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9c Qc 5c is only a 3-card flush with no straight-flush potential, which has lower EV than a lone high card; Qc and Td are unsuited so there is no royal draw. Holding the single queen is the optimal play.

No pair, no flush or straight draw; a lone jack is the best hold (EV about 0.47 vs 0.36 for a full redraw), and J-T unsuited is worse than J alone.

Low pair of nines has higher EV (~0.82) than holding the lone ace (~0.47) or any two-card draw, so hold the 9s and draw three.

No pair or straight/flush draws of value; three to a flush (4h Kh 2h) is worth ~0.45 while a lone king is ~0.47-0.48, so the single high card is the optimal hold.

A low pair of deuces has higher expected value (~0.82) than any alternative like holding Js alone or JT unsuited; hold the pair and draw three.

Low pair of nines is the clear best hold; no competing straight or flush draws, so keep the pair and draw three.

Three of a kind (8s) is held; discarding the two kickers maximizes chances at full house or quads, which is the standard optimal play.

Pair of aces is a paying high pair; holding it alone yields the highest EV with no competing draws worth keeping.

Holding the suited 8-T-J (3 to a straight flush with one gap and a high card) has the highest EV (~0.62/credit), beating the unsuited J-Q (~0.49) and the suited J-T royal draw.

Low pair of threes (EV ~0.82) beats the two-card royal draw J-T suited (EV ~0.50) in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so hold the pair and draw three.

No pair, flush draw, or useful straight draw; holding the lone Ace for a shot at jacks-or-better has the highest EV versus A-2-3 double-inside straight or discarding everything.

Four to a royal flush (A K Q J of spades) is the clear optimal hold; discard the 2d for a 1-in-47 shot at the 4000-credit royal plus many high-pair, straight, and flush outs.

Two pair (8s and 2s) is dealt; holding both pairs and drawing one card for a full house is the standard optimal play, far better than breaking it up for the lone jack.

Hand 4s Qd 6c 9h Ks has no pair, no flush or straight draws; holding the two unsuited high cards Q-K is the standard optimal play (EV ~0.49 vs ~0.47 for a single high card or ~0.36 for drawing five).

Low pair of sevens has an EV around 0.82 per credit, far better than the 8-9 suited two-card draw or the 7-8-9 straight pieces; hold the pair and draw three.

A low pair of threes beats the three-card straight flush draw (3h-8h-9h isn't connected enough) and the lone jack; holding the pair yields the highest EV (~0.82 per credit).

Three to a flush with one high card (6d 5d Jd) ranks above holding a lone jack or ace in 9/6 Jacks or Better; the discarded As and 8c don't form any better draw.

Hold the pair of aces (a paying high pair) and draw three; this is the clear EV-maximizing hold in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Pair of jacks is a paying high pair; holding JJ (EV ~1.54 per credit) beats keeping the ace kicker or chasing AJ suited/two-card royal.

The 3-card straight flush draw 4c-5c-7c (EV ≈ 0.54) beats holding the lone ace (≈0.47) or the 4-card inside straight A-2-4-5 (≈0.40).

Hold the four-card straight 2-3-4-5 (ace plays low, so A or 6 completes it: 8 outs for ~0.68 EV), clearly better than redrawing all five (~0.36).

Low pair of twos is the best hold here; no flush or straight draws worth more than the pair's EV.

Low pair of nines is the clear best hold (EV ~0.82); the 2-8-9 club three-flush draw is far weaker and no straight draw competes.

No pair, no suited high cards, no draws; holding the two unsuited high cards A+Q is the best EV option (slightly ahead of Q alone, especially with the 4s flush penalty and 8h straight penalty for a lone Queen).

Jh Qh is two suited high cards (royal/straight flush draw plus high-pair chances), which beats the 4-card inside straight 8-T-J-Q with only two high cards (~0.47 EV) in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

K alone (EV ≈0.4561) narrowly beats KT suited (EV ≈0.4557) because the discarded 3s is a flush penalty for the two-card royal draw; all other holds are clearly worse.

Hold the pair of kings (a paying high pair) and draw three; this is the standard optimal play with no competing draws.

No pair, flush, or straight draw worth keeping; holding A+J unsuited (two high cards) edges out a lone jack or the weak 3-to-a-flush in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

The 5-6-7-9 inside straight (no high cards) and the 5-7-9 suited double-inside straight flush both return less than keeping the lone Jack, so hold Jh and draw four.

No pair, no flush draw, no 4-card straight; the lone queen (position 4) is the highest-EV hold over a weak 4-5-6 three-card straight.

Low pair of sixes is the best hold (EV ~0.82 per credit), far above holding the lone queen or any two-card draw.

Low pair of fours (EV ~0.82) beats the inside straight draw 4-5-6-8 (~0.68) and the double-inside 3-card straight flush 4s-5s-8s, so hold the pair and draw three.

Garbage hand with a single high card: hold the lone Jack and draw four, which beats drawing five or any weak straight draw here.

No pair, no flush draw; the unsuited 6-7-8 straight draw has lower EV than holding the lone queen, so keep Qc and draw four.

Hold the pair of jacks (a paying high pair) and draw three; three clubs (9c, Jc, 5c) is far weaker than a made high pair.

A low pair of tens (EV ~0.82) beats the weak JT suited two-card royal draw, so hold the pair and draw three.

Two pair (queens and eights) is a made hand; holding both pairs and drawing one card for the full house is the standard optimal play in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Four to a flush (Td Kd 9d 2d) with a king: 9 outs of 47 for a 30-credit flush plus high-pair chances gives EV well above holding KT suited or the lone king.

Low pair of fours is the clear best hold (EV ≈0.82) versus any straight draw with 3-4-5 or a single ten.

Low pair of threes beats the single jack or the three-card 3-4-5 straight draw in EV; hold the pair.