Video Poker table

Hold the queen and king: two unsuited high cards offer the best expected payout here, with chances for a paying pair or a stronger hand.

Hold the pair of sixes and draw three cards. Its expected payout exceeds that of keeping the three-card straight-flush draw.

Hold the pair of fours and draw three cards. The low pair offers the highest expected payout through chances to make two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the three nines and draw two cards. This guarantees three of a kind while maximizing opportunities to improve to a full house or four of a kind.

Hold the unsuited king and queen: keeping both high cards offers the best expected payout, with chances to make a paying pair or a stronger hand.

Hold the pair of sixes and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout by preserving chances for two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of fives and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout by pursuing two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the ace and jack, the two unsuited high cards. Drawing three gives the highest expected payout, primarily through high pairs and stronger matching hands.

Hold the pair of eights and draw three cards. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind give it higher expected value than the other holds.

Hold the pair of sixes and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout through chances of two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the jack and ace to maximize expected payout, drawing three cards toward a paying high pair or a stronger hand.

Keep 6♦, 7♦, and 9♦ for a three-card straight-flush draw. Its combined straight-flush, flush, and straight potential gives higher expected value than holding the ace alone.

Hold the pair of jacks for a guaranteed payout and draw three cards to maximize chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold 5h, 6h, and 7h: three consecutive suited cards offer strong straight-flush, flush, and straight possibilities. Drawing two cards maximizes expected payout.

Hold the pair of sevens and draw three cards. The low pair offers the highest expected payout, with opportunities to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of nines and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout through chances of two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the jack and queen: two unsuited high cards offer the best expected payout here, with chances to make a paying pair or a stronger hand.

There is no pair, high card, or worthwhile straight or flush draw. Discarding all five cards maximizes expected payout.

Hold the pair of nines and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout through chances of two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the queen and ace as two unsuited high cards. Drawing three gives the best expected payout through high pairs and stronger hands.

Hold the jack and draw four cards for the best expected payout. The three clubs and the low inside-straight draw are weaker holds.

Hold the pair of fours and draw three. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, or better give higher expected value than the open-ended straight draw.

Hold the pair of sevens and draw three cards. This has the highest expected payout, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the king and queen as two unsuited high cards. Drawing three gives the best expected payout, with opportunities for a paying pair or a stronger hand.

Hold the pair of nines and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout through chances of two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of kings for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to improve. This has higher expected value than pursuing the suited cards.

Hold the pair of eights and draw three. This has higher expected value than keeping the unpaired high cards, with chances to make two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the jack and king. Keeping both high cards has higher expected value than the suited king-ten draw, with opportunities for paying pairs and stronger hands.

Hold the king as the only high card and draw four. With no pair or worthwhile straight or flush draw, this gives the highest expected payout.

Hold 8-9-10-J for an open-ended straight draw. Any 7 or queen completes the straight, and a jack makes a paying pair; this hold maximizes expected payout.

Hold Kh, Ah, and Th for three cards to a royal flush, the highest-expected-value play. Drawing two also allows a flush, straight, or paying pairs.

Hold both pairs and discard the 4. This guarantees two pair and gives a 4-in-47 chance of improving to a full house, maximizing expected payout.

Hold the king as the lone high card and draw four. This has higher expected value than keeping the three hearts or any other combination.

Hold the four spades: nine remaining spades complete a flush, and three queens make a paying pair. This has higher expected value than keeping the pair of eights.

Hold the pair of sevens and draw three. The low pair offers higher expected value than keeping the unsuited high cards, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the jack as the only high card and draw four. With no pair or worthwhile straight or flush draw, this gives the highest expected payout.

Hold the pair of fours and draw three cards. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind give higher expected value than keeping the unpaired high cards.

Hold all three queens and draw two cards. This guarantees three of a kind while maximizing opportunities to improve to a full house or four of a kind.

Hold the queen and draw four cards. Its expected payout exceeds keeping the four-card inside-straight draw with only one high card.

Hold the ace and king, the two unsuited high cards. Drawing three cards gives a higher expected payout than keeping a single high card or the three diamonds.