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

Perfect Strategy Analysis

Hand Payoff Combinations Probability Hit Frequency Variance Return
Royal Flush 800 497,511,012 0.000025 40,065.91 15.94 0.019967
Straight Flush 50 2,132,728,608 0.000107 9,346.35 0.26 0.005350
Four Aces with any 2,3,4 400 1,227,489,228 0.000062 16,239.03 9.81 0.024632
Four 2's, 3's, 4's with any A,2,3,4 160 2,854,321,032 0.000143 6,983.53 3.62 0.022911
Four Aces 160 3,457,361,460 0.000173 5,765.45 4.39 0.027752
Four 2's, 3's, 4's 80 7,662,852,888 0.000384 2,601.28 2.40 0.030754
Four 5's through K's 50 32,536,780,416 0.001632 612.64 3.92 0.081614
Full House 8 216,627,427,872 0.010868 92.02 0.54 0.086941
Flush 5 218,972,097,300 0.010985 91.03 0.18 0.054926
Straight 4 258,156,990,828 0.012951 77.21 0.12 0.051804
Three of a Kind 3 1,501,655,447,280 0.075334 13.27 0.31 0.226003
Two Pair 1 2,454,569,282,448 0.123140 8.12 0.00 0.123140
Jacks or Better 1 4,227,183,284,112 0.212067 4.72 0.00 0.212067
Nothing 0 11,005,696,942,716 0.552128 1.81 0.52 0.000000
Totals 19,933,230,517,200 1.000000 2.23 41.99 0.967861

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

Basic Strategy Analysis

Hand Payoff Combinations Probability Hit Frequency Variance Return
Royal Flush 800 500,082,756 0.000025 39,859.86 16.02 0.020070
Straight Flush 50 2,124,883,860 0.000107 9,380.86 0.26 0.005330
Four Aces with any 2,3,4 400 1,233,626,532 0.000062 16,158.24 9.85 0.024755
Four 2's, 3's, 4's with any A,2,3,4 160 2,855,484,612 0.000143 6,980.68 3.62 0.022920
Four Aces 160 3,475,315,680 0.000174 5,735.66 4.41 0.027896
Four 2's, 3's, 4's 80 7,662,444,216 0.000384 2,601.42 2.40 0.030752
Four 5's through K's 50 32,523,152,856 0.001632 612.89 3.92 0.081580
Full House 8 216,669,326,040 0.010870 92.00 0.54 0.086958
Flush 5 219,190,731,144 0.010996 90.94 0.18 0.054981
Straight 4 256,813,161,192 0.012884 77.62 0.12 0.051535
Three of a Kind 3 1,502,148,806,232 0.075359 13.27 0.31 0.226077
Two Pair 1 2,455,308,913,752 0.123177 8.12 0.00 0.123177
Jacks or Better 1 4,221,346,629,060 0.211774 4.72 0.00 0.211774
Nothing 0 11,011,377,959,268 0.552413 1.81 0.52 0.000000
Totals 19,933,230,517,200 1.000000 2.23 42.15 0.967806

The following table shows the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy

Type of Play Play Details
Pat Hand
(more)Four 2's, 3's, 4's with any A,2,3,4; Four Aces with any 2,3,4; Straigh...
4 of a Kind
(more)2222; 3333; 4444; 5555; 6666; 7777; 8888; 9999; TTTT; JJJJ; QQQQ; KKKK...
4 to a Royal Flush TJQA; TJQK; TJKA; TQKA; JQKA
3 of a Kind AAA
Pat Hand Straight; Flush; Full House
3 of a Kind 222; 333; 444; 555; 666; 777; 888; 999; TTT; JJJ; QQQ; KKK
4 to a Straight Flush
(more)A234; A235; A245; A345; 2345; 2346; 2356; 2456; 3456; 3457; 3467; 3567...
1 Pair AA
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 89TJ; 9TJQ; TJQK
1 Pair 22; 33; 44; 55; 66; 77; 88; 99; TT
3 to a Straight Flush 8TJ; 9TJ; 9JQ
4 to a Straight 2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; JQKA
3 to a Straight Flush 89T; 89J; 8JQ; 9TQ; 9JK; 9QK
2 to a Royal Flush JQ
3 to a Straight Flush 345; 456; 567; 678; 789
2 to a Royal Flush JK; QK
4 to a Straight 9JQK; TJKA
4 to a Straight 8TJQ; 9TJK; 9TQK; TJQA; TQKA
2 to a Royal Flush JA; QA; KA
3 to a Straight JQK
4 to a Straight 89JQ
3 to a Straight Flush
(more)A23; A24; A25; A34; A35; A45; 346; 356; 457; 467; 78J; 79J; 7TJ; 89Q...
Single Card an Ace
3 to a Straight Flush 234; 235; 245; 568; 578; 679; 689; 78T; 79T
2 to a Straight JQ; JK; QK
2 to a Royal Flush TJ; TQ; TK
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

Right Play Wrong Play Pattern(s)
2 to a Straight: JQ Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣3♣J♣Q♦A♥
Single Card: a King 2 to a Royal Flush: TK
(more)2♣3♣4♦10♦K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ 2 to a Straight: JK
(more)2♣3♣10♦J♦K♣
2 to a Straight: JK Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣3♦J♣K♥A♦
2 to a Straight: QK Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣3♦Q♣K♥A♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣3♦10♥J♥A♣
4 to a Straight: 9JQK 2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣9♦J♣Q♦K♣
4 to a Straight: TJKA 2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣10♦J♣K♣A♦
4 to a Straight: 9JQK 2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣9♦J♦Q♣K♣
4 to a Straight: TQKA 2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣10♦Q♣K♣A♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 78T Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣7♦8♦10♦A♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 79T Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣7♦9♦10♦A♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 568 Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣5♦6♦8♦A♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 578 Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣5♦7♦8♦A♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 679 Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣6♦7♦9♦A♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 689 Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣6♦8♦9♦A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Straight Flush: 467
(more)3♣4♦6♦7♦A♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 234 Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣3♣4♣10♦A♦
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Straight Flush: 346
(more)2♣3♦4♦6♦A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Straight Flush: 356
(more)2♣3♦5♦6♦A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Straight Flush: 457
(more)3♣4♦5♦7♦A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Straight Flush: 78J
(more)7♣8♣9♦J♣A♥
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Straight Flush: 79J
(more)7♣8♦9♣J♣A♥
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Straight Flush: 7TJ
(more)7♣8♦10♣J♣A♥
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Straight Flush: 89Q 8♣9♣10♦Q♣A♥
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Straight Flush: 8TQ 8♣9♦10♣Q♣A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 689 4 to a Straight: 89JQ 6♣8♣9♣J♦Q♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 79T 4 to a Straight: 9TQK 7♣9♣10♣Q♦K♥

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