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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 Flush800496,558,7280.00002540,142.7515.900.019929
Straight Flush402,039,456,4840.0001029,773.800.160.004093
Four of a Kind2547,113,810,8600.002364423.091.360.059090
Full House8229,596,533,1000.01151886.820.570.092146
Flush5214,664,152,6080.01076992.860.170.053846
Straight4222,835,350,8520.01117989.450.100.044716
Three of a Kind31,485,075,769,8240.07450313.420.310.223508
Two Pair22,578,801,818,3120.1293727.730.140.258744
Jacks or Better14,302,806,419,5120.2158614.630.000.215861
Nothing010,849,800,646,9200.5443071.840.510.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.1919.230.971932

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

Basic Strategy Analysis
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityHit FrequencyVarianceReturn
Royal Flush800492,590,1720.00002540,466.1615.780.019770
Straight Flush402,026,121,4960.0001029,838.120.150.004066
Four of a Kind2547,122,765,5240.002364423.011.360.059101
Full House8229,621,489,9560.01152086.810.570.092156
Flush5214,233,704,8920.01074893.040.170.053738
Straight4222,239,312,0280.01114989.690.100.044597
Three of a Kind31,485,365,050,2600.07451713.420.310.223551
Two Pair22,579,078,651,7960.1293867.730.140.258772
Jacks or Better14,308,762,239,6040.2161604.630.000.216160
Nothing010,844,288,591,4720.5440311.840.510.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.1919.100.971910

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
3 of a Kind222; 333; 444; 555; 666; 777; 888; 999; TTT; JJJ; QQQ; KKK; AAA
Pat HandStraight; Flush
2 Pair
(more)2233; 2244; 2255; 2266; 2277; 2288; 2299; 22TT; 22JJ; 22QQ; 22KK; 22AA...
4 to a Straight Flush
(more)A234; A235; A245; A345; 2345; 2346; 2356; 2456; 3456; 3457; 3467; 3567...
1 PairJJ; QQ; KK; AA
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...
4 to a StraightTJQK
1 Pair22; 33; 44; 55; 66; 77; 88; 99; TT
4 to a Straight2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; 89TJ; 9TJQ
3 to a Straight Flush9TJ; 9JQ
4 to a StraightJQKA
3 to a Straight Flush8JQ; 9JK; 9QK
2 to a Royal FlushJA; JQ; JK; QA; QK; KA
3 to a Straight Flush345; 456; 567; 678; 789; 89T; 89J; 8TJ; 9TQ
4 to a Straight9JQK; TJQA; TJKA; TQKA
3 to a StraightJQK
2 to a StraightJQ
3 to a Straight FlushA23; A24; A25; A34; A35; A45; 7TJ; 89Q; 8TQ
2 to a StraightJK; QK
2 to a Royal FlushTJ
3 to a Straight Flush78J; 79J; 9TK
2 to a StraightJA
Single Carda Jack
3 to a Straight Flush78T; 79T
2 to a StraightQA; KA
2 to a Royal FlushTQ
Single Carda Queen; an Ace
3 to a Straight Flush234; 235; 245; 346; 356; 457; 467; 568; 578; 679; 689
Single Carda King
3 to a Straight Flush236; 246; 256; 347; 357; 367; 458; 468; 478; 569; 579; 589; 67T; 68T; 69T
GarbageDiscard everything

