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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 800 506,975,088 0.000025 39,317.97 16.24 0.020347
Straight Flush 400 3,658,381,320 0.000184 5,448.65 29.22 0.073413
Four of a Kind 50 45,716,860,056 0.002293 436.01 5.51 0.114675
Full House 8 223,702,942,824 0.011223 89.11 0.55 0.089781
Flush 6 246,659,233,692 0.012374 80.81 0.31 0.074246
Straight 4 250,108,664,232 0.012547 79.70 0.12 0.050189
Three of a Kind 3 1,426,709,567,388 0.071574 13.97 0.30 0.214723
Two Pair 1 2,492,116,639,668 0.125023 8.00 0.00 0.125023
Jacks or Better 1 4,111,188,117,300 0.206248 4.85 0.00 0.206248
Nothing 0 11,132,863,135,632 0.558508 1.79 0.52 0.000000
Totals 19,933,230,517,200 1.000000 2.27 52.78 0.968645

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 800 511,344,024 0.000026 38,982.03 16.38 0.020522
Straight Flush 400 3,622,982,748 0.000182 5,501.88 28.94 0.072702
Four of a Kind 50 45,821,205,576 0.002299 435.02 5.53 0.114937
Full House 8 224,134,646,904 0.011244 88.93 0.56 0.089954
Flush 6 241,179,665,388 0.012099 82.65 0.31 0.072596
Straight 4 252,659,384,124 0.012675 78.89 0.12 0.050701
Three of a Kind 3 1,430,802,511,992 0.071780 13.93 0.30 0.215339
Two Pair 1 2,497,508,669,160 0.125294 7.98 0.00 0.125294
Jacks or Better 1 4,116,272,725,368 0.206503 4.84 0.00 0.206503
Nothing 0 11,120,717,381,916 0.557898 1.79 0.52 0.000000
Totals 19,933,230,517,200 1.000000 2.26 52.64 0.968549

The following table shows the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy

Type of Play Play Details
Pat Hand Full 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 Straight Flush
(more)A234; A235; A245; A345; 2345; 2346; 2356; 2456; 3456; 3457; 3467; 4567...
4 to a Royal Flush TJQA; TJQK; TJKA; TQKA; JQKA
4 to a Straight Flush 9TJK; 9JQK
4 to a Straight Flush 79TJ; 89JQ
4 to a Straight Flush 679T; 789J
4 to a Straight Flush 3567; 5789; 678T; 689T; 78TJ; 89TQ; 8TJQ; 9TQK
3 of a Kind 222; 333; 444; 555; 666; 777; 888; 999; TTT; JJJ; QQQ; KKK; AAA
Pat Hand Straight; Flush
3 to a Royal Flush TJQ; TJK; TQK; JQK
3 to a Straight Flush 9TJ
2 Pair
(more)2233; 2244; 2255; 2266; 2277; 2288; 2299; 22TT; 22JJ; 22QQ; 22KK; 22AA...
3 to a Straight Flush 345; 456; 567; 678; 789; 89T
1 Pair JJ; QQ; KK; AA
4 to a Flush
(more)2347; 2348; 2349; 234T; 234J; 234Q; 234K; 2357; 2358; 2359; 235T; 235J...
3 to a Royal Flush TJA; TQA; TKA; JQA; JKA; QKA
3 to a Straight Flush
(more)A23; A24; A25; A34; A35; A45; 234; 235; 245; 346; 356; 457; 467; 568...
