Video Poker table

Hold the queen and king, the two high cards, and draw three. This offers the best expected payout through high pairs and stronger hands.

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

Hold the pair of fours and draw three cards. The low pair 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 three nines and draw two cards. This guarantees three of a kind while giving the best chance to improve to a full house or four of a kind.

Hold the king and queen, the two unsuited high cards. Drawing three cards gives 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 pursuing three of a kind, two pair, a full house, or four of a kind.

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

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

Hold the pair of eights and draw three cards. Its expected payout exceeds chasing the gapped three-card straight flush in hearts.

Hold the pair of sixes and draw three cards. The low pair 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 ace and jack: keeping both unsuited high cards has the highest expected payout, with opportunities to make paying pairs and stronger hands.

Hold the three diamonds for a one-gap straight-flush draw. Their combined straight-flush, flush, and straight potential gives higher expected value than keeping the lone ace.

Hold the pair of jacks for a guaranteed paying hand, drawing three cards for chances at two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold 5♥, 6♥, and 7♥ for a three-card straight flush draw. Its flush and straight potential gives higher expected value than keeping the four-card inside straight.

Hold the pair of sevens 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 pair of nines and draw three cards. The low pair has higher expected value than keeping the lone jack or any other available draw.

Hold the jack and queen, the two unsuited high cards. Drawing three offers the best expected payout through high pairs and potential straights or stronger hands.

There is no paying 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 by pursuing two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the unsuited ace and queen for the best expected return, drawing three cards toward high pairs and stronger hands.

Hold the jack and draw four cards. Its high-pair potential offers better expected value than the inside-straight draw or keeping three clubs.

Keep the pair of fours and draw three. Its expected payout exceeds that of drawing one card to the open-ended straight.

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

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

Hold the pair of nines and draw three cards. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind give the highest expected payout.

Hold the pair of kings for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind. This maximizes expected payout.

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

Hold the jack and king as two unsuited high cards. Their expected payout exceeds keeping the suited king-ten or a single high card.

Hold the king, the only high card, and draw four. There is no pair or strong straight or flush draw worth keeping instead.

Hold 8-9-T-J for an open-ended straight draw. Any seven or queen completes the straight, and another jack gives a paying pair.

Hold the three hearts toward a royal flush. This offers the highest expected payout, with chances for a royal, flush, straight, or paying high pair.

Hold both pairs and discard the 4. This guarantees two pair with four outs to a full house, maximizing expected payout.

Hold the king and draw four cards. Keeping a lone high card has higher expected value than this three-card flush draw or any other available hold.

Hold the four spades and draw one for the flush. This has higher expected value than keeping the pair of eights.

Hold the pair of sevens 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 the highest expected payout.

Hold the jack as the only high card and draw four. There is no stronger pair, flush, or straight draw worth keeping.

Hold the pair of fours and draw three cards. The low pair offers higher expected value than keeping the unpaired high cards.

Hold the three queens and draw two cards, preserving three of a kind while maximizing the chances of a full house or four of a kind.

Hold the queen and draw four cards. Keeping the lone high card has higher expected value than pursuing the inside straight.

Hold the ace and king, the two unsuited high cards, and draw three. This offers better expected value than keeping a lone high card or the three diamonds.