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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
Natural Royal Flush940638,523,9600.00002638,477.5922.920.024430
Five of a Kind2002,281,449,9000.00009310,768.973.680.018572
Wild Royal Flush1002,633,285,5680.0001079,330.121.050.010718
Straight Flush5014,594,156,6640.0005941,683.471.430.029701
Four of a Kind17208,753,193,6400.008497117.692.180.144443
Full House7383,560,080,8400.01561264.050.560.109281
Flush5392,506,720,4880.01597662.590.260.079879
Straight3414,601,317,7560.01687559.260.070.050625
Three of a Kind23,270,621,882,9000.1331217.510.140.266241
Two Pair12,716,016,848,7400.1105479.050.000.110547
Kings or Better13,439,349,659,5960.1399887.140.000.139988
Nothing013,723,308,401,1480.5585651.790.540.000000
Totals24,568,865,521,2001.0000002.2732.820.984425

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

Basic Strategy Analysis
HandPayoffCombinationsProbabilityHit FrequencyVarianceReturn
Natural Royal Flush940632,348,3400.00002638,853.3722.690.024194
Five of a Kind2002,283,900,6240.00009310,757.413.680.018592
Wild Royal Flush1002,634,801,2640.0001079,324.751.050.010724
Straight Flush5014,348,192,3040.0005841,712.331.400.029200
Four of a Kind17209,132,508,3840.008512117.482.180.144706
Full House7384,190,170,7680.01563763.950.570.109461
Flush5387,569,251,0920.01577563.390.250.078874
Straight3412,811,957,5440.01680259.520.070.050407
Three of a Kind23,277,803,227,3280.1334137.500.140.266826
Two Pair12,721,523,069,4400.1107719.030.000.110771
Kings or Better13,453,620,955,7920.1405697.110.000.140569
Nothing013,702,315,138,3200.5577111.790.540.000000
Totals24,568,865,521,2001.0000002.2632.580.984323

The following tables show the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy — No Jokers Dealt
Type of Play Play Details
Pat HandFull House; Straight Flush; Natural Royal Flush
4 to a Natural Royal FlushTJQA; TJQK; TJKA; TQKA; JQKA
4 of a Kind
(more)2222; 3333; 4444; 5555; 6666; 7777; 8888; 9999; TTTT; JJJJ; QQQQ; KKKK...
Pat HandFlush
3 of a Kind222; 333; 444; 555; 666; 777; 888; 999; TTT; JJJ; QQQ; KKK; AAA
4 to a Straight Flush
(more)A234; A235; A245; A345; 2345; 2346; 2356; 2456; 3456; 3457; 3467; 3567...
Pat HandStraight
2 Pair
(more)2233; 2244; 2255; 2266; 2277; 2288; 2299; 22TT; 22JJ; 22QQ; 22KK; 22AA...
3 to a Natural Royal FlushTJA; TJQ; TJK; TQA; TQK; TKA; JQA; JQK; JKA; QKA
1 PairKK; AA
4 to a Flush
(more)2347; 2348; 2349; 234T; 234J; 234Q; 234K; 2357; 2358; 2359; 235T; 235J...
1 Pair77; JJ
3 to a Straight Flush89T
1 Pair55; 99
3 to a Straight Flush678
1 Pair66; TT
3 to a Straight Flush345; 789
1 Pair44; 88
3 to a Straight Flush567
1 Pair33
3 to a Straight Flush456
1 PairQQ
3 to a Straight Flush9TJ
1 Pair22
4 to a StraightTJQK
3 to a Straight Flush
(more)A23; A24; A25; A34; A35; A45; 234; 235; 245; 346; 356; 457; 467; 568...
2 to a Natural Royal FlushKA
4 to a Straight2345; 3456; 4567; 5678; 6789; 789T; 89TJ; 9TJQ
3 to a Straight Flush
(more)236; 246; 256; 347; 357; 367; 458; 468; 478; 569; 579; 589; 67T; 68T...