4 to a Straight 89TJ; TJQK
3 to a Straight Flush 7TJ; 8TQ
4 to a Straight 9TJQ
1 Pair 77; 99
3 to a Straight Flush 68T
1 Pair 88
3 to a Straight Flush 569; 67T; 69T
1 Pair 66
3 to a Straight Flush 458; 579; 589
1 Pair 55
3 to a Straight Flush 347; 468; 478
1 Pair 44
3 to a Straight Flush 236; 357; 367
1 Pair 33
3 to a Straight Flush 246; 256
1 Pair 22; TT
2 to a Royal Flush JQ
4 to a Straight 2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; TJQA; JQKA
2 to a Royal Flush JK; QK
4 to a Straight 9JQK; TJKA; TQKA
2 to a Royal Flush JA; QA; KA
3 to a Straight JQK
2 to a Royal Flush TJ; TQ
4 to a Straight 89JQ; 8TJQ; 9TJK; 9TQK
2 to a Straight JQ; QK
2 to a Straight Flush 9J
2 to a Straight JK; QA
2 to a Straight JA
2 to a Royal Flush TK
Single Card a Jack; a Queen
2 to a Straight KA
3 to a Flush
(more)26A; 27A; 28A; 29A; 2TA; 36A; 37A; 38A; 39A; 3TA; 46A; 47A; 48A; 49A...
Single Card a King; an Ace
2 to a Straight Flush 89; 9T; 9Q
2 to a Straight Flush 45; 56; 67; 78
4 to a Straight
(more)2346; 2356; 2456; 3457; 3467; 3567; 4568; 4578; 4678; 5679; 5689; 5789...
3 to a Flush 368; 36T; 469; 46T; 57T
2 to a Straight Flush 68; 8T
2 to a Straight Flush 35; 46
2 to a Straight Flush 57; 79
2 to a Straight Flush 34
3 to a Flush 25T; 26T; 27T; 35T; 38T; 48T; 58T
Garbage Discard everything

The following table shows the exceptions to the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy Exceptions

Right Play Wrong Play Pattern(s)
Single Card: a Jack 2 to a Straight: JA
(more)2♣3♣4♦J♥A♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 9Q Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣3♣4♦9♥Q♥
2 to a Straight: KA 2 to a Royal Flush: TK
(more)2♣3♦10♣K♣A♦
2 to a Straight: JK 2 to a Straight Flush: 9J
(more)2♣3♦9♣J♣K♦
2 to a Royal Flush: JA 4 to a Straight: TJKA
(more)2♣10♣J♦K♣A♦
2 to a Royal Flush: QA 4 to a Straight: TQKA
(more)2♣10♣Q♦K♣A♦
2 to a Royal Flush: KA 4 to a Straight: TQKA
(more)2♣10♣Q♣K♦A♦
2 to a Royal Flush: KA 4 to a Straight: TJKA
(more)2♣10♣J♣K♦A♦
2 to a Royal Flush: JA 4 to a Straight: TJQA
(more)2♣10♣J♦Q♣A♦
2 to a Royal Flush: QA 4 to a Straight: TJQA
(more)2♣10♣J♣Q♦A♦
Garbage: Discard everything 2 to a Straight Flush: 79
(more)2♣3♦6♣7♦9♦
Garbage: Discard everything 2 to a Straight Flush: 34
(more)2♣3♦4♦7♣8♦
Garbage: Discard everything 2 to a Straight Flush: 35
(more)2♣3♦5♦7♣8♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 9J 2 to a Straight: JQ
(more)2♣9♦J♦Q♣A♥
4 to a Straight: JQKA 2 to a Royal Flush: JQ
(more)2♣J♣Q♣K♦A♦
Garbage: Discard everything 2 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)2♣3♦7♣8♦10♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 246 1 Pair: 44
(more)4♣4♦2♣6♣7♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 256 1 Pair: 55
(more)5♣5♦2♣6♣7♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 357 1 Pair: 55
(more)5♣5♦2♣3♦7♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 236 1 Pair: 66
(more)6♣6♦2♣3♣7♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 246 1 Pair: 66
(more)6♣6♦2♣4♣7♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 256 1 Pair: 66
(more)6♣6♦2♣5♣7♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 367 1 Pair: 66
(more)6♣6♦2♣3♦7♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 468 1 Pair: 66
(more)6♣6♦2♣4♦8♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 347 1 Pair: 77
(more)7♣7♦2♣3♦4♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 357 1 Pair: 77
(more)7♣7♦2♣3♦5♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 367 1 Pair: 77
