Hold'em High Poker Strategy Guide and Analysis

• Introduction
• Strategy
• Analysis
• Summary
• Volatility
• Side Bet
• Where to play
• Hand Analyzer

Introduction

Hold'em High is a table poker game by Microgaming which is loosely based on Texas Hold'em Poker. There is no dealer hand, and the strategy is very simple. You can play up to five hands at a time.

After placing an ante bet, you are dealt two cards face up, and five community cards are dealt face down. At this point you must Fold, Call, or Raise. If you Fold, you forfeit your ante bet and the hand ends. If you Call your bet is doubled, and if you Raise your bet is tripled. After Calling or Raising, the community cards are revealed, and both of your initial cards are combined with whichever three community cards result in the best hand. Winning hands are paid according to the following paytable:

Hand	Payoff
Royal Flush	500:1
Straight Flush	100:1
Four of a Kind	25:1
Full House	10:1
Flush	7:1
Straight	5:1
Three of a Kind	2:1
Two Pair	1:1

In order for Two Pair hands to qualify, at least one pair must be Jacks, Queens, Kings or Aces. A hand is only a winner if both of your initially-dealt cards are used. For example, if the five community cards form a Royal Flush, you will not be paid for a Royal Flush because you can only use three of the five community cards to form your final hand.

Strategy

Hands to Raise   » Any pair   » Any two suited cards except 27, 28, 29, 2T, 38, 39, 3T, 49, 4T, 5T   » Unsuited 9J, TJ, TQ, JQ Hands to Call   » Suited 27, 28, 29, 2T, 38, 39, 3T, 49, 4T, 5T   » Unsuited cards where a Straight is possible and/or at least one card is a Jack or higher Hands to Fold   » Unsuited 27, 28, 29, 2T, 38, 39, 3T, 49, 4T, 5T
Action	Hand	Average Value
Raise	Pair of J,Q,K,A	3.964855
Raise	Suited TJ	2.920562
Raise	Suited JQ	2.720034
Raise	Suited TQ	2.429410
Raise	Pair of 2-10	2.415269
Raise	Suited JK, QK	2.231252
Raise	Suited TK	1.939048
Raise	Suited 9J	1.819535
Raise	Suited 56, 67	1.803606
Raise	Suited 45, 78	1.802026
Raise	Suited 89	1.798866
Raise	Suited 9T	1.794125
Raise	Suited JA, QA, KA	1.742470
Raise	Suited TA	1.449476
Raise	Suited 8J	1.329963
Raise	Suited 9Q	1.328383
Raise	Suited 46, 57, 68	1.308478
Raise	Suited 34, 35, 79	1.306898
Raise	Suited 8T	1.303738
Raise	Suited A2, A3, A4, A5, 7J	0.839601
Raise	Suited 8Q	0.838811
Raise	Suited 9K	0.838021
Raise	Suited 36, 47, 58, 69	0.813350
Raise	Suited 23, 24, 25, 7T	0.811770
Raise	Unsuited TJ	0.388356
Raise	Suited 26, 37, 48, 59, 6T	0.318222
Raise	Unsuited JQ	0.301090
Raise	Suited 2J, 2Q, 2K, 3J, 3Q, 3K, 4J, 4Q, 4K, 5J, 5Q, 5K, 6J, 6Q, 6K, 6A, 7Q, 7K, 7A, 8K, 8A, 9A	0.263485
Raise	Unsuited 9J	0.003814
Raise	Unsuited TQ	0.001368
Call	Unsuited JK, QK	-0.055634
Call	Unsuited 56, 67	-0.084587
Call	Unsuited 45, 78	-0.085675
Call	Unsuited 89	-0.087849
Call	Unsuited 9T	-0.091112
Call	Suited 27, 28, 29, 2T, 38, 39, 3T, 49, 4T, 5T	-0.174580
Call	Unsuited 8J	-0.254362
Call	Unsuited 9Q	-0.255449
Call	Unsuited TK	-0.256537
Call	Unsuited JA, QA, KA	-0.311996
Call	Unsuited 46, 57, 68	-0.345298
Call	Unsuited 34, 35, 79	-0.346386
Call	Unsuited 8T	-0.348560
Call	Unsuited A2, A3, A4, A5, 7J	-0.511811
Call	Unsuited 8Q	-0.512354
Call	Unsuited 9K	-0.512898
Call	Unsuited TA	-0.513442
Call	Unsuited 36, 47, 58, 69	-0.606009
Call	Unsuited 23, 24, 25, 7T	-0.607097
Call	Unsuited 2J, 2Q, 2K, 3J, 3Q, 3K, 4J, 4Q, 4K, 5J, 5Q, 5K, 6J, 6Q, 6K, 6A, 7Q, 7K, 7A, 8K, 8A, 9A	-0.827799
Call	Unsuited 26, 37, 48, 59, 6T	-0.866720
Fold	Unsuited 27, 28, 29, 2T, 38, 39, 3T, 49, 4T, 5T	-1.000000