2 to a Natural Royal FlushTK; JK
3 to a Straight Flush78J; 79J; 89Q
2 to a Natural Royal FlushQK
2 to a StraightKA
2 to a Natural Royal FlushTA; JA; QA
Single Carda King; an Ace
2 to a Natural Royal FlushTJ; TQ; JQ
GarbageDiscard everything

Basic Strategy — One Joker Dealt
Type of Play Play Details
Pat HandFull House; Straight Flush; Wild Royal Flush; Five of a Kind
4 of a Kind
(more)W222; W333; W444; W555; W666; W777; W888; W999; WTTT; WJJJ; WQQQ; WKKK...
4 to a Wild Royal FlushWTJA; WTJQ; WTJK; WTQA; WTQK; WTKA; WJQA; WJQK; WJKA; WQKA
4 to a Straight FlushW345; W456; W567; W678; W789; W89T; W9TJ
Pat HandFlush
4 to a Straight Flush
(more)WA23; WA24; WA25; WA34; WA35; WA45; W234; W235; W236; W245; W246; W256...
3 of a KindW22; W33; W44; W55; W66; W77; W88; W99; WTT; WJJ; WQQ; WKK; WAA
Pat HandStraight
3 to a Wild Royal FlushWTJ; WTK; WJK; WQK
4 to a Flush
(more)W23K; W24K; W25K; W26A; W26K; W27A; W27K; W28A; W28K; W29A; W29K; W2TA...
3 to a Wild Royal FlushWTA; WJA; WQA; WKA
3 to a Straight FlushW56; W78
3 to a Straight FlushW45; W67; W89; W9T
3 to a Straight FlushWA2; WA3; WA4; WA5; W9K
3 to a Wild Royal FlushWTQ; WJQ
4 to a StraightWTJK; WJQK
3 to a Straight FlushW46; W57; W68; W79; W8T
4 to a StraightWTQK
1 PairWA
1 PairWK
4 to a Flush
(more)W237; W238; W239; W23T; W23J; W23Q; W247; W248; W249; W24T; W24J; W24Q...
3 to a Straight FlushW34; W35; W36; W9J
3 to a Straight FlushW47; W58; W69; W7T; W8J
4 to a StraightW345; W456; W567; W678; W789; W89T; W9TJ
3 to a Straight FlushW23; W24; W25; W9Q
1 PairW7
1 PairW8
1 PairW6
1 PairWT
1 PairW9
1 PairW5
Wild Only

The following table shows the exceptions to the basic strategy:

Basic Strategy Exceptions
Right Play Wrong Play Pattern(s)
2 to a Natural Royal Flush: TA2 to a Straight: KA
(more)2♣ 3♣ 10♦ K♣ A♦
2 to a Natural Royal Flush: JA2 to a Straight: KA
(more)2♣ 3♣ J♦ K♣ A♦
2 to a Natural Royal Flush: QA2 to a Straight: KA
(more)2♣ 3♣ Q♦ K♣ A♦
1 Pair: W61 Pair: W8
(more)2♣ 4♦ 6♥ 8♦ W
1 Pair: WT1 Pair: W7
(more)2♣ 3♦ 7♣ 10♥ W
1 Pair: WK1 Pair: WA
(more)2♣ 3♣ K♦ A♥ W
1 Pair: WT1 Pair: W6
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♣ 10♦ W
1 Pair: W61 Pair: W7
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♥ 7♣ W
1 Pair: W51 Pair: WT
(more)2♣ 5♦ 9♣ 10♦ W
1 Pair: W81 Pair: W7
(more)2♣ 3♦ 7♣ 8♦ W
1 Pair: W91 Pair: W7
(more)2♣ 3♦ 7♣ 9♥ W
1 Pair: WT1 Pair: W8
(more)2♣ 3♦ 8♣ 10♥ W
1 Pair: W91 Pair: W6
(more)2♣ 3♦ 6♣ 9♦ W
1 Pair: W51 Pair: W7
(more)5♣ 7♦ 9♥ 10♠ W
1 Pair: W51 Pair: W8
(more)5♣ 6♦ 8♥ 10♦ W
1 Pair: W91 Pair: W8
(more)2♣ 3♦ 8♣ 9♥ W
2 to a Straight Flush: 9TGarbage: Discard everything
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 9♥ 10♥
1 Pair: W91 Pair: WT
(more)2♣ 3♦ 9♥ 10♣ W
2 to a Straight Flush: 45Garbage: Discard everything
(more)4♣ 5♣ 8♦ 9♥ 10♦
2 to a Straight Flush: 56Garbage: Discard everything
(more)2♣ 5♦ 6♦ 10♣ J♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 4561 Pair: 44
(more)4♣ 4♦ 2♣ 5♦ 6♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 3451 Pair: 55
(more)5♣ 5♦ 2♣ 3♦ 4♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 4561 Pair: 55
(more)5♣ 5♦ 2♣ 4♦ 6♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 5671 Pair: 55
