Jacks or Better 9/6
Follow chart down. The closer hand
to the top is the better play!
To use the charts all you have to do is look at the hand that you are dealt. Starting at the top of the chart you will look down until you come to that hand. The hand closet to the top of the chart is the correct play. This chart was made from information attained from the Video Poker Strategy Master program. Hands are color-coded in groups.. The colors and abbreviations are as follows:
Red for Royal Flush (RF)
Blue for Straight Flush (STFL)
Pink for Flushes
Green for Pairs, Full House (FH), 4-of-a-kind and 3-of-a-kind
Brown for Straight (ST)
When you see the small letter (s) that means the cards is the same suit. Example, QJs would be the Queen and Jack of the same suit.
Lets look at the Jacks or Better strategy below. You are dealt the following hand: 3 of hearts, 9 of hearts, 3 of clubs, and 6 of hearts and Queen of hearts. You have a low pair but you also have a four-card flush. Looking at the chart you see that the four-card flush is closer to the top of the chart than the low pair. The four-card flush is your correct play.
Automatic Hands. Keep all cards.
Royal Flush RF
Straight Flush SF
4 of a Kind
Full House
Flush * *
Straight ST * *
| 4 Royal | Draw 1 |
| Three of a Kind | Draw 2 |
| 4 STFL, Open, 2345s-9TJQs | Draw 1 |
| Two Pair | Draw 1 |
| 4 STFL, Inside | Draw 1 |
| High Pair JJ-AA | Draw 3 |
| 3 Royal | Draw 2 |
| 4 Flush | Draw 1 |
| TJQK | Draw 1 |
| Low Pair 22-TT | Draw 3 |
| 4 ST, 9TJQ - 89TJ | Draw 1 |
| 3 STFL, QJ9s - JT9s | Draw 2 |
| 4 ST, Open, 2345-789T | Draw 1 |
| 3 STFL, Open, 345s-89Ts | Draw 2 |
| 3 STFL, KQ9s, KJ9s, QJ8s | Draw 2 |
| 3 STFL, QT9s, JT8s, J98s | Draw 2 |
| 2 RF, QJs | Draw 2 |
| 4 Straight AKQJ | Draw 1 |
| 2 RF, KQs, KJs AKs, AQs, AJs | Draw 2 |
| 4 ST, Inside, 3 Hi Cards | Draw 1 |
| 3 STFL, 2 Gaps, 1 Hi | Draw 2 |
| 3 STFL, 1 Gap, 0 Hi, +234s | Draw 2 |
| 3 High cards KQJ * No Ace | Draw 2 |
| 2 High Cards, | Draw 3 |
| 2 RF, KTs QTs JTs | Draw 3 |
| 1 High Card | Draw 4 |
| 3 STFL,2 Gaps, 0 Hi | Draw 2 |
| Everything else | Draw 5 |
Small letter "s" means cards are same suit.
**Break up Flush or Straight to draw 1 to a Royal.
* Don't keep an Ace with 2 high cards. You have a
better chance at four-of -a -kind without it.
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