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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 Flush1,603400,614,7440.00002049,756.6151.450.032217
Straight Flush1032,086,238,7360.0001059,554.631.050.010780
Four Aces with any 2,3,48031,069,999,2120.00005418,629.2034.360.043104
Four 2's, 3's, 4's with any A,2,3,43232,833,049,1240.0001427,035.9614.560.045907
Four Aces3232,993,836,1880.0001506,658.0915.380.048512
Four 2's, 3's, 4's1637,619,457,6120.0003822,616.109.790.062307
Four 5's through K's10232,244,154,7520.001618618.2015.870.164996
Full House27224,776,458,7920.01127688.686.520.304465
Flush19255,674,657,0400.01282777.963.310.243705
Straight15303,171,253,9440.01520965.752.210.228140
Three of a Kind91,454,517,517,7640.07296913.702.670.656725
Two Pair42,510,715,507,8040.1259567.940.140.503825
Jacks or Better34,001,160,290,1120.2007284.980.000.602184
Nothing011,133,967,481,3760.5585631.794.850.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.27162.172.946867

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

Basic Strategy Analysis
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityHit FrequencyVarianceReturn
Royal Flush1,603405,837,6960.00002049,116.2652.120.032637
Straight Flush1032,094,504,0240.0001059,516.921.050.010823
Four Aces with any 2,3,48031,102,807,5240.00005518,074.9935.410.044426
Four 2's, 3's, 4's with any A,2,3,43232,838,643,5960.0001427,022.1014.590.045998
Four Aces3233,060,399,1560.0001546,513.2815.730.049591
Four 2's, 3's, 4's1637,619,586,0960.0003822,616.059.790.062308
Four 5's through K's10232,239,219,2120.001617618.2915.870.164971
Full House27225,121,071,4560.01129488.546.530.304931
Flush19254,663,854,3200.01277678.273.290.242741
Straight15301,972,608,6480.01514966.012.200.227238
Three of a Kind91,458,244,027,4520.07315613.672.680.658408
Two Pair42,515,284,562,9320.1261857.920.140.504742
Jacks or Better33,971,589,446,7360.1992455.020.000.597734
Nothing011,156,993,948,3520.5597181.794.860.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.27164.272.946547

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 FlushTJQA; TJQK; TJKA; TQKA; JQKA
3 of a KindAAA
Pat HandStraight; Flush; Full House
3 of a Kind222; 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...
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 Straight2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; 89TJ; 9TJQ; TJQK
1 Pair22; 33; 44; 55; 66; 77; 88; 99; TT
3 to a Straight Flush345; 456; 567; 678; 789; 89T; 9TJ; 9JQ
4 to a StraightJQKA
3 to a Straight Flush8JQ; 9JK; 9QK
4 to a Straight9JQK; TJQA; TQKA
3 to a Straight Flush89J; 8TJ; 9TQ
4 to a StraightTJKA
2 to a Royal FlushJQ; JK; QK
4 to a Straight89JQ; 8TJQ; 9TJK; 9TQK
3 to a Flush
(more)2JA; 2JK; 2QA; 2QK; 2KA; 3JA; 3JK; 3QA; 3QK; 3KA; 4JA; 4JK; 4QA; 4QK...
2 to a Royal FlushJA; QA; KA
3 to a Straight Flush
(more)A23; A24; A25; A34; A35; A45; 234; 235; 245; 346; 356; 457; 467; 568...
3 to a StraightTJQ; JQK
4 to a StraightA234; A235; A245; A345; 789J; 78TJ; 79TJ; 89TQ
2 to a StraightJQ; JK; QK
2 to a Royal FlushTJ
Single Cardan Ace
3 to a Flush
(more)23K; 24K; 25K; 26K; 27K; 28Q; 28K; 29Q; 29K; 2TK; 34Q; 34K; 35K; 36K...
2 to a Royal FlushTQ; TK
Single Carda Jack; a Queen; a King
3 to a Straight Flush236; 256
4 to a Straight4578; 5679; 5689; 5789; 678T; 679T; 689T
3 to a Straight Flush569; 579; 589; 67T; 68T; 69T
4 to a Straight2356; 2456; 3457; 3467; 3567; 4568
3 to a Straight Flush246; 357; 458
4 to a Straight4678
3 to a Straight Flush347; 367; 468; 478
4 to a Straight2346
3 to a Flush
(more)237; 238; 239; 23T; 23J; 23Q; 247; 248; 249; 24T; 24J; 24Q; 257; 258...
GarbageDiscard everything

