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Video Poker Strategy Calculator

Introduction

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

Perfect Strategy Analysis
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityHit FrequencyVarianceReturn
Royal Flush4,669.6356551,840,3280.00002836,121.37603.000.129276
Straight Flush294.63562,684,144,2800.0001357,426.2911.480.039675
Four of a Kind148.802345,740,686,3560.002295435.7949.060.341456
Full House55.469222,282,402,0840.01115189.6831.180.618554
Flush19.3756330,373,781,7720.01657460.344.670.321132
Straight13.5422337,651,250,2080.01693959.032.030.229393
Three of a Kind7.70891,406,784,517,3440.07057514.171.850.544054
Two Pair1.87562,434,554,278,1360.1221358.190.060.229077
Jacks or Better0.83333,304,583,972,0640.1657836.030.510.138147
Nothing011,848,023,644,6280.5943861.683.990.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.47707.842.590764

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

Basic Strategy Analysis
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityHit FrequencyVarianceReturn
Royal Flush4,669.6356548,629,7760.00002836,332.75599.500.128524
Straight Flush294.63562,674,143,1680.0001347,454.0611.440.039527
Four of a Kind148.802345,746,188,9800.002295435.7449.060.341497
Full House55.469222,266,352,4200.01115189.6831.180.618509
Flush19.3756331,789,930,3560.01664560.084.690.322508
Straight13.5422336,339,621,5520.01687359.272.020.228502
Three of a Kind7.70891,406,756,703,9120.07057314.171.850.544044
Two Pair1.87562,434,107,664,6560.1221138.190.060.229035
Jacks or Better0.83333,310,727,637,3120.1660916.020.510.138404
Nothing011,842,273,645,0680.5940971.683.990.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.46704.302.590550

