How the hell do I memorize a VP strat?

I'm interested in learning the strategy for 5 Joker Wild.

I'm unable to post links on my account, but I decided to use the Wizard's strategy calculator.

For example, when 1 joker is dealt, there are 3 different categories of "4 to a Straight Flush". How can I feasibly memorize these details? What about the exceptions to BS? It looks like there are dozens of exceptions.

I've looked all over the internet for a simulator to practice with, but havent had any luck.

Any advice would be appreciated!

To learn optimum play for Jacks or Better I put the appropriate Wizard's pay table strategy rules for evaluating hands in a note document on my cell phone. For most hands the correct play is obvious. When in doubt, a quick check is easily available. You learn as you play, and the checks become less frequent. That has worked for me. You could also print out the strategy on a piece of paper, but having the information permanently available on my cell has been very convenient. Good luck!

Quote: BleedingChipsSlowly

To learn optimum play for Jacks or Better I put the appropriate Wizard's pay table strategy rules for evaluating hands in a note document on my cell phone. For most hands the correct play is obvious. When in doubt, a quick check is easily available. You learn as you play, and the checks become less frequent. That has worked for me. You could also print out the strategy on a piece of paper, but having the information permanently available on my cell has been very convenient. Good luck!

Be careful - technically, looking at a strategy card on a cellphone when playing VP could be considered the same as using a strategy app, which, in Nevada at least, is illegal (and the second offense is a guaranteed one year jail term). Who knows what the laws are at tribal casinos. I use printed cards.

As for the original post, you're never going to learn the complete optimum strategy, and the number of exceptions would turn any "card" into a booklet. You just have to learn enough hands to make the difference between the strategy you play and the optimum one as small as you can. In my experience, the hard part is remembering where all of the possible straight flush draws go (the number of Jack or better cards in the possible SF, and the number of ways to make it - for example, King, Jack, 10 of spades is "3/SF, two high cards, two ways to make (with an Ace-Queen, or a Queen-9)).