Analysis

The following tables show all of the possible final hands, the expected value of each way to play, the probability, and the long-term return of each possible starting hand. The expected values shown in bold represent the best play for that hand. Hover your mouse over an abbreviation to see the full name of that hand:

Pairs
Starting Hand	Final Hand										Expected Value			Probability	Return
	ZZ	2P	3K	ST	FL	FH	4K	SF	RF	Total	Fold	Call	Raise
Pair of 2's	1,358,208	308,160	253,440	0	0	181,656	17,296	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.610180	2.415269	0.4525%	1.0929%
Pair of 3's	1,358,208	308,160	253,440	0	0	181,656	17,296	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.610180	2.415269	0.4525%	1.0929%
Pair of 4's	1,358,208	308,160	253,440	0	0	181,656	17,296	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.610180	2.415269	0.4525%	1.0929%
Pair of 5's	1,358,208	308,160	253,440	0	0	181,656	17,296	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.610180	2.415269	0.4525%	1.0929%
Pair of 6's	1,358,208	308,160	253,440	0	0	181,656	17,296	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.610180	2.415269	0.4525%	1.0929%
Pair of 7's	1,358,208	308,160	253,440	0	0	181,656	17,296	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.610180	2.415269	0.4525%	1.0929%
Pair of 8's	1,358,208	308,160	253,440	0	0	181,656	17,296	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.610180	2.415269	0.4525%	1.0929%
Pair of 9's	1,358,208	308,160	253,440	0	0	181,656	17,296	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.610180	2.415269	0.4525%	1.0929%
Pair of Tens	1,358,208	308,160	253,440	0	0	181,656	17,296	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.610180	2.415269	0.4525%	1.0929%
Pair of Jacks	811,008	855,360	253,440	0	0	181,656	17,296	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	2.643237	3.964855	0.4525%	1.7941%
Pair of Queens	811,008	855,360	253,440	0	0	181,656	17,296	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	2.643237	3.964855	0.4525%	1.7941%
Pair of Kings	811,008	855,360	253,440	0	0	181,656	17,296	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	2.643237	3.964855	0.4525%	1.7941%
Pair of Aces	811,008	855,360	253,440	0	0	181,656	17,296	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	2.643237	3.964855	0.4525%	1.7941%
Suited Cards
Starting Hand	Final Hand										Expected Value			Probability	Return
	ZZ	2P	3K	ST	FL	FH	4K	SF	RF	Total	Fold	Call	Raise
Suited 23	1,631,736	115,866	121,649	94,326	133,481	17,424	2,162	2,116	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.541180	0.811770	0.3017%	0.2449%
Suited 24	1,631,736	115,866	121,649	94,326	133,481	17,424	2,162	2,116	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.541180	0.811770	0.3017%	0.2449%
Suited 25	1,631,736	115,866	121,649	94,326	133,481	17,424	2,162	2,116	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.541180	0.811770	0.3017%	0.2449%
Suited 26	1,673,136	116,424	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	1,081	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.212148	0.318222	0.3017%	0.0960%
Suited 27	1,724,382	116,424	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.174580	-0.261871	0.3017%	-0.0527%
Suited 28	1,724,382	116,424	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.174580	-0.261871	0.3017%	-0.0527%
Suited 29	1,724,382	116,424	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.174580	-0.261871	0.3017%	-0.0527%
Suited 2T	1,724,382	116,424	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.174580	-0.261871	0.3017%	-0.0527%
Suited 2J	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 2Q	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 2K	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 2A	1,489,023	300,537	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	1,081	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.559734	0.839601	0.3017%	0.2533%
Suited 34	1,589,778	115,866	121,088	136,845	132,446	17,424	2,162	3,151	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.871265	1.306898	0.3017%	0.3942%
Suited 35	1,589,778	115,866	121,088	136,845	132,446	17,424	2,162	3,151	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.871265	1.306898	0.3017%	0.3942%
