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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 Flush4,668.0449560,421,1920.00002835,568.30612.020.131242
Straight Flush293.04492,685,111,4800.0001357,423.6111.380.039475
Four of a Kind147.211645,804,865,4040.002298435.1848.200.338280
Full House53.8782222,576,122,5560.01116689.5629.620.601608
Flush17.7848326,868,504,1080.01639860.983.890.291638
Straight11.9515331,394,855,8080.01662560.151.520.198697
Three of a Kind6.11811,410,182,692,2480.07074514.140.990.432827
Two Pair1.66672,439,755,920,8000.1223968.170.060.203998
Jacks or Better0.83333,359,804,959,1880.1685535.930.400.140455
Nothing011,793,597,064,4160.5916551.693.350.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.45711.432.378220

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

Basic Strategy Analysis
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityHit FrequencyVarianceReturn
Royal Flush4,668.0449559,897,6680.00002835,601.56611.450.131119
Straight Flush293.04492,681,939,9280.0001357,432.3911.370.039428
Four of a Kind147.211645,809,541,3960.002298435.1348.210.338314
Full House53.8782222,579,896,7240.01116689.5629.620.601619
Flush17.7848326,286,913,1640.01636961.093.890.291119
Straight11.9515332,056,900,5000.01665860.031.530.199094
Three of a Kind6.11811,410,186,533,7240.07074614.140.990.432828
Two Pair1.66672,439,458,829,7560.1223828.170.060.203973
Jacks or Better0.83333,362,954,144,9040.1687115.930.400.140587
Nothing011,790,655,919,4360.5915081.693.350.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.45710.852.378081

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
Pat HandFlush
4 to a Straight Flush2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; 89TJ; 9TJQ
3 of a Kind222; 333; 444; 555; 666; 777; 888; 999; TTT; JJJ; QQQ; KKK; AAA
Pat HandStraight
4 to a Straight Flush
(more)A234; A235; A245; A345; 2346; 2356; 2456; 3457; 3467; 3567; 4568; 4578...
3 to a Royal FlushTJQ
2 Pair
(more)2233; 2244; 2255; 2266; 2277; 2288; 2299; 22TT; 22JJ; 22QQ; 22KK; 22AA...
3 to a Royal FlushTJA; 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...
1 PairJJ; QQ; KK; AA
4 to a Straight2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; 9TJQ; TJQK
3 to a Straight Flush345; 456; 567; 678; 789; 9TJ
4 to a Straight89TJ
3 to a Straight Flush89T
1 Pair22; 33; 44; 55; 66; 77; 88; 99; TT
3 to a Straight Flush
(more)A23; A24; A25; A34; A35; A45; 234; 235; 236; 245; 246; 256; 346; 347...
4 to a StraightA234; TJQA
4 to a Straight2346; 8TJQ
4 to a Straight
(more)A235; A245; A345; 2356; 2456; 3457; 3467; 3567; 4568; 4578; 4678; 5679...
2 to a Royal FlushTJ; JQ; QK
4 to a Straight678T; 789J
4 to a Straight5789
3 to a Flush
(more)2TA; 2TK; 2JA; 2QA; 2QK; 2KA; 3TA; 3TK; 3JA; 3QA; 3QK; 3KA; 4TA; 4TK...
2 to a Royal FlushTQ; TK; JA; JK; QA; KA
3 to a Flush
(more)23T; 23J; 23Q; 23K; 24T; 24J; 24Q; 24K; 25T; 25J; 25Q; 25K; 26A; 26T...
2 to a Royal FlushTA
3 to a Flush
(more)237; 238; 239; 247; 248; 249; 257; 258; 259; 267; 268; 269; 278; 279...
