Jacks or Better Test - Video Poker Coach

How would you play these Challenging Jacks or Better hands?

Take our Jacks or Better Test and pretend that you were dealt these five-card hands. Which cards would you hold? Compare your decision against the correct hold/discard strategy under each hand

In the Jacks or Better test, we show you the recommended cards to hold.

In the below scenarios we present possible hands dealt on the first round. Do you know what cards to hold and what to discard?

In the above deal you hold the 5 of spades, ace spades and 4 spades.

When dealt the above cards you hold the 10 of club and Jack of clubs.

In the above deal you discard the Ace of clubs.

If you are dealt the above cards you hold both the King of hearts and the 10 of hearts.

In the above deal you hold the queen of clubs and the ace of clubs.

For the hand shown above you hold the jack of hearts, the king of hearts and the queen of hearts.

In the above deal you hold the 4 of diamonds, 2 of diamonds and 5 of diamonds.

On the first round if you are dealt the above you should hold the queen of clubs and the 10 of clubs.

On the first round if you land the above deal you hold the jack of clubs and the jack of spades.

Above hand is often debated

You may feel tempted to hold the 4 clubs and go for the straight. To do that you would discard a guaranteed win. Plus reduce the chances slightly of getting the third jack while destroying the win. Keep the win.

In the above deal you hold the 10 of spades, seven of spades and 8 of spades.

In the above deal you hold the ace of hearts, and queen of clubs.

If you happen to be dealt the above cards you will want to hold the 10 of spades, ace of spades, 8 of spades and queen of spades.

In the above deal you hold the 10 of diamonds, 8 of diamonds, queen of diamonds and the jack of diamonds.

Considering the above deal you need to hold the ace of hearts and the king of hearts.

In the above deal you hold the 4 of diamonds, the 6 of diamonds and the 5 of diamonds.

Emotions can work against you

While you may disagree slightly on a few of the scenarios, do not let emotions get in the way. Solid consistent game play on choices of hold card will win you more over the long term.

We hope you learned some skill with our Jacks or Better Test.

Conclusion on the Jacks or Better Test

Learning to play a tighter game of video poker can pay big dividends in more jackpots and a more consistent win ratio. Often it is not only the big wins that keep the bankroll healthy. It is getting the pair, 2 pair an d 3 of a kind more consistently that allow you to enjoy the big wins even more.