Suited 36	1,631,178	116,424	121,649	94,326	133,481	17,424	2,162	2,116	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.542233	0.813350	0.3017%	0.2454%
Suited 37	1,673,136	116,424	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	1,081	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.212148	0.318222	0.3017%	0.0960%
Suited 38	1,724,382	116,424	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.174580	-0.261871	0.3017%	-0.0527%
Suited 39	1,724,382	116,424	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.174580	-0.261871	0.3017%	-0.0527%
Suited 3T	1,724,382	116,424	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.174580	-0.261871	0.3017%	-0.0527%
Suited 3J	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 3Q	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 3K	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 3A	1,489,023	300,537	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	1,081	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.559734	0.839601	0.3017%	0.2533%
Suited 45	1,547,820	115,866	120,527	179,364	131,411	17,424	2,162	4,186	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.201351	1.802026	0.3017%	0.5436%
Suited 46	1,589,220	116,424	121,088	136,845	132,446	17,424	2,162	3,151	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.872319	1.308478	0.3017%	0.3947%
Suited 47	1,631,178	116,424	121,649	94,326	133,481	17,424	2,162	2,116	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.542233	0.813350	0.3017%	0.2454%
Suited 48	1,673,136	116,424	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	1,081	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.212148	0.318222	0.3017%	0.0960%
Suited 49	1,724,382	116,424	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.174580	-0.261871	0.3017%	-0.0527%
Suited 4T	1,724,382	116,424	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.174580	-0.261871	0.3017%	-0.0527%
Suited 4J	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 4Q	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 4K	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 4A	1,489,023	300,537	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	1,081	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.559734	0.839601	0.3017%	0.2533%
Suited 56	1,547,262	116,424	120,527	179,364	131,411	17,424	2,162	4,186	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.202404	1.803606	0.3017%	0.5441%
Suited 57	1,589,220	116,424	121,088	136,845	132,446	17,424	2,162	3,151	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.872319	1.308478	0.3017%	0.3947%
Suited 58	1,631,178	116,424	121,649	94,326	133,481	17,424	2,162	2,116	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.542233	0.813350	0.3017%	0.2454%
Suited 59	1,673,136	116,424	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	1,081	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.212148	0.318222	0.3017%	0.0960%
Suited 5T	1,724,382	116,424	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.174580	-0.261871	0.3017%	-0.0527%
Suited 5J	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 5Q	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 5K	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 5A	1,489,023	300,537	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	1,081	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.559734	0.839601	0.3017%	0.2533%
Suited 67	1,547,262	116,424	120,527	179,364	131,411	17,424	2,162	4,186	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.202404	1.803606	0.3017%	0.5441%
Suited 68	1,589,220	116,424	121,088	136,845	132,446	17,424	2,162	3,151	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.872319	1.308478	0.3017%	0.3947%
Suited 69	1,631,178	116,424	121,649	94,326	133,481	17,424	2,162	2,116	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.542233	0.813350	0.3017%	0.2454%
Suited 6T	1,673,136	116,424	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	1,081	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.212148	0.318222	0.3017%	0.0960%
