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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 Flush800435,457,6440.00002245,775.3613.940.017477
Straight Flush502,178,052,6800.0001099,151.860.260.005463
Four Aces803,969,257,7600.0001995,021.901.240.015930
Four 2's, 3's, 4's4010,500,150,0480.0005271,898.380.800.021071
Four 5's through K's2532,510,778,6600.001631613.130.930.040775
Full House8228,396,526,4520.01145887.270.550.091665
Flush7248,482,177,4160.01246680.220.430.087260
Straight5259,560,185,2440.01302176.800.200.065107
Three of a Kind41,471,214,606,9640.07380713.550.620.295229
Two Pair22,546,037,539,6040.1277287.830.100.255457
Jacks or Better14,088,993,348,8080.2051354.870.000.205135
Nothing011,040,952,435,9200.5538971.810.670.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.2419.751.100567

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

Basic Strategy Analysis
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityHit FrequencyVarianceReturn
Royal Flush800437,083,5600.00002245,605.0813.990.017542
Straight Flush502,160,870,9120.0001089,224.630.260.005420
Four Aces803,884,919,1080.0001955,130.931.210.015592
Four 2's, 3's, 4's4010,493,612,8440.0005261,899.560.800.021058
Four 5's through K's2532,518,137,8520.001631612.990.930.040784
Full House8228,221,103,9960.01144987.340.550.091594
Flush7241,271,483,5080.01210482.620.420.084728
Straight5262,816,910,4720.01318575.840.200.065924
Three of a Kind41,468,710,577,1280.07368213.570.620.294726
Two Pair22,544,037,549,9200.1276287.840.100.255256
Jacks or Better14,142,748,226,2120.2078314.810.000.207831
Nothing010,995,930,041,6880.5516381.810.670.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.2319.761.100455

The following table shows the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy
Type of Play Play Details
Pat HandFull House; Straight Flush; Royal Flush
4 of a Kind
(more)2222; 3333; 4444; 5555; 6666; 7777; 8888; 9999; TTTT; JJJJ; QQQQ; KKKK...
4 to a Royal FlushTJQA; TJQK; TJKA; TQKA; JQKA
3 of a Kind222; 333; 444; 555; 666; 777; 888; 999; TTT; JJJ; QQQ; KKK; AAA
Pat HandStraight; Flush
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; 22AA...
1 PairJJ; QQ; KK; AA
4 to a Flush
(more)2347; 2348; 2349; 234T; 234J; 234Q; 234K; 2357; 2358; 2359; 235T; 235J...
3 to a Royal FlushTJA; TJQ; TJK; TQA; TQK; TKA; JQA; JQK; JKA; QKA
4 to a Straight9TJQ; TJQK
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; 8TJ; 8JQ; 9TJ; 9TQ; 9JQ; 9JK; 9QK
4 to a StraightTJKA; TQKA; JQKA
2 to a Royal FlushJQ; KA
4 to a Straight9JQK; TJQA
2 to a Royal FlushJA; JK; QA; QK
3 to a Straight Flush
(more)A23; A24; A25; A34; A35; A45; 234; 235; 245; 346; 356; 457; 467; 568...
4 to a Straight89JQ; 8TJQ; 9TJK; 9TQK
3 to a StraightTJQ; JQK
2 to a Royal FlushTJ; TQ
2 to a StraightJQ; JK; QK
2 to a StraightJA; QA; KA
Single Cardan Ace
3 to a Flush
(more)23K; 24K; 25K; 26K; 27K; 28K; 29Q; 29K; 2TK; 34K; 35K; 36K; 37K; 38K...
2 to a Royal FlushTK
Single Carda Jack; a Queen; a King
3 to a Straight Flush236; 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...
3 to a Flush
(more)237; 238; 239; 23T; 247; 248; 249; 24T; 257; 258; 259; 25T; 267; 268...