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...
2 Pair
(more)2233; 2244; 2255; 2266; 2277; 2288; 2299; 22TT; 22JJ; 22QQ; 22KK; 22AA...
3 to a Royal FlushTJA; 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...
1 PairJJ; QQ; KK; AA
4 to a Straight2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; 89TJ; 9TJQ; TJQK
3 to a Straight Flush345; 456; 567; 678; 789; 89T; 9TJ
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; JQKA
4 to a Straight2346; 9JQK
4 to a Straight89JQ; TQKA
4 to a Straight789J; 9TQK
4 to a Straight
(more)A235; A245; A345; 2356; 2456; 3457; 3467; 3567; 4568; 4578; 4678; 5679...
3 to a Flush
(more)2TA; 2TK; 2JA; 2JK; 2QA; 2QK; 2KA; 3TA; 3TK; 3JA; 3JK; 3QA; 3QK; 3KA...
2 to a Royal FlushTJ; TQ; TK; JA; JQ; JK; QA; QK; 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...
3 to a Straight9TJ; TJQ
2 to a Straight Flush89; 9J
2 to a Straight Flush45; 56; 67; 78; 9T
3 to a Straight89T; JQK
2 to a Straight Flush8J; 9Q
Single Carda Jack
Single Carda Queen
3 to a Straight456; 567; 678; 789
2 to a Straight Flush79; 8T
3 to a Straight345
Single Cardan Ace
2 to a Straight Flush9K
2 to a Straight Flush68
2 to a Straight Flush34
Single Carda King
2 to a Straight FlushA4; A5; 23; 35; 46; 47; 57; 58
2 to a Straight FlushA2; A3; 24; 25
2 to a Straight Flush69; 7T
2 to a Straight Flush36
Single Carda Ten
Single Carda Nine
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: a KingSingle Card: an Ace
(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)2♣ 6♦ 9♣ Q♦ A♥
Single Card: a King2 to a Straight Flush: 9K
(more)2♣ 3♣ 9♦ 10♥ K♦
3 to a Straight: 789Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 7♣ 8♦ 9♥ Q♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 9KSingle Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 3♦ 9♥ K♥ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 68Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ 8♦ A♥
2 to a Straight Flush: A4Single Card: an Ace
(more)4♣ 6♦ 7♥ 9♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A2Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 6♦ 7♥ 9♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A3Single Card: an Ace
(more)3♣ 6♦ 7♥ 9♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 46Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 8♥ A♣
3 to a Straight: 456Single Card: a Queen
(more)4♣ 5♦ 6♣ 10♥ Q♦
3 to a Straight: 567Single Card: a Queen
(more)5♣ 6♦ 7♣ 10♥ Q♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 8TSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 8♥ 10♥ Q♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 57Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 8♥ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 79Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 7♥ 9♥ Q♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A5Single Card: an Ace
(more)5♣ 6♦ 8♦ 10♥ A♣
Single Card: a King2 to a Straight Flush: 68
(more)2♣ 4♣ 6♦ 8♦ K♥
2 to a Royal Flush: JK3 to a Flush: 2JK
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ J♣ K♣
2 to a Royal Flush: JK3 to a Flush: 3JK
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ J♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: JK3 to a Flush: 4JK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ J♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: JK3 to a Flush: 5JK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ J♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: JK3 to a Flush: 6JK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ J♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: JK3 to a Flush: 7JK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ J♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: JK3 to a Flush: 8JK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 8♦ J♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: QK3 to a Flush: 2QK
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ Q♣ K♣
2 to a Royal Flush: QK3 to a Flush: 3QK
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ Q♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: QK3 to a Flush: 4QK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ Q♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: QK3 to a Flush: 5QK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ Q♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: QK3 to a Flush: 6QK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ Q♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: QK3 to a Flush: 7QK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ Q♦ K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: QK3 to a Flush: 8QK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 8♦ Q♦ K♦
3 to a Straight: 345Single Card: a Queen
(more)3♣ 4♣ 5♦ 10♥ Q♦
Single Card: a King2 to a Straight Flush: 34
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ 7♣ K♥
Single Card: a King2 to a Straight Flush: 79
(more)2♣ 5♣ 7♦ 9♦ K♥
3 to a Straight: 678Single Card: a Queen
(more)6♣ 7♦ 8♣ Q♦ K♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 34Single Card: an Ace
(more)3♣ 4♣ 7♦ 8♥ A♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 35Single Card: an Ace
(more)3♣ 5♣ 7♦ 8♥ A♦
Single Card: an EightSingle Card: a Nine
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 8♠ 9♣
Single Card: an Ace2 to a Straight Flush: 79
(more)2♣ 6♣ 7♦ 9♦ A♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 68Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♥ 8♥ Q♣
Single Card: a SevenSingle Card: a Nine
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 7♠ 9♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 35Single Card: a King
(more)3♣ 5♣ 7♦ 8♥ K♦
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight: 789
(more)2♣ 7♣ 8♦ 9♥ K♠
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight: 789
(more)2♣ 7♣ 8♦ 9♥ A♠
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: 46Single Card: a Queen
(more)4♣ 6♣ 8♦ 9♥ Q♦
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight: 345
(more)3♣ 4♣ 5♦ 8♦ K♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 57Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♥ 7♥ K♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 46Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 9♥ K♣
Single Card: an Ace2 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)2♣ 7♣ 8♦ 10♦ A♥
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight: 678
(more)2♣ 6♣ 7♦ 8♥ K♠
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight: 678
(more)2♣ 6♣ 7♦ 8♥ A♠
Single Card: a King2 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)2♣ 7♣ 8♦ 10♦ 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♦
3 to a Straight: 678Single Card: a Jack
(more)6♣ 7♦ 8♥ J♣ Q♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 57Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 10♥ Q♣
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 25
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♣ 7♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 68Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 6♦ 8♦ J♣ Q♥
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 24
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ 7♦ 10♥
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♥
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight Flush: 67
(more)2♣ 5♣ 6♦ 7♦ J♥
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 23
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 7♥ 10♠
2 to a Straight Flush: 342 to a Straight Flush: 9K
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ 9♥ K♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 352 to a Straight Flush: 9K
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♦ 9♥ K♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 462 to a Straight Flush: 9K
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 9♥ K♥
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight: 456
(more)4♣ 5♦ 6♣ 9♦ K♥
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight: 567
(more)2♣ 5♣ 6♦ 7♥ K♠
Single Card: a SevenSingle Card: an Eight
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 7♠ 8♣
Single Card: a FiveSingle Card: a Nine
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♥ 8♣ 9♦
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 47
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♣ 7♦ 10♥
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight Flush: 78
(more)2♣ 6♣ 7♦ 8♦ J♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 57Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 10♥ J♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 452 to a Straight Flush: 89
(more)4♣ 5♣ 8♦ 9♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 452 to a Straight Flush: 9T
(more)4♣ 5♣ 8♦ 9♥ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 572 to a Straight Flush: 9K
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 9♥ K♥
Single Card: a FiveSingle Card: an Eight
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♥ 7♣ 8♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 48Single Card: a Nine
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 8♥ 9♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 7T2 to a Straight Flush: 23
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 7♥ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 7T2 to a Straight Flush: 24
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ 7♥ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 7T2 to a Straight Flush: 25
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♣ 7♥ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 8J2 to a Straight Flush: 45
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ 8♥ J♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 9Q2 to a Straight Flush: 45
(more)3♣ 4♦ 5♦ 9♥ Q♥
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 36
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♦ 7♣ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 8J2 to a Straight Flush: 56
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♦ 8♥ J♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 9Q2 to a Straight Flush: 56
(more)3♣ 5♦ 6♦ 9♥ Q♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 9Q2 to a Straight Flush: 67
(more)3♣ 6♦ 7♦ 9♥ Q♥
Single Card: an Eight2 to a Straight Flush: 48
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 7♣ 8♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 562 to a Straight Flush: 9T
(more)5♣ 6♣ 9♦ 10♦ Q♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 682 to a Straight Flush: 9K
(more)2♣ 6♦ 8♦ 9♥ K♥
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: A2Single Card: a Queen2♣ 8♦ 10♥ Q♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A3Single Card: a Queen3♣ 8♦ 10♥ Q♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A4Single Card: a Queen4♣ 8♦ 10♥ Q♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A5Single Card: a Queen5♣ 8♦ 10♥ Q♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 8J2 to a Straight Flush: 673♣ 6♦ 7♦ 8♥ J♥
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: 9Q2 to a Straight Flush: 784♣ 7♦ 8♦ 9♥ Q♥
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: A52 to a Straight Flush: 795♣ 7♦ 9♦ 10♥ A♣
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♥