(more)7♣7♦2♣3♦6♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 478 1 Pair: 77
(more)7♣7♦2♣4♦8♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 579 1 Pair: 77
(more)7♣7♦2♣5♦9♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 67T 1 Pair: 77
(more)7♣7♦2♣6♦10♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 458 1 Pair: 88
(more)8♣8♦2♣4♦5♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 468 1 Pair: 88
(more)8♣8♦2♣4♦6♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 478 1 Pair: 88
(more)8♣8♦2♣4♦7♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 589 1 Pair: 88
(more)8♣8♦2♣5♦9♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 569 1 Pair: 99
(more)9♣9♦2♣5♦6♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 579 1 Pair: 99
(more)9♣9♦2♣5♦7♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 589 1 Pair: 99
(more)9♣9♦2♣5♦8♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 69T 1 Pair: 99
(more)9♣9♦2♣6♦10♦
3 to a Flush: 24T Garbage: Discard everything
(more)2♣4♣5♦7♥10♣
3 to a Flush: 29K Single Card: a King
(more)2♣3♦9♣10♦K♣
3 to a Flush: 39K Single Card: a King
(more)2♣3♦9♦10♣K♦
3 to a Flush: 49K Single Card: a King
(more)2♣4♦9♦10♣K♦
3 to a Flush: 59K Single Card: a King
(more)2♣5♦9♦10♣K♦
3 to a Flush: 69K Single Card: a King
(more)2♣6♦9♦10♣K♦
4 to a Straight: 8TJQ 2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)2♣8♦10♣J♦Q♣
4 to a Straight: 9TQK 2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)2♣9♦10♣Q♣K♦
Garbage: Discard everything 3 to a Flush: 27T
(more)2♣3♦4♥7♣10♣
3 to a Flush: 79K Single Card: a King
(more)2♣7♦9♦10♣K♦
3 to a Flush: 89K Single Card: a King
(more)2♣8♦9♦10♣K♦
Garbage: Discard everything 2 to a Straight Flush: 57
(more)2♣3♦5♣7♣8♦
Garbage: Discard everything 2 to a Straight Flush: 68
(more)2♣3♦6♣7♦8♣
3 to a Flush: 58T 2 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)2♣5♦7♥8♦10♦
Garbage: Discard everything 3 to a Flush: 26T
(more)2♣3♦6♣7♦10♣
Garbage: Discard everything 3 to a Flush: 25T
(more)2♣3♦5♣7♦10♣
3 to a Flush: 37T Garbage: Discard everything
(more)3♣4♦7♣8♥10♣
3 to a Flush: 47T Garbage: Discard everything
(more)3♣4♦7♦8♥10♦
3 to a Flush: 349 2 to a Straight Flush: 34
(more)3♣4♣5♦8♥9♣
3 to a Flush: 35T 2 to a Straight Flush: 35
(more)3♣4♦5♣8♥10♣
3 to a Flush: 38T 2 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)3♣4♦7♥8♣10♣
Garbage: Discard everything 3 to a Flush: 368
(more)2♣3♦6♦7♣8♦
Garbage: Discard everything 3 to a Flush: 469
(more)2♣4♦6♦7♣9♦
Garbage: Discard everything 3 to a Flush: 36T
(more)2♣3♦6♦7♣10♦
3 to a Flush: 259 Garbage: Discard everything
(more)2♣4♦5♣9♣10♥
3 to a Flush: 34T 2 to a Straight Flush: 34
(more)3♣4♣5♦8♥10♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 26A
(more)2♣6♣7♦8♦A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 36A
(more)3♣6♣7♦8♦A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 46A
(more)4♣6♣7♦8♦A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 27A
(more)2♣6♦7♣8♦A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 37A
(more)3♣6♦7♣8♦A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 47A
(more)4♣6♦7♣8♦A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 28A
(more)2♣6♦7♦8♣A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 38A
(more)3♣6♦7♦8♣A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 48A
(more)4♣6♦7♦8♣A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 29A
(more)2♣6♦7♦9♣A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 39A
