Below are strategies so easy to use, you can memorize them.
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 pay
table 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 play that strategy.
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 Kings |
4 |
1 |
| Straight Flush |
5 |
0 |
| 4 Fives Through Kings |
5 |
0 |
| 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 |
| Two 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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