9\5 Simple Strategy

I like to use The Wizards 9/6 simple strategy when playing video poker, but it doesn’t appear that there is a 9/5 Simple strategy, which sadly I now need. Does anyone know if there is 9/5 Simple strategy, if not would use of the 9/6 be okay to use, knowing that it might not be perfect?

You can make a 9/5 "simple" strategy from the strategy calculator on his page - just ignore the list of exceptions.

I just read the Wizards 9/6 strategy yesterday. I find the hierarchy of optimal hands very relevant for 9/5 strategy I've practiced, except some differences for flush draws, which will now have a lower EV. This results in some changes in hierarchy hand EV's, and results in a couple more "Never Play" hands list. E.G.
1. Never play a single big card with a suited 10, just select the single big card.
2. Never draw for a flush with two suited big cards and suited card lower than 8, always optimal to select the two suited big cards.

Just need to re-visit the calculator for flush draws (modifying the pay table to 5 for flush) to understand the differences from 9/6.

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I just read the Wizards 9/6 strategy yesterday. I find the hierarchy of optimal hands very relevant for 9/5 strategy I've practiced, except some differences for flush draws, which will now have a lower EV. This results in some changes in hierarchy hand EV's, and results in a couple more "Never Play" hands list. E.G.
1. Never play a single big card with a suited 10, just select the single big card.
2. Never draw for a flush with two suited big cards and suited card lower than 8, always optimal to select the two suited big cards.

Just need to re-visit the calculator for flush draws (modifying the pay table to 5 for flush) to understand the differences from 9/6.
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Number 1 is not correct. You do hold a suited j,q and k with a 10

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I just read the Wizards 9/6 strategy yesterday. I find the hierarchy of optimal hands very relevant for 9/5 strategy I've practiced, except some differences for flush draws, which will now have a lower EV. This results in some changes in hierarchy hand EV's, and results in a couple more "Never Play" hands list. E.G.
1. Never play a single big card with a suited 10, just select the single big card.
2. Never draw for a flush with two suited big cards and suited card lower than 8, always optimal to select the two suited big cards.

Just need to re-visit the calculator for flush draws (modifying the pay table to 5 for flush) to understand the differences from 9/6.
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Number 1 is not correct. You do hold a suited j,q and k with a 10
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I stated never to play (ie hold) a "single" big (ie high) card with a suited 10. It is always higher EV to just hold the single high card in this case (for 9/5 variation of JOB, as specified in this thread by the OP). In your example you refer to a case of 3 suited high cards with a 10, this is way further up the EV hierarchy!