The following table shows the exceptions to the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy Exceptions
Right Play Wrong Play Pattern(s)
2 to a Straight: KASingle Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ K♣ A♦
2 to a Straight: QASingle Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ Q♣ A♦
2 to a Straight: JASingle Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ J♣ A♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ2 to a Straight: JK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 10♦ J♦ K♣
Single Card: an Ace2 to a Royal Flush: TJ
(more)2♣ 3♦ 10♣ J♣ A♥
3 to a Flush: 23QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 9♦ Q♣
3 to a Flush: 24QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ 9♦ Q♣
3 to a Flush: 25QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♣ 9♦ Q♣
3 to a Flush: 35QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♦ 9♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 26QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♣ 9♦ Q♣
3 to a Flush: 36QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♦ 9♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 46QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 9♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 27QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 7♣ 9♦ Q♣
3 to a Flush: 37QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 7♦ 9♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 47QSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 4♦ 7♦ 9♣ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 2TQ2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)2♣ 3♦ 8♦ 10♣ Q♣
3 to a Flush: 3TQ2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)2♣ 3♦ 8♣ 10♦ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 4TQ2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)2♣ 4♦ 8♣ 10♦ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 5TQ2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)2♣ 5♦ 8♣ 10♦ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 6TQ2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)2♣ 6♦ 8♣ 10♦ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 7TQ2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)2♣ 7♦ 8♣ 10♦ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 28Q
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ 8♣ Q♣
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 38Q
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ 8♦ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 48Q
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 8♦ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 58Q
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ 8♦ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 68Q
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ 8♦ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 78Q
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ 8♦ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 34Q
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ 6♣ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 57Q
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ 7♦ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 67Q
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ 7♦ Q♦
3 to a Flush: 2JK2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣ 3♦ J♣ Q♦ K♣
3 to a Flush: 3JK2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣ 3♦ J♦ Q♣ K♦
3 to a Flush: 4JK2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣ 4♦ J♦ Q♣ K♦
3 to a Flush: 5JK2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣ 5♦ J♦ Q♣ K♦
3 to a Flush: 6JK2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣ 6♦ J♦ Q♣ K♦
3 to a Flush: 7JK2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣ 7♦ J♦ Q♣ K♦
3 to a Flush: 8JK2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣ 8♦ J♦ Q♣ K♦
3 to a Flush: 2QK2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ 3♦ J♦ Q♣ K♣
3 to a Flush: 3QK2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ 3♦ J♣ Q♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 4QK2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ 4♦ J♣ Q♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 5QK2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ 5♦ J♣ Q♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 6QK2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ 6♦ J♣ Q♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 7QK2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ 7♦ J♣ Q♦ K♦
3 to a Flush: 8QK2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ 8♦ J♣ Q♦ K♦
4 to a Straight: 9TQK2 to a Royal Flush: QK
(more)2♣ 9♦ 10♦ Q♣ K♣
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 45Q
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ 6♣ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Flush: 56Q
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ 6♦ Q♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TQSingle Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 3♦ 10♥ Q♥ A♣
4 to a Straight: 9TJK2 to a Royal Flush: JK
(more)2♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣ K♣
3 to a Flush: 29JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 3♦ 9♣ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 39JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 3♦ 9♦ 10♣ J♦
3 to a Flush: 49JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 4♦ 9♦ 10♣ J♦
3 to a Flush: 59JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 5♦ 9♦ 10♣ J♦
3 to a Flush: 69JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 6♦ 9♦ 10♣ J♦
4 to a Straight: 23463 to a Straight Flush: 236
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 6♣ 8♦
4 to a Straight: 23563 to a Straight Flush: 236
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ 6♣ 8♦
4 to a Straight: 23463 to a Straight Flush: 246
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ 6♣ 8♦
4 to a Straight: 23563 to a Straight Flush: 256
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♣ 6♣ 8♦
4 to a Straight: 24563 to a Straight Flush: 256
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♣ 6♣ 9♦
3 to a Flush: 23JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 3♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 24JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 4♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 34JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)3♣ 4♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 25JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 5♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 35JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)3♣ 5♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 45JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)4♣ 5♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 26JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 6♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 36JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)3♣ 6♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 46JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)4♣ 6♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Flush: 56JSingle Card: a Jack
(more)5♣ 6♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
4 to a Straight: 34673 to a Straight Flush: 236
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 6♣ 7♦
4 to a Straight: 35673 to a Straight Flush: 236
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ 6♣ 7♦
4 to a Straight: 35673 to a Straight Flush: 256
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♣ 6♣ 7♦
4 to a Straight: 45683 to a Straight Flush: 256
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♣ 6♣ 8♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 3574 to a Straight: 5789
(more)3♣ 5♣ 7♣ 8♦ 9♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 3674 to a Straight: 678T
(more)3♣ 6♣ 7♣ 8♦ 10♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 3674 to a Straight: 679T
(more)3♣ 6♣ 7♣ 9♦ 10♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 4684 to a Straight: 689T
(more)4♣ 6♣ 8♣ 9♦ 10♦