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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 Flush800495,628,3800.00002540,218.1015.870.019892
Straight Flush602,194,417,9920.0001109,083.610.380.006605
Four of a Kind10047,254,164,4080.002371421.8323.140.237062
Full House11229,963,887,4320.01153786.681.110.126904
Flush6221,462,235,8880.01111090.010.260.066661
Straight4222,772,577,3880.01117689.480.090.044704
Three of a Kind31,489,501,620,5040.07472513.380.240.224174
Two Pair22,582,816,036,1840.1295737.720.080.259147
Jacks or Better14,222,350,947,7000.2118254.720.010.211825
Nothing010,914,419,001,3240.5475491.830.780.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.2141.961.196973

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

Basic Strategy Analysis
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityHit FrequencyVarianceReturn
Royal Flush800501,307,4760.00002539,762.4816.050.020119
Straight Flush602,188,698,6480.0001109,107.340.380.006588
Four of a Kind10047,252,539,0080.002371421.8423.140.237054
Full House11229,959,011,2320.01153686.681.110.126901
Flush6219,986,180,7360.01103690.610.250.066217
Straight4223,211,446,7400.01119889.300.090.044792
Three of a Kind31,489,504,058,6040.07472513.380.240.224174
Two Pair22,582,930,626,8840.1295797.720.080.259158
Jacks or Better14,224,271,049,7480.2119214.720.010.211921
Nothing010,913,425,598,1240.5474991.830.780.000000
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000002.2142.141.196925

The following table shows the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy
Type of Play Play Details
4 of a Kind
(more)2222; 3333; 4444; 5555; 6666; 7777; 8888; 9999; TTTT; JJJJ; QQQQ; KKKK...
Pat HandFull House; Straight Flush; Royal Flush
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...
1 Pair22; 33; 44; 55; 66; 77; 88; 99; TT
4 to a Straight2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; 89TJ; 9TJQ; TJQK
3 to a Straight Flush345; 456; 567; 678; 789; 89T; 89J; 8TJ; 8JQ; 9TJ; 9TQ; 9JQ; 9JK; 9QK
2 to a Royal FlushJQ
4 to a StraightJQKA
2 to a Royal FlushJA; JK; QA; QK; KA
3 to a Straight Flush
(more)A23; A24; A25; A34; A35; A45; 234; 235; 245; 346; 356; 457; 467; 568...
4 to a Straight9JQK; TJQA; TJKA; TQKA
3 to a StraightJQK
2 to a StraightJQ; QK
2 to a Royal FlushTJ; TQ
2 to a StraightJK
2 to a StraightKA
Single Carda Jack; a Queen; a King
Single Cardan Ace
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 Straight: QASingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ Q♣ A♦
Single Card: a King2 to a Straight: KA
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ K♥ A♦
Single Card: an Ace2 to a Straight: KA
(more)6♣ 7♣ 8♦ K♣ A♥
2 to a Straight: JASingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 3♣ 8♦ J♣ A♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TKSingle Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 10♥ K♥
Single Card: an AceSingle Card: a Queen
(more)6♣ 7♣ 8♦ Q♣ A♥
Single Card: an AceSingle Card: a Jack
(more)6♣ 7♣ 8♦ J♣ A♥
2 to a Straight: JK2 to a Royal Flush: TJ
(more)2♣ 3♦ 10♣ J♣ K♦
Single Card: a Queen2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)2♣ 3♦ 9♣ 10♦ Q♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ2 to a Straight: JQ
(more)2♣ 3♣ 10♦ J♦ Q♣
Single Card: an Ace2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)2♣ 3♦ 10♣ Q♣ A♥
2 to a Straight: QA2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)2♣ 3♦ 10♣ Q♣ A♦
4 to a Flush: 2TJA3 to a Royal Flush: TJA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 2♣ J♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 3TJA3 to a Royal Flush: TJA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 3♣ J♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 4TJA3 to a Royal Flush: TJA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 4♣ J♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 5TJA3 to a Royal Flush: TJA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 5♣ J♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 6TJA3 to a Royal Flush: TJA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 6♣ J♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 7TJA3 to a Royal Flush: TJA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 7♣ J♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 8TJA3 to a Royal Flush: TJA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 8♣ J♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 9TJA3 to a Royal Flush: TJA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 9♣ J♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 2TQA3 to a Royal Flush: TQA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 2♣ Q♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 3TQA3 to a Royal Flush: TQA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 3♣ Q♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 4TQA3 to a Royal Flush: TQA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 4♣ Q♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 5TQA3 to a Royal Flush: TQA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 5♣ Q♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 6TQA3 to a Royal Flush: TQA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 6♣ Q♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 7TQA3 to a Royal Flush: TQA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 7♣ Q♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 8TQA3 to a Royal Flush: TQA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 8♣ Q♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 9TQA3 to a Royal Flush: TQA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 9♣ Q♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 2TKA3 to a Royal Flush: TKA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 2♣ K♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 3TKA3 to a Royal Flush: TKA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 3♣ K♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 4TKA3 to a Royal Flush: TKA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 4♣ K♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 5TKA3 to a Royal Flush: TKA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 5♣ K♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 6TKA3 to a Royal Flush: TKA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 6♣ K♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 7TKA3 to a Royal Flush: TKA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 7♣ K♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 8TKA3 to a Royal Flush: TKA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 8♣ K♣ A♣
4 to a Flush: 9TKA3 to a Royal Flush: TKA
(more)10♣ 10♦ 9♣ K♣ A♣