Jokers Wild video poker strategy

In the version of video poker Jokers Wild, that is Joker Poker, a Joker can replace any card. A pair of Kings is on the lowest position in Jokers Wild pay chart, not a pair of Jacks like in Jacks or Better. 

  A typical pay chart for Jokers Wild is as follows: 

  Below there is a simplified strategy for Jokers Wild. Keep the card sets accordingly to the below order, throw all the other cards.

Card Sets without a Joker

1.      Royal Flush

2.      four cards for Straight Flush (10©, Q©, K©, A©,)

3.      Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, Full House, Flash, Straight, Three of a Kind, Two pair

4.      four cards for Straight Flush (6©, 7©, 8©, 9©,)

5.      three cards for Royal Flush

6.      a pair of Aces or Kings (K¨, Kª)

7.      four cards for Flash*

8.      Pair

9.      three cards for outer Straight Flush*

10.  four cards for outer Straight (5§, 6¨, 7©, 8§)*

11.  three cards for inner Straight Flush(6©, 7©, 8©)*

12.  two cards for Royal Flush

13.  Ace and King

14.  Ace or King

15.  throw all the cards 

 Card Sets with a Joker

1. Royal Flush, a five, Four of a Kind, Full House
2. four cards for Royal Flush (10©, Q©, Joker, A©,)
3. Straight Flush, Flash, Straight
4. four cards for Straight Flush (6©, 7©, Joker, 9©,)
5. Three of a Kind
6. four cards for Flash (3©, 7©, Joker, K©)
7. three cards for Royal Flash
8. three cards for Straight Flush
9. a pair of Aces or Kings (K¨,Joker )
10. four cards for Flash  (3©, 7©, K©,Joker)
11. four cards for Straight
12. pair (neither Aces nor Kings)
13. throw all the cards

*card colours: spades, clubs, hearts, diamonds.

  *Straight Flush or outer Straight is such a card set where you can use two different cards  to complete it, i.e: 3© 4© 5©6© is an outer Straight, 3©4©6©7© is an inner Straight. Notice that A©2©3©4© is an inner Straight.

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