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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 Flush401.739385,248,2640.00001951,741.263.100.007764
Straight Flush26.7392,176,355,0400.0001099,159.000.070.002919
Four of a Kind13.245446,563,944,7480.002336428.080.350.030941
Full House6.9815225,949,370,6520.01133588.220.410.079137
Flush5.733312,630,533,7360.01568463.760.350.089916
Straight3.7392250,120,980,2160.01254879.690.090.046919
Three of a Kind2.49381,449,517,662,4920.07271913.750.160.181346
Two Pair1.74542,508,418,659,7080.1258417.950.070.219643
Jacks or Better0.99693,905,960,471,2440.1959525.100.000.195345
Nothing0.248511,231,507,291,1000.5634561.770.310.139996
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000001.004.930.993927

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

Basic Strategy Analysis
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityHit FrequencyVarianceReturn
Royal Flush401.739384,160,0200.00001951,887.833.100.007742
Straight Flush26.7392,177,366,4000.0001099,154.740.070.002921
Four of a Kind13.245446,557,861,1080.002336428.140.350.030937
Full House6.9815225,917,837,8920.01133488.230.410.079126
Flush5.733313,201,218,9000.01571363.640.350.090080
Straight3.7392249,909,464,0760.01253779.760.090.046880
Three of a Kind2.49381,449,225,647,7720.07270413.750.160.181309
Two Pair1.74542,507,944,135,7880.1258177.950.070.219601
Jacks or Better0.99693,905,224,809,0120.1959155.100.000.195308
Nothing0.248511,232,688,016,2320.5635161.770.310.140011
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000001.004.920.993916

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 HandStraight; Flush
3 of a Kind222; 333; 444; 555; 666; 777; 888; 999; TTT; JJJ; QQQ; KKK; AAA
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...
4 to a Flush
(more)2347; 2348; 2349; 234T; 2357; 2358; 2359; 235T; 2367; 2368; 2369; 236T...
1 PairJJ; QQ; KK; AA
4 to a Flush
(more)234J; 234Q; 234K; 235J; 235Q; 235K; 236A; 236J; 236Q; 236K; 237A; 237J...
3 to a Royal FlushTJA; TJQ; TJK; TQA; TQK; TKA; JQA; JQK; JKA; QKA
4 to a Straight89TJ; 9TJQ; TJQK
1 Pair22; 33; 44; 55; 66; 77; 88; 99; TT
4 to a Straight2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T
3 to a Straight Flush345; 456; 567; 678; 789; 89T; 89J; 8TJ; 8JQ; 9TJ; 9TQ; 9JQ; 9JK; 9QK
4 to a StraightJQKA
3 to a Flush
(more)2JA; 2JQ; 2JK; 2QA; 2QK; 2KA; 3JA; 3JQ; 3JK; 3QA; 3QK; 3KA; 4JA; 4JQ...
2 to a Royal FlushJQ
4 to a Straight9JQK; TJQA; TJKA; TQKA
2 to a Royal FlushJA; JK; QK
3 to a Straight FlushA23; A24; A25; A34; A35; A45; 78J; 79J; 7TJ; 89Q; 8TQ; 9TK
2 to a Royal FlushQA; KA
3 to a Straight Flush234; 235; 245; 346; 356; 457; 467; 568; 578; 679; 689; 78T; 79T
4 to a Straight89JQ; 8TJQ; 9TJK; 9TQK
3 to a StraightTJQ; JQK
3 to a Flush
(more)27K; 28K; 29A; 29K; 2TA; 2TJ; 2TQ; 2TK; 37K; 38K; 39A; 39K; 3TA; 3TJ...
2 to a StraightJQ
3 to a Flush
(more)23J; 23Q; 24J; 24Q; 25J; 25Q; 26J; 26Q; 27J; 27Q; 28A; 28J; 28Q; 29J...
2 to a Royal FlushTJ
3 to a Flush
(more)23K; 24K; 25K; 26A; 26K; 27A; 34K; 35K; 36A; 36K; 37A; 45K; 46A; 46K...