Suited 6J	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 6Q	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 6K	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 6A	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 78	1,547,820	115,866	120,527	179,364	131,411	17,424	2,162	4,186	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.201351	1.802026	0.3017%	0.5436%
Suited 79	1,589,778	115,866	121,088	136,845	132,446	17,424	2,162	3,151	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.871265	1.306898	0.3017%	0.3942%
Suited 7T	1,631,736	115,866	121,649	94,326	133,481	17,424	2,162	2,116	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.541180	0.811770	0.3017%	0.2449%
Suited 7J	1,489,023	300,537	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	1,081	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.559734	0.839601	0.3017%	0.2533%
Suited 7Q	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 7K	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 7A	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 89	1,548,936	114,750	120,527	179,364	131,411	17,424	2,162	4,186	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.199244	1.798866	0.3017%	0.5426%
Suited 8T	1,590,894	114,750	121,088	136,845	132,446	17,424	2,162	3,151	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.869158	1.303738	0.3017%	0.3933%
Suited 8J	1,448,748	298,854	121,649	94,326	133,481	17,424	2,162	2,116	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.886642	1.329963	0.3017%	0.4012%
Suited 8Q	1,489,302	300,258	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	1,081	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.559207	0.838811	0.3017%	0.2530%
Suited 8K	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 8A	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited 9T	1,550,610	113,076	120,527	179,364	131,411	17,424	2,162	4,186	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.196084	1.794125	0.3017%	0.5412%
Suited 9J	1,408,752	296,892	121,088	136,845	132,446	17,424	2,162	3,151	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.213024	1.819535	0.3017%	0.5489%
Suited 9Q	1,449,306	298,296	121,649	94,326	133,481	17,424	2,162	2,116	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.885589	1.328383	0.3017%	0.4007%
Suited 9K	1,489,581	299,979	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	1,081	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.558681	0.838021	0.3017%	0.2528%
Suited 9A	1,538,865	301,941	122,771	0	135,597	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.175657	0.263485	0.3017%	0.0795%
Suited TJ	1,369,035	294,651	120,527	179,364	131,411	17,424	2,162	3,105	1,081	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.947042	2.920562	0.3017%	0.8810%
Suited TQ	1,409,589	296,055	121,088	136,845	132,446	17,424	2,162	2,070	1,081	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.619607	2.429410	0.3017%	0.7329%
Suited TK	1,449,864	297,738	121,649	94,326	133,481	17,424	2,162	1,035	1,081	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.292699	1.939048	0.3017%	0.5849%
Suited TA	1,489,860	299,700	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	0	1,081	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.966317	1.449476	0.3017%	0.4372%
Suited JQ	1,306,962	398,682	121,088	136,845	132,446	17,424	2,162	2,070	1,081	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.813356	2.720034	0.3017%	0.8205%
Suited JK	1,346,679	400,923	121,649	94,326	133,481	17,424	2,162	1,035	1,081	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.487501	2.231252	0.3017%	0.6731%
Suited JA	1,386,396	403,164	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	0	1,081	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.161646	1.742470	0.3017%	0.5256%
Suited QK	1,346,679	400,923	121,649	94,326	133,481	17,424	2,162	1,035	1,081	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.487501	2.231252	0.3017%	0.6731%
Suited QA	1,386,396	403,164	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	0	1,081	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.161646	1.742470	0.3017%	0.5256%
Suited KA	1,386,396	403,164	122,210	51,807	134,516	17,424	2,162	0	1,081	2,118,760	-1.000000	1.161646	1.742470	0.3017%	0.5256%
Unsuited Cards
Starting Hand	Final Hand										Expected Value			Probability	Return
	ZZ	2P	3K	ST	FL	FH	4K	SF	RF	Total	Fold	Call	Raise
