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9/5 Jacks or Better strategy
Introduction
The following video poker strategy is for 9/5 Jacks or Better.
9/5 Jacks or Better
| Hand | Payoff |
|---|---|
| Royal Flush | 800 |
| Straight Flush | 50 |
| Four of a Kind | 25 |
| Full House | 9 |
| Flush | 5 |
| Straight | 4 |
| Three of a Kind | 3 |
| Two Pair | 2 |
| Jacks or Better | 1 |
To use the strategy, look up all of the reasonable ways to play a hand, and choose the play that is highest on the list. While optimal strategy returns 98.4498%, the strategy presented below is the optimal "exceptionless" strategy, which returns 98.4482%.
- Full House or better
- 4 to a Royal Flush
- 3 of a Kind
- Flush
- Straight
- 2 pair
- 4 to a Straight Flush
- 1 pair: Js/Qs/Ks/As
- 3 to a Royal Flush
- 4 to a Flush
- 4 to a Straight: TJQK
- 1 pair: 2s thru 10s
- 4 to a Straight: 2345, 3456, 4567, 5678, 6789, 789T, 89TJ, 9TJQ
- 3 to a Straight Flush: 89J/8TJ, 8JQ, 9TJ, 9TQ/9JQ
- 4 to a Straight: JQKA
- 3 to a Straight Flush: 9JK/9QK
- 2 to a Royal Flush: JQ, JK/QK, JA
- 3 to a Straight Flush: 456, 567, 678, 789, 89T
- 2 to a Royal Flush: QA/KA
- 3 to a Straight Flush: 345
- 4 to a Straight: 9JQK, TJQA/TJKA/TQKA
- 3 to a Straight: JQK
- 2 to a Straight: JQ
- 3 to a Straight Flush: Ace-low, 689, 78J/79J/7TJ, 89Q/8TQ, 9TK
- 2 to a Straight: JK
- 3 to a Straight Flush: 78T/79T
- 2 to a Royal Flush: TJ
- 2 to a Straight: QK
- 3 to a Straight Flush: 234/235/245, 346/356, 457/467, 568/578, 679
- 2 to a Straight: JA/QA/KA
- 2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
- 1 high card: J/Q/K/A
- 3 to a Straight Flush: 236/246/256, 347/357/367, 458/468/478, 569/579/589, 67T/68T/69T
- Discard everything
Card Key
Card Abbreviations
| Letter | Card |
|---|---|
| T | 10 |
| J | Jack |
| Q | Queen |
| K | King |
| A | Ace |
A "high card" is a Jack, Queen, King, or Ace.