
2576458033308
0.129254
0.258509
Jacks or Better
1
4287450841560
0.215091
0.215091
Nothing
0
10864253856456
0.545032
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.961472
"6/5" Jacks or Better
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal Flush
800
496188240
0.000025
0.019914
Straight Flush
50
2152883604
0.000108
0.005400
4 of a Kind
25
47084328684
0.002362
0.059053
Full House
6
229444197516
0.011511
0.069064
Flush
5
217494726336
0.010911
0.054556
Straight
4
224915292156
0.011283
0.045134
3 of a Kind
3
1483619627628
0.074429
0.223288
Two Pair
2
2576379215340
0.129250
0.258501
Jacks or Better
1
4286678700708
0.215052
0.215052
Nothing
0
10864965356988
0.545068
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.949961
Jacks or Better
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal Flush
1000
584850156
0.000029
0.029340
Straight Flush
125
2767415496
0.000139
0.017354
4 of a Kind
30
46557578340
0.002336
0.070070
Full House
9
227393352180
0.011408
0.102670
Flush
6
230950967928
0.011586
0.069517
Straight
4
234429994332
0.011761
0.047043
3 of a Kind
2
1461920711760
0.073341
0.146682
Two Pair
2
2546047990440
0.127729
0.255458
Jacks or Better
1
4178517979140
0.209626
0.209626
Nothing
0
11004059677428
0.552046
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.947760
Jacks or Better
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal Flush
1000
583259868
0.000029
0.029261
Straight Flush
100
2605479636
0.000131
0.013071
4 of a Kind
30
46627381272
0.002339
0.070175
Full House
9
227648604168
0.011421
0.102785
Flush
6
230293442256
0.011553
0.069319
Straight
4
235552505568
0.011817
0.047268
3 of a Kind
2
1464439288980
0.073467
0.146934
Two Pair
2
2548996728588
0.127877
0.255753
Jacks or Better
1
4181746030488
0.209788
0.209788
Nothing
0
10994737796376
0.551578
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.944355
Jacks or Better
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
1000
553557120
0.000028
0.027771
Straight flush
50
2182888488
0.000110
0.005476
4 of a kind
25
46926826392
0.002354
0.058855
Full house
6
228885971688
0.011483
0.068896
Flush
5
220272599952
0.011051
0.055253
Straight
4
226192098552
0.011347
0.045390
3 of a kind
3
1477676746236
0.074131
0.222394
Two pair
2
2568945722436
0.128878
0.257755
Jacks or better
1
4252314431988
0.213328
0.213328
Nothing
0
10909279674348
0.547291
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.955116
Jacks or Better
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal Flush
500
411240468
0.000021
0.010315
Straight Flush
100
2532907488
0.000127
0.012707
4 of a Kind
30
46803703116
0.002348
0.070441
Full House
9
228016506204
0.011439
0.102951
Flush
6
247464811524
0.012415
0.074488
Straight
4
238469512044
0.011963
0.047854
3 of a Kind
2
1468138588212
0.073653
0.147306
Two Pair
2
2548457384580
0.127850
0.255699
Jacks or Better
1
4191669903384
0.210286
0.210286
Nothing
0
10961265960180
0.549899
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.932047
Jacks or Better
Hand
Payoff
Combinations
Probability
Return
Royal flush
1000
553693344
0.000028
0.027777
Straight flush
50
2181883836
0.000109
0.005473
4 of a kind
20
46927098840
0.002354
0.047084
Full house
7
228888423720
0.011483
0.080379
Flush
5
220234644540
0.011049
0.055243
Straight
4
226131938628
0.011344
0.045378
3 of a kind
3
1477703531280
0.074133
0.222398
Two pair
2
2569008096000
0.128881
0.257761
Jacks or better
1
4252431465432
0.213334
0.213334
Nothing
0
10909169741580
0.547286
0.000000
Total
19933230517200
1.000000
0.954828
Methodology of Expected Return Tables
I have personally developed the above tables for jacks or better, bonus poker, double bonus, double double bonus, triple bonus, and triple double bonus and deuces wild. In general the wide tables that show the exact Combinations of combinations were done by me. The determination of said tables was done by testing all 32 ways to play any given hand. For each possible play I looped through every possible set of cards on the second deal and averaging the payoffs. Finally the decision that yielded the greatest overall expected return was defined as the best way to play that hand. The determination of the overall expected return was done by systematically analyzing all 2,598,960 possible five card poker hands,
testing all 32 ways to play each one, adding the average results of the best way to play each hand, and finally dividing by the total Combinations of hands to yield the average results.
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