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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 Flush4,671.7297552,032,2800.00002836,108.81603.620.129379
Straight Flush296.72972,558,211,9000.0001287,791.8611.070.038082
Four of a Kind150.896446,095,739,7640.002313432.4350.520.348949
Full House57.563223,606,660,3560.01121889.1433.280.645729
Flush21.4696328,664,840,3400.01648860.655.570.353997
Straight15.6363321,230,137,9320.01611562.052.540.251984
Three of a Kind9.80291,421,215,910,9160.07129914.033.210.698935
Two Pair3.96962,454,414,933,9240.1231328.120.090.488784
Jacks or Better0.83333,306,108,718,0080.1658596.030.850.138210
Nothing011,828,783,331,7800.5934201.695.680.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.46716.423.094050

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

Basic Strategy Analysis
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityHit FrequencyVarianceReturn
Royal Flush4,671.7297548,401,7040.00002836,347.86599.650.128528
Straight Flush296.72972,556,741,3000.0001287,796.3411.060.038060
Four of a Kind150.896446,085,403,2520.002312432.5350.510.348871
Full House57.563223,523,477,0280.01121489.1833.270.645489
Flush21.4696330,386,704,4760.01657560.335.600.355852
Straight15.6363321,425,044,5480.01612562.022.540.252137
Three of a Kind9.80291,420,525,832,1240.07126414.033.210.698596
Two Pair3.96962,453,026,907,3400.1230628.130.090.488508
Jacks or Better0.83333,296,752,200,4320.1653906.050.850.137819
Nothing011,838,399,804,9960.5939031.685.680.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.46712.463.093859

