Straight In Poker

Strategies
- Jacks or Better
- Deuces Wild
- Quick Quads
- Ultimate X

In most poker games, the two best possible hands are the royal flush and the straight flush. Players who hold either of these two hands in games such as draw poker or Texas hold 'em are almost assured of having a winning hand. Straight – Five cards in sequence, but not all of the same suit is a straight. An example is 9♥, 8♣, 7♠, 6♦, 5♥. An example is 9♥, 8♣, 7♠, 6♦, 5♥. Three of a Kind – This combination contains three cards of the same rank, and the other two cards each of a different rank, such as three jacks, a seven, and a four.

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Introduction

The following video poker strategy is for 9/5 Jacks or Better.

9/5 Jacks or Better

Hand	Payoff
Royal Flush	800
Straight Flush	50
Four of a Kind	25
Full House	9
Flush	5
Straight	4
Three of a Kind	3
Two Pair	2
Jacks or Better	1

To use the strategy, look up all of the reasonable ways to play a hand, and choose the play that is highest on the list. While optimal strategy returns 98.4498%, the strategy presented below is the optimal 'exceptionless' strategy, which returns 98.4482%.

Five Straight Rules

Full House or better
4 to a Royal Flush
3 of a Kind
Flush
Straight
2 pair
4 to a Straight Flush
1 pair: Js/Qs/Ks/As
3 to a Royal Flush
4 to a Flush
4 to a Straight: TJQK
1 pair: 2s thru 10s
4 to a Straight: 2345, 3456, 4567, 5678, 6789, 789T, 89TJ, 9TJQ
3 to a Straight Flush: 89J/8TJ, 8JQ, 9TJ, 9TQ/9JQ
4 to a Straight: JQKA
3 to a Straight Flush: 9JK/9QK
2 to a Royal Flush: JQ, JK/QK, JA
3 to a Straight Flush: 456, 567, 678, 789, 89T
2 to a Royal Flush: QA/KA
3 to a Straight Flush: 345
4 to a Straight: 9JQK, TJQA/TJKA/TQKA
3 to a Straight: JQK
2 to a Straight: JQ
3 to a Straight Flush: Ace-low, 689, 78J/79J/7TJ, 89Q/8TQ, 9TK
2 to a Straight: JK
3 to a Straight Flush: 78T/79T
2 to a Royal Flush: TJ
2 to a Straight: QK
3 to a Straight Flush: 234/235/245, 346/356, 457/467, 568/578, 679
2 to a Straight: JA/QA/KA
2 to a Royal Flush: TQ
1 high card: J/Q/K/A
3 to a Straight Flush: 236/246/256, 347/357/367, 458/468/478, 569/579/589, 67T/68T/69T
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Card Key

Card Abbreviations

A 'high card' is a Jack, Queen, King, or Ace.

Poker Straight Hand

Written by: Michael Shackleford

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