Jacks or Better - Light Strategy
Automatic Hands: Keep all
cards.
Royal Flush
Straight Flush
4 of a Kind
Full House
| Draw 4 | 4 Card Royal |
| Draw 0 | Flush |
| Draw 0 | Pat Straight |
| Draw 2 | 3 of a Kind |
| Draw 1 | 4 card Straight Flush |
| Draw 1 | Two Pairs |
| Draw 3 | Pair Jacks or Better |
| Draw 2 | 3 card Royal |
| Draw 1 | 4 card Flush |
| Draw 1 | T J Q K |
| Draw 3 | Low Pair 22 - TT |
| Draw 1 | 4 card Straight open *a |
| Draw 2 | 3 card Straight Flush *b |
| Draw 2 | 2 Card Royal no 10 |
| Draw 2 | 3 High Cards no Ace *c |
| Draw 3 | 2 High Cards |
| Draw 3 | 2 card Royal 10 no Ace *d |
| Draw 4 | 1 High Card |
| Draw 5 | Anything Else |
*a) Open = 4 cards in a row you can draw on either side. 2345 - 9 TJQ
*b) Open end small cards or 1 or 2 high cards. 234 - 9TJ or 9JQ
*c) Do not keep an Ace with a KQ. You can
only make a straight one way with JT. You have a chance of drawing 4 of a
kind by dumping the ace.
*d) JT QT KT
This is simple strategy and falls about 1 % lower than proper basic strategy. It will get you close. For better results you may want to learn the full strategy.