(more)3♣6♦7♦9♣A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 49A
(more)4♣6♦7♦9♣A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 59A
(more)5♣6♦7♦9♣A♣
3 to a Flush: 248 Garbage: Discard everything
(more)2♣4♣5♦8♣10♥
3 to a Flush: 249 Garbage: Discard everything
(more)2♣4♣5♦9♣10♥
3 to a Flush: 28T 2 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)2♣4♦7♥8♣10♣
3 to a Flush: 48T 2 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)3♣4♦7♥8♦10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 68 4 to a Straight: 2346
(more)2♣3♣4♦6♥8♥
Garbage: Discard everything 3 to a Flush: 46T
(more)2♣4♦6♦7♣10♦
3 to a Flush: 258 Garbage: Discard everything
(more)2♣5♣6♦8♣10♥
3 to a Flush: 369 Garbage: Discard everything
(more)3♣4♦6♣9♣10♦
3 to a Flush: 359 2 to a Straight Flush: 35
(more)3♣4♦5♣9♣10♦
3 to a Flush: 379 2 to a Straight Flush: 79
(more)3♣4♦7♣9♣10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 45 2 to a Straight Flush: 89
(more)2♣4♦5♦8♣9♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 34 2 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)2♣3♦4♦8♣10♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 35 2 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)2♣3♦5♦8♣10♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 57 3 to a Flush: 57T
(more)2♣3♣5♦7♦10♦
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 56A
(more)5♣6♣7♦9♦A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 57A
(more)5♣6♦7♣9♦A♣
Single Card: an Ace 3 to a Flush: 58A
(more)5♣6♦8♣9♦A♣
1 Pair: 22 3 to a Straight Flush: 236
(more)2♣2♦3♣4♦6♣
1 Pair: 33 3 to a Straight Flush: 236
(more)3♣3♦2♣4♦6♣
1 Pair: 22 3 to a Straight Flush: 246
(more)2♣2♦3♣4♦6♦
1 Pair: 22 3 to a Straight Flush: 256
(more)2♣2♦3♣5♦6♦
1 Pair: 33 3 to a Straight Flush: 347
(more)3♣3♦4♣5♦7♣
1 Pair: 44 3 to a Straight Flush: 347
(more)4♣4♦3♣5♦7♣
1 Pair: 33 3 to a Straight Flush: 357
(more)3♣3♦4♣5♦7♦
1 Pair: 33 3 to a Straight Flush: 367
(more)3♣3♦4♣6♦7♦
1 Pair: 44 3 to a Straight Flush: 458
(more)4♣4♦5♣6♦8♣
1 Pair: 55 3 to a Straight Flush: 458
(more)5♣5♦4♣6♦8♣
1 Pair: 44 3 to a Straight Flush: 468
(more)4♣4♦5♣6♦8♦
1 Pair: 44 3 to a Straight Flush: 478
(more)4♣4♦5♣7♦8♦
1 Pair: 55 3 to a Straight Flush: 569
(more)5♣5♦6♣7♦9♣
1 Pair: 66 3 to a Straight Flush: 569
(more)6♣6♦5♣7♦9♣
1 Pair: 55 3 to a Straight Flush: 579
(more)5♣5♦6♣7♦9♦
1 Pair: 55 3 to a Straight Flush: 589
(more)5♣5♦6♣8♦9♦
1 Pair: 66 3 to a Straight Flush: 67T
(more)6♣6♦7♣8♦10♣
1 Pair: TT 3 to a Straight Flush: 67T
(more)10♣10♦6♣7♣8♦
1 Pair: 66 3 to a Straight Flush: 68T
(more)6♣6♦7♣8♦10♦
1 Pair: 88 3 to a Straight Flush: 68T
(more)8♣8♦6♣7♦10♣
1 Pair: TT 3 to a Straight Flush: 68T
(more)10♣10♦6♣7♦8♣
1 Pair: 66 3 to a Straight Flush: 69T
(more)6♣6♦7♣9♦10♦
1 Pair: TT 3 to a Straight Flush: 69T
(more)10♣10♦6♣7♦9♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 79 4 to a Straight: 3457
(more)3♣4♣5♦7♥9♥
3 to a Flush: 269 Garbage: Discard everything
(more)2♣4♦6♣9♣10♥
3 to a Flush: 358 2 to a Straight Flush: 35
(more)3♣4♦5♣8♣10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 34 2 to a Straight Flush: 79
(more)2♣3♦4♦7♣9♣
3 to a Flush: 279 2 to a Straight Flush: 79
(more)2♣4♦7♣9♣10♥
3 to a Flush: 479 2 to a Straight Flush: 79
(more)3♣4♦7♦9♦10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 56 2 to a Straight Flush: 89
(more)2♣5♦6♦8♣9♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 56 2 to a Straight Flush: 9T
(more)2♣5♦6♦9♣10♣
Garbage: Discard everything 3 to a Flush: 57T
