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Winning Strategy for Jacks Or Better
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The rules of Jacks Or Better are basically the same as standard five-card Draw Poker. You are initially dealt five cards and then may exchange one to five of these cards in order to draw new ones in an attempt to better your hand. You need at least a pair of Jacks to get a payout.
Correct Jacks Or Better Video Poker strategy is very simple and listed in the table below.
Full pay Jacks or Better gives an Expected Value of 99.54% when played optimally. The full pay is the 9/6 pay table for the game. The 8/5 pay table have an expected value of only 97.3%. You can see the good 9/6 table below. The difference is the payouts for Full House and Flush.
When you play video poker you should always search for the 9/6 table, online you will find it at Bodog Casino , Las Vegas USA and Vegas Casino Online. All three welcomes US players.
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Hand
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1 coin
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2 coins
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3 coins
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4 coins
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5 coins
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Royal flush
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250
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500
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750
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1000
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4000
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Straight flush
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50
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100
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150
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200
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250
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Four of a kind
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25
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50
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75
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100
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125
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Full house
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9
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18
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27
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36
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45
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Flush
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6
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12
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18
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24
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30
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Straight
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4
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8
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12
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16
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20
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Three of a kind
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3
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6
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9
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12
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15
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Two pair
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2
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4
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6
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8
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10
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Pair of jacks or better
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Basic Strategy Table for Jacks Or Better
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Initial hand
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Cards you hold
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Cards you discard
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Four-Card Royal Flush
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4
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1
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Four-Card Straight Flush
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4
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1
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Three-Card Royal Flush
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3
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2
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Three-Card Straight Flush
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3
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2
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High Pair (Jacks or Better)
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2
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3
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