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.