Unsuited 23	1,753,112	119,088	124,094	102,880	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.607097	-0.910645	0.9050%	-0.5494%
Unsuited 24	1,753,112	119,088	124,094	102,880	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.607097	-0.910645	0.9050%	-0.5494%
Unsuited 25	1,753,112	119,088	124,094	102,880	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.607097	-0.910645	0.9050%	-0.5494%
Unsuited 26	1,798,280	119,664	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.866720	-1.300080	0.9050%	-0.7844%
Unsuited 27	1,854,264	119,664	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-1.185427	-1.778141	0.9050%	-0.9050%
Unsuited 28	1,854,264	119,664	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-1.185427	-1.778141	0.9050%	-0.9050%
Unsuited 29	1,854,264	119,664	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-1.185427	-1.778141	0.9050%	-0.9050%
Unsuited 2T	1,854,264	119,664	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-1.185427	-1.778141	0.9050%	-0.9050%
Unsuited 2J	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 2Q	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 2K	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 2A	1,610,288	307,656	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.511811	-0.767716	0.9050%	-0.4632%
Unsuited 34	1,707,368	119,088	123,518	149,200	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.346386	-0.519578	0.9050%	-0.3135%
Unsuited 35	1,707,368	119,088	123,518	149,200	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.346386	-0.519578	0.9050%	-0.3135%
Unsuited 36	1,752,536	119,664	124,094	102,880	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.606009	-0.909014	0.9050%	-0.5484%
Unsuited 37	1,798,280	119,664	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.866720	-1.300080	0.9050%	-0.7844%
Unsuited 38	1,854,264	119,664	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-1.185427	-1.778141	0.9050%	-0.9050%
Unsuited 39	1,854,264	119,664	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-1.185427	-1.778141	0.9050%	-0.9050%
Unsuited 3T	1,854,264	119,664	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-1.185427	-1.778141	0.9050%	-0.9050%
Unsuited 3J	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 3Q	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 3K	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 3A	1,610,288	307,656	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.511811	-0.767716	0.9050%	-0.4632%
Unsuited 45	1,661,624	119,088	122,942	195,520	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.085675	-0.128512	0.9050%	-0.0775%
Unsuited 46	1,706,792	119,664	123,518	149,200	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.345298	-0.517947	0.9050%	-0.3125%
Unsuited 47	1,752,536	119,664	124,094	102,880	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.606009	-0.909014	0.9050%	-0.5484%
Unsuited 48	1,798,280	119,664	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.866720	-1.300080	0.9050%	-0.7844%
Unsuited 49	1,854,264	119,664	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-1.185427	-1.778141	0.9050%	-0.9050%
Unsuited 4T	1,854,264	119,664	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-1.185427	-1.778141	0.9050%	-0.9050%
Unsuited 4J	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 4Q	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 4K	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 4A	1,610,288	307,656	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.511811	-0.767716	0.9050%	-0.4632%
Unsuited 56	1,661,048	119,664	122,942	195,520	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.084587	-0.126881	0.9050%	-0.0765%
Unsuited 57	1,706,792	119,664	123,518	149,200	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.345298	-0.517947	0.9050%	-0.3125%
Unsuited 58	1,752,536	119,664	124,094	102,880	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.606009	-0.909014	0.9050%	-0.5484%
Unsuited 59	1,798,280	119,664	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.866720	-1.300080	0.9050%	-0.7844%
Unsuited 5T	1,854,264	119,664	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-1.185427	-1.778141	0.9050%	-0.9050%
