Discard Everything or Two Suited Cards?
In 9/6 Jacks or Better, discard everything is the correct play over two suited cards, worth 0.13 more coins on average (5-coin bet). This exact conflict is dealt about once every 504 hands. Drill it in the trainer →
1 in 504hands: how often this decision appears
+0.13coins: average EV edge of the correct play
0.3coins lost per 1,000 hands if always misplayed
Example hand
2♠ 3♠ 4♥ 7♦ 8♦
CORRECT PLAYdiscard allEV 1.808 coins
vs
TEMPTINGhold 7♦ 8♦EV 1.688 coins
| # | Hold | EV, coins (5-coin bet) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | discard all | 1.808 |
| 2 | hold 7♦ 8♦ | 1.688 |
| 3 | hold 8♦ | 1.606 |
| 4 | hold 7♦ | 1.594 |
| 5 | hold 4♥ | 1.592 |
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