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
3 of a Kind222; 333; 444; 555; 666; 777; 888; 999; TTT; JJJ; QQQ; KKK; AAA
4 to a Straight Flush2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; 89TJ; 9TJQ
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 Pair22; 33; 44; 55; 66; 77; 88; JJ; QQ; KK; AA
4 to a Straight2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 9TJQ; TJQK
1 Pair99; TT
4 to a Straight6789; 789T; 89TJ
3 to a Straight Flush
(more)A23; A24; A25; A34; A35; A45; 234; 235; 236; 245; 246; 256; 345; 346...
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...
2 to a Straight Flush78; 89; 9J
3 to a Straight9TJ; TJQ
2 to a Straight Flush45; 56; 67; 9T
2 to a Straight Flush8J; 9Q
3 to a Straight89T; JQK
Single Carda Jack
Single Carda Queen
3 to a Straight456; 567; 678; 789
2 to a Straight Flush79; 8T
2 to a Straight Flush46; 57
3 to a Straight345
2 to a Straight Flush35
2 to a Straight Flush68
2 to a Straight Flush34
Single Carda King
Single Cardan Ace
2 to a Straight Flush58; 9K
2 to a Straight FlushA2; A3; A4; A5; 23; 24; 25; 47
2 to a Straight Flush69; 7T
2 to a Straight Flush36
Single Carda Ten
Single Carda Nine
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)2♣ 6♦ 9♣ Q♦ A♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 8TSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 8♥ 10♥ Q♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 79Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ 9♦ Q♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 9KSingle Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♦ 9♥ K♥ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 68Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♥ 8♥ Q♣
Single Card: a King2 to a Straight Flush: 57
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ 7♦ K♥
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♦
Single Card: a King2 to a Straight Flush: 35
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♦ 7♣ K♥
Single Card: a King2 to a Straight Flush: 46
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 7♣ K♥
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight: 345
(more)3♣ 4♣ 5♦ 8♦ K♥
3 to a Straight: 678Single Card: a Queen
(more)6♣ 7♦ 8♣ Q♦ K♥
Single Card: a King2 to a Straight Flush: 34
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ 7♣ K♥
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight: 89T
(more)2♣ 8♣ 9♦ 10♥ A♠
2 to a Straight Flush: 34Single Card: a Queen
(more)3♣ 4♣ 7♦ 8♥ Q♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 35Single Card: a Queen
(more)3♣ 5♣ 7♦ 8♥ Q♦
Single Card: an Ace2 to a Straight Flush: 46
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 7♣ A♥
Single Card: an Ace2 to a Straight Flush: 68
(more)2♣ 5♣ 6♦ 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: 46Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 9♥ Q♣
Single Card: an Ace2 to a Straight Flush: 57
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 8♣ A♥
Single Card: a SevenSingle Card: a Nine
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 7♠ 9♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 57Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 9♥ Q♣
Single Card: an Ace2 to a Straight Flush: 35
(more)3♣ 5♣ 6♦ 8♦ A♥
Single Card: a King2 to a Straight Flush: 79
(more)2♣ 6♣ 7♦ 9♦ 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♠
3 to a Straight: 789Single Card: a Queen
(more)7♣ 8♦ 9♣ Q♦ K♥
Single Card: an Ace2 to a Straight Flush: 34
(more)3♣ 4♣ 6♦ 8♥ 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♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A4Single Card: an Ace
(more)4♣ 6♦ 7♥ 10♦ A♣
3 to a Straight: 345Single Card: a Queen
(more)3♣ 4♣ 5♦ Q♦ K♥
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♦ 10♥ J♣
3 to a Straight: 456Single Card: a Queen
(more)4♣ 5♦ 6♣ Q♦ K♥
3 to a Straight: 567Single Card: a Queen
(more)5♣ 6♦ 7♣ Q♦ K♥
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 24
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ 7♦ 10♥
Single Card: an Ace2 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)2♣ 7♣ 8♦ 10♦ A♥
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: an Ace3 to a Straight: 567
(more)2♣ 5♣ 6♦ 7♥ 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♠
2 to a Straight Flush: 79Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 7♦ 9♦ J♣ Q♥
2 to a Straight Flush: A5Single Card: an Ace
(more)5♣ 6♦ 8♥ 10♦ A♣
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 23
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 7♥ 10♠
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 36
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♦ 7♣ 10♥
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♦
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 47
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 7♦ 10♥
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 58
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♣ 8♦ 10♥
Single Card: a King2 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)2♣ 7♣ 8♦ 10♦ K♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 57Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 10♥ J♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A2Single Card: a King
(more)2♣ 6♦ 9♥ K♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A3Single Card: a King
(more)3♣ 6♦ 9♥ K♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A4Single Card: a King
(more)4♣ 6♦ 9♥ K♦ A♣
2 to a Straight Flush: A5Single Card: a King
(more)5♣ 6♦ 9♥ K♦ 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♥
Single Card: a SevenSingle Card: an Eight
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♥ 7♠ 8♣
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight: 456
(more)4♣ 5♦ 6♣ 9♦ A♥
Single Card: a FiveSingle Card: a Nine
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♥ 8♣ 9♦
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight Flush: 78
(more)2♣ 6♣ 7♦ 8♦ 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♥
3 to a Straight: JQK2 to a Straight Flush: 8J
(more)7♣ 8♦ J♦ Q♣ K♥
Single Card: a FiveSingle Card: an Eight
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♥ 7♣ 8♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 34Single Card: a Jack
(more)3♣ 4♣ 9♦ J♥ Q♠
2 to a Straight Flush: 35Single Card: a Jack
(more)3♣ 5♣ 9♦ J♥ Q♠
2 to a Straight Flush: 46Single Card: a Jack
(more)4♣ 6♣ 9♦ J♥ Q♠
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♥
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♥
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight Flush: 67
(more)3♣ 6♦ 7♦ 8♣ J♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 9Q2 to a Straight Flush: 67
(more)3♣ 6♦ 7♦ 9♥ Q♥
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 69
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♥ 9♥ 10♠
2 to a Straight Flush: 562 to a Straight Flush: 9T
(more)5♣ 6♣ 9♦ 10♦ 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♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 563 to a Straight: 9TJ
(more)5♣ 6♣ 9♦ 10♦ J♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 8J2 to a Straight Flush: 673♣ 6♦ 7♦ 8♥ J♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 342 to a Straight Flush: 683♣ 4♣ 6♦ 8♦ 9♥
2 to a Straight Flush: A52 to a Straight Flush: 685♣ 6♦ 8♦ 10♥ A♣
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♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 452 to a Straight Flush: 9J4♣ 5♣ 9♦ 10♥ J♦