Unsuited 5J	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 5Q	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 5K	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 5A	1,610,288	307,656	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.511811	-0.767716	0.9050%	-0.4632%
Unsuited 67	1,661,048	119,664	122,942	195,520	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.084587	-0.126881	0.9050%	-0.0765%
Unsuited 68	1,706,792	119,664	123,518	149,200	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.345298	-0.517947	0.9050%	-0.3125%
Unsuited 69	1,752,536	119,664	124,094	102,880	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.606009	-0.909014	0.9050%	-0.5484%
Unsuited 6T	1,798,280	119,664	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.866720	-1.300080	0.9050%	-0.7844%
Unsuited 6J	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 6Q	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 6K	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 6A	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 78	1,661,624	119,088	122,942	195,520	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.085675	-0.128512	0.9050%	-0.0775%
Unsuited 79	1,707,368	119,088	123,518	149,200	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.346386	-0.519578	0.9050%	-0.3135%
Unsuited 7T	1,753,112	119,088	124,094	102,880	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.607097	-0.910645	0.9050%	-0.5494%
Unsuited 7J	1,610,288	307,656	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.511811	-0.767716	0.9050%	-0.4632%
Unsuited 7Q	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 7K	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 7A	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 89	1,662,776	117,936	122,942	195,520	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.087849	-0.131774	0.9050%	-0.0795%
Unsuited 8T	1,708,520	117,936	123,518	149,200	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.348560	-0.522841	0.9050%	-0.3154%
Unsuited 8J	1,566,272	305,928	124,094	102,880	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.254362	-0.381543	0.9050%	-0.2302%
Unsuited 8Q	1,610,576	307,368	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.512354	-0.768532	0.9050%	-0.4637%
Unsuited 8K	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 8A	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited 9T	1,664,504	116,208	122,942	195,520	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.091112	-0.136668	0.9050%	-0.0825%
Unsuited 9J	1,522,544	303,912	123,518	149,200	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.002543	0.003814	0.9050%	0.0035%
Unsuited 9Q	1,566,848	305,352	124,094	102,880	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.255449	-0.383174	0.9050%	-0.2312%
Unsuited 9K	1,610,864	307,080	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.512898	-0.769347	0.9050%	-0.4642%
Unsuited 9A	1,664,832	309,096	125,246	0	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.827799	-1.241699	0.9050%	-0.7491%
Unsuited TJ	1,479,104	301,608	122,942	195,520	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.258904	0.388356	0.9050%	0.3515%
Unsuited TQ	1,523,408	303,048	123,518	149,200	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.000912	0.001368	0.9050%	0.0012%
Unsuited TK	1,567,424	304,776	124,094	102,880	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.256537	-0.384805	0.9050%	-0.2322%
Unsuited TA	1,611,152	306,792	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.513442	-0.770163	0.9050%	-0.4647%
Unsuited JQ	1,417,568	408,888	123,518	149,200	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	0.200727	0.301090	0.9050%	0.2725%
Unsuited JK	1,461,008	411,192	124,094	102,880	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.055634	-0.083452	0.9050%	-0.0503%
Unsuited JA	1,504,448	413,496	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.311996	-0.467994	0.9050%	-0.2823%
Unsuited QK	1,461,008	411,192	124,094	102,880	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.055634	-0.083452	0.9050%	-0.0503%
Unsuited QA	1,504,448	413,496	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.311996	-0.467994	0.9050%	-0.2823%
Unsuited KA	1,504,448	413,496	124,670	56,560	0	17,424	2,162	0	0	2,118,760	-1.000000	-0.311996	-0.467994	0.9050%	-0.2823%

