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Jacks Or Better Video Poker strategy charts teaching you how to play each and every Jacks Or Better Video Poker Hand are available for all gamblers at The Wizard Of Odds (Michael Shackleford, pictured right)

There Are 3 "How To Play Jacks Or Better Strategy Charts"

Simple Jacks Or Better Play Strategy (expected return 99.46% on a full pay machine)

Intermediate Jacks Or Better Play Strategy (return of 99.52%)

Optimal Jacks Or Better Play Strategy (return of 99.54% - see below)

Jacks Or Better Optimal Play Strategy Chart
Pat royal flush (800.0000)
Pat straight flush (50.0000)
Pat four of a kind (25.0000)
4 to a royal flush (18.3617)
Pat full house (9.0000)
Pat flush (6.0000)
3 of a kind (4.3025)
Pat straight (4.0000)
4 to a straight flush (3.5319)
Two pair (2.59574)
High pair (1.5365)
3 to a royal flush (1.2868) (exception A)
4 to a flush (1.2766)
4 to an outside straight with 3 high cards (0.8723)
Low pair (0.8237)
4 to an outside straight with 0-2 high cards (0.6809)
3 to a straight flush, spread 5, 2 high cards (0.6429)
3 to a straight flush, spread 4, 1+ high card (0.6392)
3 to a straight flush, spread 3, 0+ high cards (0.6207)
Suited jack and queen (0.6004) (exception B)
4 to an inside straight, 4 high cards (0.5957)
2 suited high cards, king highest (0.5821)
2 suited high cards, ace highest (0.5678)
4 to an inside straight, 3 high cards (0.5319)
3 to a straight flush, spread 5, 1 high card (0.5227) (exception C)
3 to a straight flush, spread 4, 0 high cards (0.5097)
Unsuited JQK (0.5005)
Unsuited JQ (0.4980)
Suited TJ (0.4968) (exception D)
2 unsuited high cards king highest (0.4862)
Suited TQ (0.4825) (exception E)
2 unsuited high cards ace highest (0.4743)
J only (0.4713)
Suited TK (0.4682) (exception F)
Q only (0.4681)
K only (0.4649)
A only (0.4640)
3 to a straight flush, spread 5, 0 high cards (0.4431)
Garbage, discard everything (0.3597)

Rare Exceptions:
A) 4 to a flush beats 3 to a royal if royal includes a ten and ace, and the unsuited card is a 10 or straight penalty card.
B) 4 to an inside straight beats suited jack and queen with 9 or flush penalty card.
C) 3 to a straight flush, spread 5, with 1 high card vs. 4 to an inside straight, with 3 high cards: Play the straight flush if there is no straight penalty card.
D) Suited 10 and jack vs. an unsuited jack and king: If there is no flush penalty card then keeping the 10 and jack then that is the better play, otherwise keep the jack and king.
E) Suited 10 and queen vs. an unsuited queen and ace: If there is no flush penalty card then keeping the 10 and queen then that is the better play, otherwise keep the queen and ace.
F) Suited 10, king vs. king only: Normally the suited ten and king is better than the king alone, however if you must discard a 9 and a flush penalty card then hold the king only.

How To Play Jacks Or Better Video Poker