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Assuming
you are playing maximum coins, optimal strategy will vary depending
on the rules of the game and possibly the pay table. At times, pure
optimal strategies can become very complex with very little gain
in favorable expectation. We try to provide strategies that are
easy to memorize. In short, any change in a paytable will require
a change in strategy for true optimum play.
Jacks or Better Video Poker - 9/6 Strategy
| Initial
Hand |
Cards
to Hold |
Cards
to Discard |
| Royal
Flush |
5
|
0
|
| Straight
Flush |
5
|
0
|
| 4
of a Kind |
4
|
1
|
| 4
Card Royal Flush |
4
|
1
|
| Full
House |
5
|
0
|
| Flush
|
5
|
0
|
| 3
of a Kind |
3
|
2
|
| Straight
|
5
|
0
|
| 4
Card Straight Flush |
4
|
1
|
| Two
Pairs |
4
|
1
|
| Pair
of Jacks or Higher |
2
|
3
|
| 3
Card Royal Flush |
3
|
2
|
| 4
Card Flush |
4
|
1
|
| Pair
Lower Than Jacks |
2
|
3
|
| 4
Card Straight |
4
|
1
|
| 3
Card Straight Flush |
3
|
2
|
| 2
Card Royal Flush |
2
|
3
|
| 3
High Cards |
3
|
2
|
| 2
High Cards |
2
|
3
|
| 1
High Card |
1
|
4
|
| Anything
Else |
0
|
5
|
Here is how you should use these strategies. Match your hand to the
highest in the list and and play that strategy.
These strategies are abbrevriated for ease of use. A more complete
strategy would provide additional options. For instance, you have
a 3 card royal with a pair of kings. A complete strategy would need
to differentiate that from a 3 card royal with no pairs.
Double Bonus Poker (Jacks or Better)
| Initial
Hand |
Cards
to Hold |
Cards
to Discard |
| Royal
Flush |
5
|
0
|
| 4
Aces |
4
|
1
|
| 4
Twos, Threes, or Fours |
4
|
1
|
| Straight
Flush |
5
|
0
|
| 4
Fives Through Kings |
4
|
1
|
| 4
Card Royal Flush |
4
|
1
|
| 3
Aces |
3
|
2
|
| Full
House |
5
|
0
|
| Flush
|
5
|
0
|
| 3
Twos, Threes, or Fours |
3
|
2
|
| 3
Fives Through Kings |
3
|
2
|
| Straight
|
5
|
0
|
| 4
Card Straight Flush |
4
|
1
|
| 2
Pairs |
4
|
1
|
| 2
Aces |
2
|
3
|
| 3
Card Royal Flush |
3
|
2
|
| 4
Card Flush |
4
|
1
|
| Pair
of Jacks, Queens, or Kings |
2
|
3
|
| 4
Card Straight |
4
|
1
|
| 3
Card Straight Flush |
3
|
2
|
| Low
Pair |
2
|
3
|
| 2
Card Royal Flush |
2
|
3
|
| 3
Card Flush |
3
|
2
|
| 3
High Cards |
3
|
2
|
| 3
Card Straight |
3
|
2
|
| 2
High Cards |
2
|
3
|
| 1
High Card |
1
|
4
|
| Anything
Else |
0
|
5
|
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