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Jacks or Better 9/6 strategy · Easy

Short and easy to remember. Hold the first hand on the list that you have.

  1. 1Royal flush, straight flush or four of a kindA♥K♥Q♥J♥10♥
  2. 24 to a royal flushK♠Q♠J♠10♠
  3. 3Full house, flush, straight or three of a kind7♣7♦7♥
  4. 44 to a straight flush5♥6♥7♥8♥
  5. 5Two pair9♣9♦4♥4♠
  6. 6High pair (jacks or better)J♠J♥
  7. 73 to a royal flushK♥Q♥J♥
  8. 84 to a flush2♦6♦9♦K♦
  9. 9Low pair (2s through 10s)5♠5♥
  10. 104 to an open-ended straight5♥6♦7♣8♥
  11. 112 suited high cardsK♣Q♣
  12. 123 to a straight flush5♣7♣8♣
  13. 132 high cards (with 3 or more, the two lowest)K♦J♣
  14. 14Suited 10 with a J, Q or K10♥J♥
  15. 15One high cardQ♣
  16. 16Nothing: draw five new cards

High cards are J, Q, K and A. A gap is a missing rank inside a run: 8-9-J has one gap. With three high cards including an ace, keep the two lowest.

Checked against all 2,598,960 deals: this chart returns 99.459% (perfect play: 99.544%) and makes the best play on 97.73% of hands.

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