Video Poker table

Hold the two unsuited high cards Q and K for a chance at jacks-or-better, straight, or better; no pair, flush, or straight draw is present.

A low pair outranks a 3-card straight-flush draw in 9/6 Jacks or Better, giving higher expected value by drawing three cards to the pair of sixes.

Hold the low pair of 4s, which has higher expected value than any straight draw from 2-3-4.

Hold the three 9s for a guaranteed three of a kind with draws to four of a kind or a full house, discarding the unrelated 6 and 5.

Hold the two unsuited high cards K and Q for a chance at jacks-or-better or better; no pair, flush draw, or straight draw is present.

Hold the low pair of 6s, which has higher expected value than any straight or straight-flush draw from 6-8-9.

Hold the low pair of 5s, which has higher expected value than the 3-card straight draw; drawing three gives best chances for trips, two pair, or better.

Hold the two unsuited high cards J and A for the best chance at a paying pair, two pair, or Broadway straight; no pair, flush draw, or four-card straight draw is present.

Hold the low pair of 8s, which has higher expected value than the three-card flush or straight draws.

Hold the low pair of sixes, which has higher exact draw EV than holding the lone queen or any straight/flush draw.

No pair or strong draw; holding the two unsuited high cards Jack and Ace gives the best chance at Jacks-or-Better and high straights, outweighing the weak club/straight fragments.

Holding the three suited cards 6d-7d-9d gives draws to a straight flush, flush, and straight that outweigh keeping the lone Ace.

Hold the pair of Jacks, a guaranteed paying pair, and draw three cards for the best chance at three of a kind, two pair, or better. Discarding the King kicker maximizes expected value.

Hold the 5-6-7 of hearts for three to a straight flush, which has higher expected value than any four-card inside straight draw with no high cards.

Hold the pair of sevens; a low pair has higher expected value than any straight or high-card draw here.

Hold the low pair of 9s, which has higher expected value than holding the lone Jack, and draw three cards for trips or better.

Hold the two unsuited high cards Jh and Qd for jacks-or-better and straight potential, discarding the three low unrelated cards.

No pair, high card, or four-card straight or flush draw; a lone ten does not make a paying pair, so discarding all five has higher expected value than any partial hold.

Hold the low pair of 9s only; a pair has higher expected value than holding the lone queen, with chances to improve to two pair, trips, full house, or quads.

No pair or strong draw; holding the two unsuited high cards Q and A gives the best chance for Jacks-or-Better and straight draws, beating holding a single high card.

Holding the lone Jack has higher expected value than the four-card inside straight draw needing a 6, which has no high cards and pays only on four outs.

Low pair outranks a four-card open-ended straight draw in 9/6 Jacks or Better, with higher expected value from improving to trips, two pair, or better.

Hold the low pair of 7s, which has higher expected value than holding the lone queen or any straight/flush draw.

Hold the two unsuited high cards K and Q for the best chance at a paying pair, two pair, or straight. This outranks a weak three-card flush draw with no straight-flush potential.

Hold the low pair of 9s only; its expected value exceeds holding the unsuited Ace-Jack high cards or any other draw.

Hold the high pair of Kings, which outranks the two-card suited K-J royal draw in 9/6 Jacks or Better. Discarding the other three cards maximizes chances to improve to trips, two pair, full house, or quads.

Hold the low pair of 8s, which has higher expected value than holding the unsuited K-Q high cards, and draw three cards for trips or better.

Hold the two unsuited high cards J and K, which outranks the suited K-T royal draw and gives the best chance to make a paying pair, two pair, or straight.

No pair, flush draw, or four-card straight draw; holding the lone king as the only high card has higher expected value than any three-card straight draw or discarding all.

Holding 8-9-T-J gives an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs to a straight plus Jacks-or-better outs, which has higher expected value than holding the lone Jack.

Hold Kh Ah Th for three to the royal flush in hearts, which offers draws to a royal, flush, Broadway straight, and high pairs and has higher expected value than holding only two high cards.

Hold both pairs, queens and tens, for a guaranteed two pair and draw one card to improve to a full house.

With no pair, no four-card flush or straight draw, and only three hearts, holding the lone King gives the best chance for a paying high pair, two pair, or better while discarding the unconnected low cards.

Four to a flush outranks a low pair in 9/6 Jacks or Better, with higher expected value from the nine remaining spades plus a possible queens pair.

Hold the low pair of 7s, which outranks holding the unsuited Q-J high cards in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy.

Hold only the Jack as the sole high card; there is no pair, four-card flush/straight, or valuable three-card draw to outweigh a single Jack draw.

Hold the low pair of 4s; in 9/6 Jacks or Better a low pair has higher expected value than holding unsuited Jack-Queen high cards.

Hold the three queens for a guaranteed three of a kind with chances to improve to a full house or four of a kind, discarding the unrelated 4 and Jack.

Holding the lone queen gives the best expected value, beating the four-card inside straight draw needing a jack which only also pairs the queen for a payoff.

Hold the two unsuited high cards Ace and King, which gives the best chance to make a paying Jacks-or-Better pair or better. The three diamonds and low straight fragments have lower expected value.