2 to a StraightJK; QK
2 to a StraightJA
2 to a Royal FlushTQ
Single Carda Jack
3 to a Straight Flush236; 246; 256; 347; 357; 367; 458; 468; 478; 569; 579; 589; 67T; 68T; 69T
2 to a StraightQA; KA
2 to a Royal FlushTK
Single Carda Queen; a King; an Ace
3 to a Flush
(more)237; 238; 239; 23T; 247; 248; 249; 24T; 257; 258; 259; 25T; 267; 268...
4 to a Straight
(more)2346; 2356; 2456; 3457; 3467; 3567; 4568; 4578; 4678; 5679; 5689; 5789...
GarbageDiscard everything

The following table shows the exceptions to the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy Exceptions
Right Play Wrong Play Pattern(s)
Single Card: a Jack2 to a Straight: JA
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ J♥ A♦
2 to a Royal Flush: JQ3 to a Flush: 2JQ
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ J♣ Q♣
2 to a Royal Flush: JQ3 to a Flush: 3JQ
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ J♦ Q♦
2 to a Royal Flush: JQ3 to a Flush: 4JQ
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ J♦ Q♦
2 to a Royal Flush: JQ3 to a Flush: 5JQ
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ J♦ Q♦
2 to a Royal Flush: JQ3 to a Flush: 6JQ
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ J♦ Q♦
2 to a Royal Flush: JQ3 to a Flush: 7JQ
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ J♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 67TSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 6♦ 7♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 68TSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 6♦ 8♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 69TSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 6♦ 9♦ 10♦ J♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 478Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 4♦ 7♦ 8♦ J♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 569Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♦ 9♦ J♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 579Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 5♦ 7♦ 9♦ J♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 347Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ 7♦ J♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 357Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♦ 7♦ J♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 367Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♦ 7♦ J♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 589Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 5♦ 8♦ 9♦ J♣
2 to a Straight: QA2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
(more)8♣ 9♣ 10♦ Q♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 236Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♣ 7♦ J♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 246Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 4♣ 6♣ 7♦ J♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 256Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 5♣ 6♣ 7♦ J♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 458Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 4♦ 5♦ 8♦ J♣
3 to a Straight Flush: 468Single Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 8♦ J♣
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 236
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 6♣ Q♦
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 236
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 6♣ K♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 246
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ 6♣ Q♦
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 246
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ 6♣ K♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 256
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♣ 6♣ Q♦
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 256
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♣ 6♣ K♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 347
(more)3♣ 4♣ 5♦ 7♣ Q♦
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 347
(more)3♣ 4♣ 5♦ 7♣ K♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 357
(more)3♣ 4♦ 5♣ 7♣ Q♦
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 357
(more)3♣ 4♦ 5♣ 7♣ K♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 367
(more)3♣ 4♦ 6♣ 7♣ Q♦
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 367
(more)3♣ 4♦ 6♣ 7♣ K♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 458
(more)4♣ 5♣ 6♦ 8♣ Q♦
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 458
(more)4♣ 5♣ 6♦ 8♣ K♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 468
(more)4♣ 5♦ 6♣ 8♣ Q♦
