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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 Flush800557,339,7840.00002835,764.9517.840.022368
Straight Flush502,367,233,1720.0001198,420.480.280.005938
Four of a Kind2546,361,765,6280.002326429.951.310.058146
Full House9224,962,132,5720.01128688.610.670.101572
Flush6323,180,403,3840.01621361.680.360.097279
Straight4266,815,566,1320.01338574.710.100.053542
Three of a Kind31,438,457,482,7280.07216413.860.210.216491
Two Pair22,488,581,942,3360.1248468.010.070.249692
Jacks or Better13,639,609,934,5240.1825905.480.010.182590
Nothing0.511,502,336,716,9400.5770431.730.350.288522
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000001.0021.201.276140

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

Basic Strategy Analysis
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityHit FrequencyVarianceReturn
Royal Flush800557,195,8080.00002835,774.1917.830.022362
Straight Flush502,370,708,8280.0001198,408.130.280.005947
Four of a Kind2546,379,330,2680.002327429.791.310.058168
Full House9225,005,501,0520.01128888.590.670.101592
Flush6323,891,344,8240.01624961.540.360.097493
Straight4266,187,831,4440.01335474.880.100.053416
Three of a Kind31,438,994,438,8080.07219113.850.210.216572
Two Pair22,489,033,544,3360.1248698.010.070.249737
Jacks or Better13,628,796,418,6120.1820485.490.010.182048
Nothing0.511,512,014,203,2200.5775291.730.350.288764
Totals19,933,230,517,2001.0000001.0021.201.276099

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
4 to a Straight Flush
(more)A234; A235; A245; A345; 2345; 2346; 2356; 2456; 3456; 3457; 3467; 3567...
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; 99; JJ; QQ; KK; AA
4 to a Straight2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; TJQK
1 PairTT
4 to a Straight789T; 89TJ; 9TJQ
3 to a Straight Flush
(more)A23; A24; A25; A34; A35; A45; 234; 235; 245; 345; 346; 356; 456; 457...
4 to a StraightJQKA
3 to a Flush
(more)2JA; 2JK; 2QA; 2QK; 2KA; 3JA; 3JK; 3QA; 3QK; 3KA; 4JA; 4JK; 4QA; 4QK...
2 to a Royal FlushJQ; JK; QK
4 to a Straight9JQK; TJQA; TJKA; TQKA
2 to a Royal FlushJA; QA; KA
3 to a Straight Flush236; 246; 256; 347; 357; 367; 458; 468; 478; 569; 579; 589; 67T; 68T; 69T
4 to a Straight89JQ; 8TJQ; 9TJK; 9TQK
3 to a Flush
(more)28J; 28Q; 29J; 29Q; 29K; 2TA; 2TQ; 2TK; 38J; 38Q; 39J; 39Q; 39K; 3TA...
2 to a Royal FlushTJ; TQ
3 to a Flush
(more)23J; 23Q; 23K; 24J; 24Q; 24K; 25J; 25Q; 25K; 26A; 26J; 26Q; 26K; 27A...
4 to a Straight789J; 79TJ; 89TQ
2 to a Royal FlushTA; TK
4 to a StraightA234; A235; A245; A345; 78TJ
3 to a StraightTJQ; JQK
2 to a StraightJQ
2 to a Straight Flush9J
Single Carda Jack; a Queen
Single Carda King
Single Cardan 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...
2 to a Straight Flush67; 9T
2 to a Straight Flush45; 56; 78; 89
2 to a Straight Flush79; 8T
2 to a Straight Flush34; 35; 46; 57; 68
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: QKSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ Q♦ K♥
Single Card: an AceSingle Card: a King
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ K♦ A♥
Single Card: an AceSingle Card: a Queen
(more)6♣ 7♣ 8♦ Q♦ A♥
Single Card: a KingSingle Card: a Queen
(more)2♣ 3♣ 9♦ Q♦ K♥
Single Card: a TenGarbage: Discard everything
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 7♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight: JKSingle Card: a Jack
(more)2♣ 7♣ 8♦ J♦ K♥
2 to a Royal Flush: TQ3 to a Flush: 2TQ
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ 10♣ Q♣
2 to a Royal Flush: TQ3 to a Flush: 3TQ
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♣ 10♦ Q♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TQ3 to a Flush: 4TQ
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 10♦ Q♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TQ3 to a Flush: 5TQ
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ 10♦ Q♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TQ3 to a Flush: 6TQ
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ 10♦ Q♦
2 to a Royal Flush: TQ3 to a Flush: 7TQ
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ 10♦ Q♦
Single Card: an AceSingle Card: a Jack
(more)6♣ 8♦ 9♣ J♦ A♥
Garbage: Discard everything2 to a Straight Flush: 34
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ 7♣ 8♥
Garbage: Discard everything2 to a Straight Flush: 35
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♦ 7♣ 8♥
Garbage: Discard everything2 to a Straight Flush: 68
(more)2♣ 3♣ 6♦ 7♥ 8♦
Garbage: Discard everything2 to a Straight Flush: 79
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ 8♥ 9♦
Garbage: Discard everything2 to a Straight Flush: 57
(more)2♣ 3♣ 5♦ 7♦ 8♥
Garbage: Discard everything2 to a Straight Flush: 46
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 7♣ 9♥
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 34
(more)2♣ 3♦ 4♦ 7♣ 10♥
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 35
(more)2♣ 3♦ 5♦ 7♣ 10♥
4 to a Straight: 78TJ2 to a Royal Flush: TA
(more)7♣ 8♣ 10♦ J♥ A♦
Garbage: Discard everything2 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)2♣ 3♣ 8♦ 9♥ 10♦
3 to a Flush: 2JQ2 to a Royal Flush: JQ
(more)2♣ 9♦ J♣ Q♣ K♦
3 to a Flush: 3JQ2 to a Royal Flush: JQ
(more)3♣ 9♦ J♣ Q♣ K♦
3 to a Flush: 4JQ2 to a Royal Flush: JQ
(more)4♣ 9♦ J♣ Q♣ K♦
3 to a Flush: 5JQ2 to a Royal Flush: JQ
(more)5♣ 9♦ J♣ Q♣ K♦
3 to a Flush: 6JQ2 to a Royal Flush: JQ
(more)6♣ 9♦ J♣ Q♣ K♦
3 to a Flush: 7JQ2 to a Royal Flush: JQ
(more)7♣ 9♦ J♣ Q♣ K♦
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 46
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♦ 7♣ 10♥
Single Card: a Ten2 to a Straight Flush: 57
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♣ 7♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 342 to a Straight Flush: 79
(more)3♣ 4♣ 7♦ 8♥ 9♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 342 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)3♣ 4♣ 7♦ 8♥ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 352 to a Straight Flush: 8T
(more)3♣ 5♣ 7♦ 8♥ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 342 to a Straight Flush: 683♣ 4♣ 6♦ 8♦ 9♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 352 to a Straight Flush: 683♣ 5♣ 6♦ 8♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 352 to a Straight Flush: 793♣ 5♣ 7♦ 9♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 452 to a Straight Flush: 894♣ 5♣ 8♦ 9♦ 10♥
2 to a Straight Flush: 452 to a Straight Flush: 9T4♣ 5♣ 8♦ 9♥ 10♥