GarbageDiscard everything

The following table shows the exceptions to the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy Exceptions
Right Play Wrong Play Pattern(s)
Single Card: an Ace2 to a Straight: KA
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♣ K♦ A♥
Single Card: an Ace2 to a Straight: QA
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♣ Q♦ A♥
Single Card: an Ace2 to a Straight: JA
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ J♣ A♥
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight: JA
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ J♥ A♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ3 to a Straight: TJQ
(more)2♣ 3♣ 10♦ J♦ Q♣
2 to a Royal Flush: TK2 to a Straight: KA
(more)2♣ 3♣ 10♦ K♦ A♥
2 to a Straight: QK2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)2♣ 3♦ 10♣ Q♣ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: JK4 to a Straight: 9JQK
(more)2♣ 9♣ J♦ Q♣ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: JK4 to a Straight: TJKA
(more)2♣ 10♣ J♦ K♦ A♣
2 to a Royal Flush: QK4 to a Straight: TQKA
(more)2♣ 10♣ Q♦ K♦ A♣
2 to a Royal Flush: QK4 to a Straight: 9JQK
(more)2♣ 9♣ J♣ Q♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 2JA2 to a Royal Flush: JA
(more)2♣ 3♦ J♣ Q♦ A♣
3 to a Flush: 3JA2 to a Royal Flush: JA
(more)2♣ 3♦ J♦ Q♣ A♦
3 to a Flush: 4JA2 to a Royal Flush: JA
(more)2♣ 4♦ J♦ Q♣ A♦
3 to a Flush: 5JA2 to a Royal Flush: JA
(more)2♣ 5♦ J♦ Q♣ A♦
3 to a Flush: 6JA2 to a Royal Flush: JA
(more)2♣ 6♦ J♦ Q♣ A♦
3 to a Flush: 7JA2 to a Royal Flush: JA
(more)2♣ 7♦ J♦ Q♣ A♦
3 to a Flush: 8JA2 to a Royal Flush: JA
(more)2♣ 8♦ J♦ Q♣ A♦
3 to a Flush: 9JA2 to a Royal Flush: JA
(more)2♣ 9♦ J♦ Q♣ A♦
3 to a Flush: 2QA2 to a Royal Flush: QA
(more)2♣ 3♦ J♦ Q♣ A♣
3 to a Flush: 3QA2 to a Royal Flush: QA
(more)2♣ 3♦ J♣ Q♦ A♦
3 to a Flush: 4QA2 to a Royal Flush: QA
(more)2♣ 4♦ J♣ Q♦ A♦
3 to a Flush: 5QA2 to a Royal Flush: QA
(more)2♣ 5♦ J♣ Q♦ A♦
3 to a Flush: 6QA2 to a Royal Flush: QA
(more)2♣ 6♦ J♣ Q♦ A♦
3 to a Flush: 7QA2 to a Royal Flush: QA
(more)2♣ 7♦ J♣ Q♦ A♦
3 to a Flush: 8QA2 to a Royal Flush: QA
(more)2♣ 8♦ J♣ Q♦ A♦
3 to a Flush: 9QA2 to a Royal Flush: QA
(more)2♣ 9♦ J♣ Q♦ A♦
3 to a Flush: 2KA2 to a Royal Flush: KA
(more)2♣ 3♦ J♦ K♣ A♣
3 to a Flush: 3KA2 to a Royal Flush: KA
(more)2♣ 3♦ J♣ K♦ A♦
3 to a Flush: 4KA2 to a Royal Flush: KA
(more)2♣ 4♦ J♣ K♦ A♦
3 to a Flush: 5KA2 to a Royal Flush: KA
(more)2♣ 5♦ J♣ K♦ A♦
3 to a Flush: 6KA2 to a Royal Flush: KA
(more)2♣ 6♦ J♣ K♦ A♦
3 to a Flush: 7KA2 to a Royal Flush: KA
(more)2♣ 7♦ J♣ K♦ A♦
3 to a Flush: 8KA2 to a Royal Flush: KA
(more)2♣ 8♦ J♣ K♦ A♦
3 to a Flush: 9KA2 to a Royal Flush: KA
(more)2♣ 9♦ J♣ K♦ A♦
3 to a Flush: 28QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 8♣ 9♦ Q♣
3 to a Flush: 38QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 8♦ 9♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 48QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 4♦ 8♦ 9♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 58QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 5♦ 8♦ 9♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 68QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 6♦ 8♦ 9♣ Q♦
Single Card: an Ace2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)6♣ 7♦ 10♣ Q♣ A♥
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 29Q
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ 9♣ Q♣
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 39Q
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ 9♦ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 49Q
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 9♦ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 59Q
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ 9♦ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 69Q
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ 9♦ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 79Q
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ 9♦ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 78QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 7♦ 8♦ 9♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 23QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♣ 8♦ 9♦ Q♣
3 to a Flush: 24QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 4♣ 8♦ 9♦ Q♣
3 to a Flush: 34QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)3♣ 4♣ 8♦ 9♦ Q♣
3 to a Flush: 25QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♣ 10♦ Q♣
3 to a Flush: 35QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♦ 10♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 45QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ 10♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 26QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♣ 10♦ Q♣
3 to a Flush: 36QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♦ 10♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 46QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 10♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 56QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♦ 10♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 27QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 7♣ 10♦ Q♣
3 to a Flush: 37QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 7♦ 10♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 47QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 4♦ 7♦ 10♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 57QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 10♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 67QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 6♦ 7♦ 10♣ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 67TSingle Card: a King