(more)5♣ 5♦ 2♣ 6♦ 7♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 4561 Pair: 66
(more)6♣ 6♦ 2♣ 4♦ 5♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 5671 Pair: 66
(more)6♣ 6♦ 2♣ 5♦ 7♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 5671 Pair: 77
(more)7♣ 7♦ 2♣ 5♦ 6♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 6781 Pair: 77
(more)7♣ 7♦ 2♣ 6♦ 8♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 7891 Pair: 77
(more)7♣ 7♦ 2♣ 8♦ 9♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 7891 Pair: 99
(more)9♣ 9♦ 2♣ 7♦ 8♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 9TJ1 Pair: 99
(more)9♣ 9♦ 2♣ 10♦ J♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 9TJ1 Pair: TT
(more)10♣ 10♦ 2♣ 9♦ J♦
3 to a Straight Flush: 9TJ1 Pair: JJ
(more)J♣ J♦ 2♣ 9♦ 10♦
1 Pair: W51 Pair: W6
(more)5♣ 6♦ 9♥ 10♦ W
2 to a Straight Flush: 67Garbage: Discard everything
(more)2♣ 6♦ 7♦ 10♣ J♥
1 Pair: W51 Pair: W9
(more)2♣ 5♦ 9♣ J♦ W
2 to a Straight Flush: 78Garbage: Discard everything
(more)2♣ 3♣ 7♦ 8♦ Q♣
3 to a Straight Flush: W591 Pair: W9
(more)2♣ 5♦ 9♦ J♣ W
3 to a Straight Flush: W9J1 Pair: WK
(more)2♣ 9♦ J♦ K♣ W
1 Pair: WA3 to a Straight Flush: W68
(more)2♣ 6♣ 8♣ A♦ W
1 Pair: WA3 to a Straight Flush: W79
(more)2♣ 7♣ 9♣ A♦ W
2 to a Straight Flush: 89Garbage: Discard everything
(more)2♣ 3♣ 4♦ 8♥ 9♥
3 to a Straight Flush: W341 Pair: WK
(more)3♣ 4♣ 8♦ K♦ W
3 to a Straight Flush: W351 Pair: WK
(more)3♣ 5♣ 8♦ K♦ W
3 to a Straight Flush: W9J1 Pair: WA
(more)2♣ 9♦ J♦ A♥ W
1 Pair: WA3 to a Straight Flush: W57
(more)2♣ 5♣ 7♣ A♦ W
1 Pair: WA3 to a Straight Flush: W8T
(more)2♣ 8♣ 10♣ A♦ W
1 Pair: WA3 to a Straight Flush: W46
(more)4♣ 5♦ 6♣ A♥ W
1 Pair: WK3 to a Straight Flush: W46
(more)4♣ 5♦ 6♣ K♥ W
1 Pair: WK3 to a Straight Flush: W57
(more)2♣ 5♣ 7♣ K♦ W
1 Pair: WK3 to a Straight Flush: W68
(more)2♣ 6♣ 8♣ K♦ W
1 Pair: WK3 to a Straight Flush: W79
(more)2♣ 7♣ 9♣ K♦ W
1 Pair: WK3 to a Straight Flush: W8T
(more)2♣ 8♣ 10♣ K♦ W
4 to a Flush: W2TK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WTK
(more)2♣ 9♦ 10♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W3TK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WTK
(more)3♣ 9♦ 10♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W4TK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WTK
(more)4♣ 9♦ 10♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W5TK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WTK
(more)5♣ 9♦ 10♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W6TK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WTK
(more)6♣ 9♦ 10♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W7TK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WTK
(more)7♣ 9♦ 10♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W8TK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WTK
(more)8♣ 9♦ 10♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W2JK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WJK
(more)2♣ 9♦ J♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W3JK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WJK
(more)3♣ 9♦ J♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W4JK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WJK
