Before and After the Draw
     
   
Minimum requirements for opening or staying are as follows (not counting the common joker):
1. Another joker, or
2. A pair of Kings or Aces, or
3. Two pairs. With the joker in the center, this makes a pat full house.

This is a possible winner, though by no means a certain one. In fact, if the pot is raised before the draw, it is best to discard the lower pair and draw two cards in the hopes of making four or five of a kind.
To raise before the draw you need triplets in your hand, making four of a kind in all, or a straight flush.

After the Draw
Four of a kind or even a full house are possible winners, but it is scarcely worth while to raise with less than four Aces. A second raise after the draw usually means five of a kind.
     
   
     

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