(more)2♣ 6♦ 7♦ 10♦ K♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 68TSingle Card: a King
(more)2♣ 6♦ 8♦ 10♦ K♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 69TSingle Card: a King
(more)2♣ 6♦ 9♦ 10♦ K♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 236Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♣ 7♦ K♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 246Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 4♣ 6♣ 7♦ K♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 256Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 5♣ 6♣ 7♦ K♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 347Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ 7♦ K♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 357Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♦ 7♦ K♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 367Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♦ 7♦ K♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 458Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ 8♦ K♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 468Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 8♦ K♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 478Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 4♦ 7♦ 8♦ K♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 569Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♦ 9♦ K♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 579Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 9♦ K♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 589Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 5♦ 8♦ 9♦ K♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 69TSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 6♦ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 67TSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 6♦ 7♦ 10♦ Q♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 68TSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 6♦ 8♦ 10♦ Q♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 69TSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 6♦ 9♦ 10♦ Q♣
2 to a Straight: QA2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)2♣ 9♦ 10♣ Q♣ A♦
3 to a Flush: 27JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 7♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 37JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)3♣ 7♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 47JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)4♣ 7♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 57JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)5♣ 7♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 67JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)6♣ 7♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 29JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 7♦ 9♣ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 39JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)3♣ 7♦ 9♣ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 49JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)4♣ 7♦ 9♣ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 59JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)5♣ 7♦ 9♣ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 69JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)6♣ 7♦ 9♣ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 569Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♦ 9♦ Q♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 579Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 9♦ Q♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 589Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 5♦ 8♦ 9♦ Q♣
4 to a Flush: 2JQK3 to a Royal Flush: JQK
(more)2♣ 10♦ J♣ Q♣ K♣
4 to a Flush: 3JQK3 to a Royal Flush: JQK
(more)3♣ 10♦ J♣ Q♣ K♣
4 to a Flush: 4JQK3 to a Royal Flush: JQK
(more)4♣ 10♦ J♣ Q♣ K♣
4 to a Flush: 5JQK3 to a Royal Flush: JQK
(more)5♣ 10♦ J♣ Q♣ K♣
4 to a Flush: 6JQK3 to a Royal Flush: JQK
(more)6♣ 10♦ J♣ Q♣ K♣
4 to a Flush: 7JQK3 to a Royal Flush: JQK
(more)7♣ 10♦ J♣ Q♣ K♣
4 to a Flush: 8JQK3 to a Royal Flush: JQK
(more)8♣ 10♦ J♣ Q♣ K♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 236Single Card: a Queen2♣ 3♣ 6♣ 9♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 246Single Card: a Queen2♣ 4♣ 6♣ 9♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 256Single Card: a Queen2♣ 5♣ 6♣ 9♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 347Single Card: a Queen3♣ 4♣ 7♣ 9♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 357Single Card: a Queen3♣ 5♣ 7♣ 9♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 367Single Card: a Queen3♣ 6♣ 7♣ 9♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 458Single Card: a Queen4♣ 5♣ 8♣ 9♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 468Single Card: a Queen4♣ 6♣ 8♣ 9♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 478Single Card: a Queen4♣ 7♣ 8♣ 9♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 236Single Card: an Ace2♣ 3♣ 6♣ 10♦ A♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 246Single Card: an Ace2♣ 4♣ 6♣ 10♦ A♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 256Single Card: an Ace2♣ 5♣ 6♣ 10♦ A♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 347Single Card: an Ace3♣ 4♣ 7♣ 10♦ A♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 357Single Card: an Ace3♣ 5♣ 7♣ 10♦ A♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 458Single Card: an Ace4♣ 5♣ 8♣ 10♦ A♦