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 468
(more)4♣ 5♦ 6♣ 8♣ K♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 478
(more)4♣ 5♦ 7♣ 8♣ Q♦
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 478
(more)4♣ 5♦ 7♣ 8♣ K♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 569
(more)5♣ 6♣ 7♦ 9♣ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 579
(more)5♣ 6♦ 7♣ 9♣ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 589
(more)5♣ 6♦ 8♣ 9♣ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 67T
(more)6♣ 7♣ 8♦ 10♣ Q♦
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 68T
(more)6♣ 7♦ 8♣ 10♣ Q♦
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 236
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 6♣ A♥
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 246
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ 6♣ A♥
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 256
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♣ 6♣ A♥
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 347
(more)3♣ 4♣ 5♦ 7♣ A♥
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 357
(more)3♣ 4♦ 5♣ 7♣ A♥
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 367
(more)3♣ 4♦ 6♣ 7♣ A♥
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 458
(more)4♣ 5♣ 6♦ 8♣ A♥
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 468
(more)4♣ 5♦ 6♣ 8♣ A♥
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 478
(more)4♣ 5♦ 7♣ 8♣ A♥
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 569
(more)5♣ 6♣ 7♦ 9♣ K♥
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 569
(more)5♣ 6♣ 7♦ 9♣ A♥
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 579
(more)5♣ 6♦ 7♣ 9♣ K♥
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 579
(more)5♣ 6♦ 7♣ 9♣ A♥
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 589
(more)5♣ 6♦ 8♣ 9♣ K♥
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 589
(more)5♣ 6♦ 8♣ 9♣ A♥
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 67T
(more)6♣ 7♣ 8♦ 10♣ K♥
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 67T
(more)6♣ 7♣ 8♦ 10♣ A♥
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 68T
(more)6♣ 7♦ 8♣ 10♣ K♥
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 68T
(more)6♣ 7♦ 8♣ 10♣ A♥
Single Card: a Queen3 to a Straight Flush: 69T
(more)6♣ 7♦ 9♣ 10♣ Q♥
Single Card: a King3 to a Straight Flush: 69T
(more)6♣ 7♦ 9♣ 10♣ K♥
Single Card: an Ace3 to a Straight Flush: 69T
(more)6♣ 7♦ 9♣ 10♣ A♥
3 to a Flush: 29J2 to a Straight: JQ2♣ 9♣ J♣ Q♦ A♥
3 to a Flush: 39J2 to a Straight: JQ3♣ 9♣ J♣ Q♦ A♥
3 to a Flush: 49J2 to a Straight: JQ4♣ 9♣ J♣ Q♦ A♥
3 to a Flush: 59J2 to a Straight: JQ5♣ 9♣ J♣ Q♦ A♥
3 to a Flush: 69J2 to a Straight: JQ6♣ 9♣ J♣ Q♦ A♥
3 to a Flush: 29Q2 to a Straight: JQ2♣ 9♣ J♦ Q♣ A♥
3 to a Flush: 39Q2 to a Straight: JQ3♣ 9♣ J♦ Q♣ A♥
3 to a Flush: 49Q2 to a Straight: JQ4♣ 9♣ J♦ Q♣ A♥
3 to a Flush: 59Q2 to a Straight: JQ5♣ 9♣ J♦ Q♣ A♥
3 to a Flush: 69Q2 to a Straight: JQ6♣ 9♣ J♦ Q♣ A♥
3 to a Flush: 79Q2 to a Straight: JQ7♣ 9♣ J♦ Q♣ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 2362 to a Straight: JA2♣ 3♣ 6♣ J♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 2462 to a Straight: JA2♣ 4♣ 6♣ J♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 2562 to a Straight: JA2♣ 5♣ 6♣ J♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 3472 to a Straight: JA3♣ 4♣ 7♣ J♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 3572 to a Straight: JA3♣ 5♣ 7♣ J♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 3672 to a Straight: JA3♣ 6♣ 7♣ J♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 4582 to a Straight: JA4♣ 5♣ 8♣ J♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 4682 to a Straight: JA4♣ 6♣ 8♣ J♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 4782 to a Straight: JA4♣ 7♣ 8♣ J♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 5692 to a Straight: JA5♣ 6♣ 9♣ J♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 5792 to a Straight: JA5♣ 7♣ 9♣ J♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 5892 to a Straight: JA5♣ 8♣ 9♣ J♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 67T2 to a Straight: JA6♣ 7♣ 10♣ J♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 68T2 to a Straight: JA6♣ 8♣ 10♣ J♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 69T2 to a Straight: JA6♣ 9♣ 10♣ J♦ A♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 5692 to a Royal Flush: TQ5♣ 6♣ 9♣ 10♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 5792 to a Royal Flush: TQ5♣ 7♣ 9♣ 10♦ Q♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 5892 to a Royal Flush: TQ5♣ 8♣ 9♣ 10♦ Q♦