(more)2♣4♣5♦7♦10♦
3 to a Flush: 348 2 to a Straight Flush: 34
(more)3♣4♣5♦8♣10♥
3 to a Flush: 257 2 to a Straight Flush: 57
(more)2♣5♣6♦7♣10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 45 2 to a Straight Flush: 78
(more)4♣5♣7♦8♦9♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 45 2 to a Straight Flush: 9T
(more)2♣4♦5♦9♣10♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 67 2 to a Straight Flush: 9T
(more)2♣6♦7♦9♣10♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 8T 4 to a Straight: 4568
(more)4♣5♦6♣8♥10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 35 4 to a Straight: 5789
(more)3♣5♣7♦8♥9♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 46 4 to a Straight: 689T
(more)4♣6♣8♦9♥10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 79 2 to a Straight Flush: 35
(more)2♣3♦5♦7♥9♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 68 3 to a Flush: 368
(more)2♣3♦6♦8♦10♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 46 3 to a Flush: 469
(more)2♣4♦6♦9♦10♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 46 3 to a Flush: 46T
(more)2♣4♦6♦9♣10♦
3 to a Flush: 247 Garbage: Discard everything 2♣4♣7♣9♦10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 79 2 to a Straight Flush: 46 2♣4♦6♦7♥9♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 34 2 to a Straight Flush: 68 3♣4♣6♦8♦9♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 35 2 to a Straight Flush: 68 3♣5♣6♦8♦10♥
3 to a Flush: 268 2 to a Straight Flush: 68 2♣5♦6♣8♣10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 46 2 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)2♣4♦6♦8♣10♣
2 to a Straight Flush: 57 2 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)2♣5♦7♦8♣10♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 236 1 Pair: 77 7♦7♣2♥3♥6♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 246 1 Pair: 77 7♦7♣2♥4♥6♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 256 1 Pair: 77 7♦7♣2♥5♥6♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 236 1 Pair: 88 8♦8♣2♥3♥6♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 246 1 Pair: 88 8♦8♣2♥4♥6♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 256 1 Pair: 88 8♦8♣2♥5♥6♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 347 1 Pair: 88 8♦8♣3♥4♥7♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 357 1 Pair: 88 8♦8♣3♥5♥7♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 367 1 Pair: 88 8♦8♣3♥6♥7♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 236 1 Pair: 99 9♦9♣2♥3♥6♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 246 1 Pair: 99 9♦9♣2♥4♥6♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 256 1 Pair: 99 9♦9♣2♥5♥6♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 347 1 Pair: 99 9♦9♣3♥4♥7♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 357 1 Pair: 99 9♦9♣3♥5♥7♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 367 1 Pair: 99 9♦9♣3♥6♥7♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 458 1 Pair: 99 9♦9♣4♥5♥8♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 468 1 Pair: 99 9♦9♣4♥6♥8♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 478 1 Pair: 99 9♦9♣4♥7♥8♥
4 to a Straight Flush: 3456 4 to a Straight Flush: A345 3♣4♣5♣6♣A♣
4 to a Straight Flush: 2345 4 to a Straight Flush: 3457 2♣3♣4♣5♣7♣
4 to a Straight Flush: 3456 4 to a Straight Flush: 4568 3♣4♣5♣6♣8♣
4 to a Straight Flush: 4567 4 to a Straight Flush: 5679 4♣5♣6♣7♣9♣

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