Summary

The average wager is 2.2097 initial bets. The house edge is 5.0315% relative to the initial wager, but only 2.2770% relative to the average wager. The long-term return of the game is therefore 97.7230%. However, I believe the long-term return can be increased by playing the maximum number of hands (five) and adjusting the strategy based on the exposed cards. To what degree this would affect the house edge, I am not sure.

Action	Hand	Payoff	Count	Probability	Frequency	Return
Raise	Royal Flush	1500	43,240	0.0015%	1 in 64,974.0000	2.3086%
	Straight Flush	300	379,224	0.0135%	1 in 7,408.4862	4.0494%
	Four of a Kind	75	2,040,928	0.0726%	1 in 1,376.5678	5.4483%
	Full House	30	19,744,848	0.7028%	1 in 142.2891	21.0838%
	Flush	21	36,459,920	1.2977%	1 in 77.0566	27.2527%
	Straight	15	26,434,032	0.9409%	1 in 106.2825	14.1133%
	Three of a Kind	6	58,859,584	2.0950%	1 in 47.7318	12.5702%
	Two Pair	3	117,991,296	4.1998%	1 in 23.8109	12.5993%
	Losing Hand	-3	581,313,408	20.6912%	1 in 4.8330	-62.0735%
Call	Royal Flush	1000	0	0.0000%	Never	0.0000%
	Straight Flush	200	0	0.0000%	Never	0.0000%
	Four of a Kind	50	1,746,896	0.0622%	1 in 1,608.2673	3.1089%
	Full House	20	14,078,592	0.5011%	1 in 199.5566	10.0222%
	Flush	14	5,423,880	0.1931%	1 in 517.9827	2.7028%
	Straight	10	53,519,040	1.9049%	1 in 52.4949	19.0495%
	Three of a Kind	4	100,498,424	3.5771%	1 in 27.9554	14.3085%
	Two Pair	2	188,709,696	6.7169%	1 in 14.8878	13.4338%
	Losing Hand	-2	1,347,981,552	47.9798%	1 in 2.0842	-95.9596%
Fold		-1	254,251,200	9.0498%	1 in 11.0500	-9.0498%
Totals			2,809,475,760	100.0000%	Any Win: 1 in 4.4885	-5.0315%

Combined Probabilities
Hand	Count	Probability	Frequency
Royal Flush	43,240	0.0015%	1 in 64,974.0146
Straight Flush	379,224	0.0135%	1 in 7,408.4878
Four of a Kind	3,787,824	0.1348%	1 in 741.7125
Full House	33,823,440	1.2039%	1 in 83.0630
Flush	41,883,800	1.4908%	1 in 67.0779
Straight	79,953,072	2.8458%	1 in 35.1391
Three of a Kind	159,358,008	5.6722%	1 in 17.6300
Two Pair	306,701,622	10.9167%	1 in 9.1603
Folded or Losing Hand	2,183,546,160	77.7208%	1 in 1.2867

Volatility

I feel that this game deserves a special mention of how volatile it can be. I ran a simulation of 500,000,000 single-handed games. Hands which were folded were treated as a loss. The longest losing streak was 77 consecutive losses. The longest winning streak was 13 consecutive wins.

To cover a drought this significant would require a starting bankroll of 77 times the average wager, or 170 initial bets. Realistically, the chances are unlikely that you will experience such a long-lasting drought, whose probability is 1 in 268,319,186. I would recommend a starting bankroll of between 100 and 150 initial bets.

Side Bet

As is usually the case with side bets, this one should be avoided because of the high house edge. The following table shows the types of winning hands, as well as their payouts, probabilities, frequencies and long-term return:

Hand	Pays	Probability	Frequency	Return
Ace-King (Spades)	50:1	0.0754%	1 in 1,326.0000	3.8462%
Ace-King (Suited)	25:1	0.2262%	1 in 442.0000	5.8824%
Two Suited Cards	5:2	23.2278%	1 in 4.3052	81.2971%
All Other	-	76.4706%	1 in 1.3077	0.0000%
Totals		100.0000%	Any Win: 1 in 4.25	91.0256%

Where To Play

This game can be played for free or for real money at 32Red, Crazy Vegas, and Ladbrokes. Of these three online casinos, Crazy Vegas is the only one which accepts players from the United States.