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HOW TO WIN at POKER
THE ODDS
The odds on a certain hand vary from game
to game. Where the Video Poker games get an edge is with
players who do not pursue a best strategy. In other words,
winging any given game based on a slack understanding of
Poker is going to lose you money.
Each Video Poker deviation has its own quirks
when it comes to the odds and best possible player strategy.
In the next section we'll give you a quick guide to the
most popular games.
Jacks or better
Jacks Or Better strategy can get a complex. For a full analysis
check our references below, or follow this quick strategy
guide:
Keep any hand that already pays. Possible
exceptions, by potential value, are:
Keep any two suited high cards. Discard
unsuited high cards.
Four mixed-suit high cards:
keep any three suited, toss the unsuited.
otherwise, keep them all.
Three unsuited high cards:
keep all three of K-Q-J.
with A-K-J or A-Q-J, discard the A.
Keep any two unsuited high cards.
Keep any single high card.
Tens or better
Same strategy as Jacks Or Better where 10 is now a high
card.
Deuces wild
General strategy includes, best options first:
Hold any 5 Of A Kind or Royal Flush.
Else, if you've got four 2's: keep 'em!.
Else, if you've got three 2's:
hold
any made 5 Of A Kind or Royal Flush
otherwise, keep the 2's and discard the rest.
Else, if you've got two 2's:
hold any made Straight, Five Of A Kind or Royal Flush.
hold any 4 of a Kind.
hold any 4 of a Royal Flush.
otherwise, keep the 2's and discard the rest.
Else, if you've got a single 2, keep any made hand EXCEPT:
hold four card Royal Flushes over made Straights, Flushes
and Straight Flushes.
keep four card Straight Flushes of all types.
hold three card Royal Flushes .
pairs:
with two pair, keep one, but not both.
hold four card Flushes.
hold four card Straights.
hold three card Straight Flushes, including gaps.
hold four card inside Straights.
hang on to two card Q or J high Straight Flushes .
discard two card Royal Flushes.
if you've come this low in the list, discard everything
and try again.
Jokers wild:
Keep in mind that only K and A are high
cards: this is a Kings or Better game.
General strategy:
Keep a Joker if you get it. You'll only
see in once in ten hands, on average.
Don't keep an inside Straight.
Straight Flushes are a good payer and they occur significantly
more frequently than in a game like Jacks or Better
All American:
Straights and Flushes pay well here so it
tips the usual strategy in their favor:
Prefer inside Straights over one or two
high cards.
Prefer 4 card outside Straights and 4 card flushes over
pairs, even high ones.
Hold any three cards to a Flush.
