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This is another strategy for Jacks or Better, which, although slightly more complicated to follow, also increases your odds slightly.  For the purposes of this table, a face card is J, Q, K, or A.  The hands are listed in order of best to worst, so if you can hold two or more of these options, choose the one highest on the list.

Four of a kind; straight flush; or royal

Four to a royal

Three of a kind; straight; flush; or full house

Four to a straight flush

Two pair

Pair of face cards

Three to a royal flush

Four to a flush

Any pair

Four to an outside straight

Three to a straight flush draw, if: the number of cards you are missing for the straight flush is less than or equal to the number of face cards

AKQJ unsuited

Two suited face cards

Four to an inside straight with 3 face cards

Three to a straight flush if: the number of gaps is only one more than the number of face cards; Three to a straight flush with an A low; 2, 3, 4 suited

K,Q,J unsuited

Q,J unsuited

J,T suited

K,Q suited; or K, J suited

Q,T suited

A,K unsuited; A,Q unsuited; or A,J unsuited

K, T suited

Any face card

Three to a straight flush (if it does not fit into a higher hand possibility)

Discard everything

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