SmartHold
LEARN THE RIGHT HOLD
Master video poker strategy through deliberate practice.
SmartHold is an educational training simulator that deals practice hands, evaluates your choices against optimal strategy, and helps you retain the hands you miss. It does not offer real-money gambling or prizes.
Learn optimal holds
Play realistic hands and compare every hold against mathematically optimal strategy.
Learn from mistakes
Get instant feedback, then revisit missed hands through a spaced-repetition review queue.
Practice under pressure
Wager daily credits with the hints switched off, and watch your lifetime return per game.
Analyze any hand
Enter any five cards and see the single best hold, its exact EV, and why it wins — then add the hand to your review queue.
Track your progress
Build streaks, monitor accuracy, and train across Jacks or Better, Bonus Poker, Bonus Deluxe, Double Bonus, Double Double Bonus, Triple Double Bonus, Joker Poker, Deuces Wild, and Deuces Wild Bonus Poker.
OPTIONAL ACCOUNT & GOOGLE SIGN-IN
Practice without an account, or sync across devices.
SmartHold can be used anonymously with progress stored on your device. If you choose Google sign-in, SmartHold receives your email address and a Google authentication identifier only to create and authenticate your account and sync your gameplay progress, review queue, settings, and purchase status across devices. SmartHold does not sell your personal information.
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