2 to a Straight Flush89; 9J
3 to a Straight9TJ; TJQ; JQK
2 to a Straight Flush45; 9T
2 to a Straight Flush8J; 9Q
2 to a Straight Flush56; 67; 78
Single Carda Jack
Single Carda Queen
Single Carda King
Single Cardan Ace
3 to a Straight456; 567; 678; 789; 89T
2 to a Straight Flush79; 8T
2 to a Straight Flush46; 47; 57; 68
3 to a Straight345
2 to a Straight Flush34; 58
2 to a Straight Flush23; 24; 25; 35; 36; 7T
2 to a Straight Flush69
Single Carda Ten
Single Carda Nine
Single Carda Five; a Six
2 to a Straight Flush48
Single Cardan Eight

The following table shows the exceptions to the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy Exceptions
Right Play Wrong Play Pattern(s)
Single Card: an AceSingle Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ K♦ A♥
Single Card: a KingSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♣ 8♦ Q♦ K♥
Single Card: a QueenSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ J♦ Q♥
Single Card: an AceSingle Card: a Queen
(more)6♣ 7♦ 8♣ Q♦ A♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 9KSingle Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♦ 9♥ K♥ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 8TSingle Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♦ 8♥ 10♥ K♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 8TSingle Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 3♣ 8♦ 10♦ A♥
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight Flush: 45
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ 7♣ J♥
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight Flush: 56
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♦ 7♣ J♥
2 to a Royal Flush: JQ4 to a Straight: 89JQ
(more)2♣ 8♣ 9♣ J♦ Q♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TK3 to a Flush: 2TK
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ 10♣ K♣
2 to a Royal Flush: TK3 to a Flush: 3TK
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ 10♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TK3 to a Flush: 4TK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 10♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TK3 to a Flush: 5TK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ 10♦ K♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 79Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♦ 7♥ 9♥ K♣
2 to a Royal Flush: TK3 to a Flush: 6TK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ 10♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TK3 to a Flush: 7TK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ 10♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TK3 to a Flush: 8TK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 8♦ 10♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ4 to a Straight: 78TJ
(more)2♣ 7♣ 8♣ 10♦ J♦
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight Flush: 67
(more)2♣ 4♣ 6♦ 7♦ J♥
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight Flush: 78
(more)2♣ 5♣ 7♦ 8♦ J♥
Single Card: an EightSingle Card: a Nine
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 8♠ 9♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A4Single Card: an Ace
(more)4♣ 6♦ 7♥ 10♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A5Single Card: an Ace
(more)5♣ 6♦ 7♥ 10♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A2Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 6♦ 7♥ 10♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A3Single Card: an Ace
(more)3♣ 6♦ 7♥ 10♦ A♣
Single Card: a SevenSingle Card: a Nine
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 7♠ 9♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A2Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 6♦ 7♥ K♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A3Single Card: a King
(more)3♣ 6♦ 7♥ K♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A4Single Card: a King
(more)4♣ 6♦ 7♥ K♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A5Single Card: a King
(more)5♣ 6♦ 7♥ K♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 46Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 9♥ K♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 79Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 3♦ 7♥ 9♥ A♣
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: A2354 to a Straight: 2356
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ 6♥ A♦
4 to a Straight: A2454 to a Straight: 2456
(more)2♣ 4♣ 5♦ 6♥ A♦
4 to a Straight: A3454 to a Straight: 3457
(more)3♣ 4♣ 5♦ 7♥ A♦
Single Card: a SixSingle Card: a Nine
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♥ 7♣ 9♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 34Single Card: a King
(more)3♣ 4♣ 7♦ 9♥ K♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 35Single Card: a King
(more)3♣ 5♣ 7♦ 9♥ K♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 68Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♥ 8♥ A♣
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight Flush: 89
(more)2♣ 6♣ 8♦ 9♦ J♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 79Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 7♦ 9♦ Q♣ K♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 57Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 9♥ K♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 46Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 9♥ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 57Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 9♥ A♣
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 25
