Single High Card or Discard Everything?
In 9/6 Jacks or Better, single high card is the correct play over discard everything, worth 0.69 more coins on average (5-coin bet). This exact conflict is dealt about once every 258 hands. Drill it in the trainer →
1 in 258hands: how often this decision appears
+0.69coins: average EV edge of the correct play
2.7coins lost per 1,000 hands if always misplayed
Example hand
2♠ 3♠ 7♠ 4♥ K♦
CORRECT PLAYhold K♦EV 2.390 coins
vs
TEMPTINGdiscard allEV 1.723 coins
| # | Hold | EV, coins (5-coin bet) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold K♦ | 2.390 |
| 2 | discard all | 1.723 |
| 3 | hold 2♠ 3♠ 7♠ | 1.721 |
| 4 | hold 2♠ K♦ | 1.675 |
| 5 | hold 3♠ K♦ | 1.675 |
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