(more)4♣ 9♦ J♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W5JK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WJK
(more)5♣ 9♦ J♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W6JK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WJK
(more)6♣ 9♦ J♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W7JK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WJK
(more)7♣ 9♦ J♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W8JK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WJK
(more)8♣ 9♦ J♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W2QK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WQK
(more)2♣ 9♦ Q♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W3QK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WQK
(more)3♣ 9♦ Q♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W4QK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WQK
(more)4♣ 9♦ Q♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W5QK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WQK
(more)5♣ 9♦ Q♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W6QK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WQK
(more)6♣ 9♦ Q♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W7QK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WQK
(more)7♣ 9♦ Q♣ K♣ W
4 to a Flush: W8QK3 to a Wild Royal Flush: WQK
(more)8♣ 9♦ Q♣ K♣ W
1 Pair: WJWild Only2♣ 3♦ 4♥ J♠ W
3 to a Straight Flush: W341 Pair: WA
(more)3♣ 4♣ 8♦ A♦ W
3 to a Straight Flush: W351 Pair: WA
(more)3♣ 5♣ 8♦ A♦ W
1 Pair: WT4 to a Straight: W3453♣ 4♦ 5♥ 10♠ W
3 to a Straight Flush: 9TJ1 Pair: 333♣ 3♦ 9♥ 10♥ J♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 9TJ1 Pair: 444♣ 4♦ 9♥ 10♥ J♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 7891 Pair: 555♣ 5♦ 7♥ 8♥ 9♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 9TJ1 Pair: 555♣ 5♦ 9♥ 10♥ J♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 9TJ1 Pair: 666♣ 6♦ 9♥ 10♥ J♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 3451 Pair: 777♦ 7♣ 3♥ 4♥ 5♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 9TJ1 Pair: 777♣ 7♦ 9♥ 10♥ J♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 4561 Pair: 888♦ 8♣ 4♥ 5♥ 6♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 3451 Pair: 999♦ 9♣ 3♥ 4♥ 5♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 4561 Pair: 999♦ 9♣ 4♥ 5♥ 6♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 5671 Pair: 999♦ 9♣ 5♥ 6♥ 7♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 3451 Pair: TT10♦ 10♣ 3♥ 4♥ 5♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 4561 Pair: TT10♦ 10♣ 4♥ 5♥ 6♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 5671 Pair: TT10♦ 10♣ 5♥ 6♥ 7♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 3451 Pair: JJJ♦ J♣ 3♥ 4♥ 5♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 4561 Pair: JJJ♦ J♣ 4♥ 5♥ 6♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 5671 Pair: JJJ♦ J♣ 5♥ 6♥ 7♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 6781 Pair: JJJ♦ J♣ 6♥ 7♥ 8♥
3 to a Straight Flush: 7891 Pair: JJJ♦ J♣ 7♥ 8♥ 9♥
1 Pair: 223 to a Straight Flush: 3452♣ 2♦ 3♥ 4♥ 5♥
3 to a Straight Flush: W7J1 Pair: W72♣ 6♣ 7♦ J♦ W
3 to a Straight Flush: W8Q1 Pair: W73♣ 7♣ 8♦ Q♦ W