The following table shows the exceptions to the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy Exceptions
Right Play Wrong Play Pattern(s)
2 to a Royal Flush: TKSingle Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 10♥ K♥
2 to a Royal Flush: TQ2 to a Straight: QA
(more)2♣ 3♣ 10♦ Q♦ A♥
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ2 to a Straight: JK
(more)2♣ 3♣ 10♦ J♦ K♣
2 to a Royal Flush: JQ3 to a Straight Flush: 8JQ
(more)2♣ 8♦ 9♣ J♦ Q♦
2 to a Straight: JA2 to a Royal Flush: TJ
(more)2♣ 8♦ 10♣ J♣ A♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 79J2 to a Straight: JK
(more)2♣ 7♦ 9♦ J♦ K♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 679Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 6♦ 7♦ 9♦ A♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 689Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 6♦ 8♦ 9♦ A♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 234Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♣ 7♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 235Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♣ 7♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 245Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 4♣ 5♣ 7♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 679Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 6♦ 7♦ 9♦ Q♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 689Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 6♦ 8♦ 9♦ Q♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 346Single Card: an Ace
(more)3♣ 4♣ 6♣ 8♦ A♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 356Single Card: an Ace
(more)3♣ 5♣ 6♣ 8♦ A♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 457Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ 7♦ A♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 467Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 7♦ A♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 568Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♦ 8♦ A♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 578Single Card: an Ace
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 8♦ A♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 346Single Card: a Queen
(more)3♣ 4♣ 6♣ 8♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 356Single Card: a Queen
(more)3♣ 5♣ 6♣ 8♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 568Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♦ 8♦ Q♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 578Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 8♦ Q♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 457Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ 7♦ Q♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 467Single Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 7♦ Q♣
2 to a Straight: JA3 to a Straight Flush: A23
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ J♦ A♣
2 to a Straight: QA3 to a Straight Flush: A23
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ Q♦ A♣
2 to a Straight: KA3 to a Straight Flush: A23
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ K♦ A♣
2 to a Straight: JA3 to a Straight Flush: A24
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ J♦ A♣
2 to a Straight: QA3 to a Straight Flush: A24
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ Q♦ A♣
2 to a Straight: KA3 to a Straight Flush: A24
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ K♦ A♣
2 to a Straight: JA3 to a Straight Flush: A34
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ J♣ A♦
2 to a Straight: QA3 to a Straight Flush: A34
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ Q♣ A♦
2 to a Straight: KA3 to a Straight Flush: A34
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ K♣ A♦
2 to a Straight: JA3 to a Straight Flush: A25
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♣ J♦ A♣
2 to a Straight: QA3 to a Straight Flush: A25
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♣ Q♦ A♣
2 to a Straight: KA3 to a Straight Flush: A25
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♣ K♦ A♣
2 to a Straight: JA3 to a Straight Flush: A35
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♦ J♣ A♦
2 to a Straight: QA3 to a Straight Flush: A35
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♦ Q♣ A♦
2 to a Straight: KA3 to a Straight Flush: A35
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♦ K♣ A♦
2 to a Straight: JA3 to a Straight Flush: A45
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ J♣ A♦
2 to a Straight: QA3 to a Straight Flush: A45
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ Q♣ A♦
2 to a Straight: KA3 to a Straight Flush: A45
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ K♣ A♦
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 346
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ 6♦ K♣
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 356
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♦ 6♦ K♣
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 457
(more)3♣ 4♦ 5♦ 7♦ K♣
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 467
(more)3♣ 4♦ 6♦ 7♦ K♣
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 568
(more)4♣ 5♦ 6♦ 8♦ K♣
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 578
(more)4♣ 5♦ 7♦ 8♦ K♣
2 to a Straight: JK3 to a Straight Flush: 7TJ
(more)7♣ 8♦ 10♣ J♣ K♦
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 679
(more)5♣ 6♦ 7♦ 9♦ K♣
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 689
(more)5♣ 6♦ 8♦ 9♦ K♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 568Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♦ 8♦ J♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 578Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 8♦ J♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 679Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 6♦ 7♦ 9♦ J♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 689Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 6♦ 8♦ 9♦ J♣
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 234
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♣ 6♦ K♦
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 235
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♣ 6♦ K♦
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 245
(more)2♣ 4♣ 5♣ 6♦ K♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 78T
(more)6♣ 7♦ 8♦ 10♦ Q♣
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 78T
(more)6♣ 7♦ 8♦ 10♦ K♣
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 78T
(more)6♣ 7♦ 8♦ 10♦ A♣
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 79T
(more)6♣ 7♦ 9♦ 10♦ Q♣
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 79T
(more)6♣ 7♦ 9♦ 10♦ K♣
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 79T
(more)6♣ 7♦ 9♦ 10♦ A♣
2 to a Straight: JA3 to a Straight Flush: 78J
(more)7♣ 8♣ 9♦ J♣ A♦
2 to a Straight: JA3 to a Straight Flush: 79J
(more)7♣ 8♦ 9♣ J♣ A♦
2 to a Straight: QK3 to a Straight Flush: 89Q
(more)8♣ 9♣ 10♦ Q♣ K♦
2 to a Straight: QK3 to a Straight Flush: 8TQ
(more)8♣ 9♦ 10♣ Q♣ K♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 234Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♣ 8♦ J♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 235Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♣ 8♦ J♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 245Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 4♣ 5♣ 8♦ J♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 346Single Card: a Jack
(more)3♣ 4♣ 6♣ 8♦ J♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 356Single Card: a Jack
(more)3♣ 5♣ 6♣ 8♦ J♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 78J2 to a Straight: JK7♣ 8♣ J♣ K♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 457Single Card: a Jack4♣ 5♣ 7♣ 9♦ J♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 467Single Card: a Jack4♣ 6♣ 7♣ 9♦ J♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 234Single Card: an Ace2♣ 3♣ 4♣ 10♦ A♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 235Single Card: an Ace2♣ 3♣ 5♣ 10♦ A♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 245Single Card: an Ace2♣ 4♣ 5♣ 10♦ A♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 89J2 to a Royal Flush: KA8♣ 9♣ J♣ K♦ A♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 8TJ2 to a Royal Flush: KA8♣ 10♣ J♣ K♦ A♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ3 to a Straight Flush: A232♣ 3♣ 10♦ J♦ A♣
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ3 to a Straight Flush: A242♣ 4♣ 10♦ J♦ A♣
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ3 to a Straight Flush: A343♣ 4♣ 10♦ J♦ A♣
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ3 to a Straight Flush: A252♣ 5♣ 10♦ J♦ A♣
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ3 to a Straight Flush: A353♣ 5♣ 10♦ J♦ A♣
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ3 to a Straight Flush: A454♣ 5♣ 10♦ J♦ A♣