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♣ 7♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 68Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♥ 8♥ K♣
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 24
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ 7♦ 10♥
Single Card: a Queen2 to a Straight Flush: 45
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ 7♣ Q♥
Single Card: a Queen2 to a Straight Flush: 56
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♦ 7♣ Q♥
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 23
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 7♥ 10♠
Single Card: a FiveSingle Card: a Nine
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♥ 8♣ 9♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 68Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 6♦ 8♦ Q♣ K♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 34Single Card: an Ace
(more)3♣ 4♣ 8♦ 9♥ A♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 35Single Card: an Ace
(more)3♣ 5♣ 8♦ 9♥ A♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 9Q2 to a Straight Flush: 45
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ 9♥ Q♥
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 47
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♣ 7♦ 10♥
Single Card: a Queen2 to a Straight Flush: 67
(more)3♣ 6♦ 7♦ 8♣ Q♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 562 to a Straight Flush: 9Q
(more)5♣ 6♣ 9♦ 10♥ Q♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TQ4 to a Straight: 678T
(more)6♣ 7♣ 8♦ 10♥ Q♥
2 to a Royal Flush: TQ4 to a Straight: 679T
(more)6♣ 7♣ 9♦ 10♥ Q♥
2 to a Royal Flush: JK4 to a Straight: 789J
(more)7♣ 8♣ 9♦ J♥ K♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 34Single Card: a Queen
(more)3♣ 4♣ 8♦ 9♥ Q♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 35Single Card: a Queen
(more)3♣ 5♣ 8♦ 9♥ Q♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 8J2 to a Straight Flush: 45
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ 8♥ J♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 452 to a Straight Flush: 89
(more)4♣ 5♣ 8♦ 9♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 352 to a Straight Flush: 7T
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♦ 7♥ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 452 to a Straight Flush: 9T
(more)4♣ 5♣ 8♦ 9♥ 10♥
Single Card: a SevenSingle Card: a Five
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♥ 7♠ 8♣
Single Card: an EightSingle Card: a Five
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♥ 7♣ 8♠
Garbage: Discard everythingSingle Card: an Eight
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 7♣ 8♦
Single Card: a SevenSingle Card: an Eight
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 7♠ 8♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 48Single Card: a Nine
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 8♥ 9♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 57Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 10♥ Q♣
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 36
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♦ 7♣ 10♥
Garbage: Discard everything2 to a Straight Flush: 48
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 7♣ 8♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 232 to a Straight Flush: 7T
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ 8♥ 10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 242 to a Straight Flush: 7T
(more)2♣ 4♣ 7♦ 8♥ 10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 252 to a Straight Flush: 7T
(more)2♣ 5♣ 7♦ 8♥ 10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 562 to a Straight Flush: 9T
(more)5♣ 6♣ 9♦ 10♦ Q♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 562 to a Straight Flush: 8J
(more)5♣ 6♣ 8♦ 10♥ J♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 672 to a Straight Flush: 9Q
(more)6♣ 7♣ 9♦ J♥ Q♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 343 to a Straight: 789
(more)3♣ 4♣ 7♦ 8♥ 9♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 343 to a Straight: 89T
(more)3♣ 4♣ 8♦ 9♥ 10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 353 to a Straight: 89T
(more)3♣ 5♣ 8♦ 9♥ 10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 453 to a Straight: 9TJ
(more)4♣ 5♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♥
4 to a Straight: 89TJ3 to a Straight Flush: 9TJ
(more)8♣ 8♦ 9♥ 10♥ J♥
Garbage: Discard everythingSingle Card: a Five2♣ 3♦ 5♥ 7♦ 8♣
Single Card: a Seven2 to a Straight Flush: 482♣ 3♦ 4♥ 7♠ 8♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 342 to a Straight Flush: 683♣ 4♣ 6♦ 8♦ 9♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 352 to a Straight Flush: 683♣ 5♣ 6♦ 8♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 342 to a Straight Flush: 793♣ 4♣ 7♦ 9♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 352 to a Straight Flush: 793♣ 5♣ 7♦ 9♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 342 to a Straight Flush: 8T3♣ 4♣ 7♦ 8♥ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 352 to a Straight Flush: 8T3♣ 5♣ 7♦ 8♥ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 672 to a Straight Flush: 8J6♣ 7♣ 8♦ J♦ Q♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 782 to a Straight Flush: 9Q7♣ 8♣ 9♦ Q♦ K♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 453 to a Straight: JQK4♣ 5♣ J♦ Q♥ K♠
2 to a Straight Flush: 563 to a Straight: JQK5♣ 6♣ J♦ Q♥ K♠
2 to a Straight Flush: 673 to a Straight: JQK6♣ 7♣ J♦ Q♥ K♠