Jacks or Better: The Exact Answer to Every Tricky Hold
Most video poker hands are obvious. The ones below aren't, and they are where most of the money goes. Each page solves the hand exactly for 9/6 Jacks or Better (99.54% return with perfect play) and shows what every reasonable hold is worth.
- Low Pair or Four to a Flush? The Exact Jacks or Better Play: Hold 4♠ 7♠ 9♠ K♠
- High Pair or Four to a Flush in Jacks or Better?: Hold J♥ J♣
- Break a High Pair for Four to a Royal Flush?: Hold K♥ Q♥ J♥ 10♥
- Should You Break a Flush to Go for a Royal Flush?: Hold K♥ Q♥ J♥ 10♥
- Should You Break a Straight to Go for a Royal Flush?: Hold K♥ Q♥ J♥ 10♥
- Three to a Royal or Four to a Flush in Jacks or Better?: Hold Q♠ J♠ 10♠
- Two Pair in Jacks or Better: Hold Both Pairs and Draw One: Hold 8♣ 8♦ 4♥ 4♠
- Low Pair or Open-Ended Straight Draw in Jacks or Better?: Hold 5♦ 5♣
- King, Queen, Jack Unsuited: Which Cards to Hold?: Hold K♣ Q♦ J♥
- A-K-Q-J Unsuited: Hold Four or Three in Jacks or Better?: Hold A♣ K♦ Q♥ J♠
- Suited Ace-King in Jacks or Better: Hold Both or Just One?: Hold A♥ K♥
- Only an Ace: Hold It or Draw Five in Jacks or Better?: Hold A♣
- Nothing to Hold? When to Draw Five New Cards in Video Poker: Draw five new cards
- Suited Queen-Jack or Unsuited A-K-Q-J?: Hold Q♠ J♠
- Three of a Kind in Video Poker: Should You Keep a Kicker?: Hold 7♣ 7♦ 7♥
- K-Q-J-9: Draw to the Inside Straight or Hold the High Cards?: Hold K♣ Q♦ J♥ 9♠
- Suited Jack-Ten or Just the Jack in Jacks or Better?: Hold J♥ 10♥
- Low Pair or Three to a Royal Flush in Jacks or Better?: Hold K♠ Q♠ J♠
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