Video Poker table

A pair of fives (EV about 0.82 per credit) beats any high-card hold from K, J and A, so I keep the pair and discard the other three cards.

No made hand, so I keep the two unsuited high cards (Js, Tc). Estimated roughly, they beat the J-T-9 inside straight draw and the three-club flush draw, though I did not compute the exact EVs.

There is no pair or four-card draw, so I keep the two unsuited high cards, Ah and Qc, which has a higher expected value than a lone high card or the 3-club draw.

Three aces is a made trips hand; hold the three aces and discard the 6 and 4 to draw for four of a kind or a full house, which is standard optimal play.

Hold the pair of kings (Kc, Ks) and discard the rest. A high pair is worth far more in expected value than any other hold such as KJA or a single-suit draw.

No made hand or strong draw, so I keep only the queen, a high card that can still pair into jacks or better. That has a higher expected value than the weak low draws such as 4-5 suited or 2-4-5.

Holding the Qh, 7h and 8h keeps three to a flush with a high card and some straight-flush outs. Its expected value is above the alternatives, such as AQ unsuited or a lone queen.

There is no pair, no four-card draw and no high-card pair draw. The 8-9-T straight draw is worth about 0.3 per credit, below the roughly 0.36 for discarding everything, so I draw five new cards.

There is no made hand or strong draw. The 5-6-7 open straight draw and the three-club draw are both worth less than a lone queen, which can pair into a payout.

Holding the pair of eights is worth more than any high-card draw such as the unsuited K-Q, because a low pair has an expected return of roughly 0.82 credits per credit bet.

No pairs or high cards, so I keep the three suited clubs 6c, 7c and Tc. That is a three-card straight flush draw that also draws to a flush, and it is worth slightly more than the two-card 6c7c hold or discarding everything. This is from memory of standard 9/6 strategy, not an exact calculation.

The 5-7-8-9 gutshot only completes with a 6, so it is worth about 0.34 credits per credit bet (4 outs, 4/47 x 4). I estimate a lone king is worth slightly more, roughly 0.36 to 0.39, so I hold the king and discard the rest. This is an estimate from memory, not an exact calculation.

No pair, flush draw or real straight draw, so I keep only the ace, which has a higher expected value than the unsuited connectors or discarding everything.

Keeping the two pair (4s and 3s) guarantees a 2-credit payout and gives 4 of 47 draws a full house, which is worth more than any straight draw or single-pair hold.

A pair of kings is a made high pair, and holding just the pair and drawing three cards has the best expected value over any kicker or flush/straight draw.

With no pair, flush or straight draw, holding the two unsuited high cards (Jh, Qd) has the highest expected value; the 9 and 7 are weaker keeps.

No pair and no four-card draw, so I keep the lone king (a high card that can pair for jacks or better) and discard the rest. The 3-card flush and the inside straight fragments are weaker.

No made hand or flush/straight draw, so I keep the suited Q-T, which ranks slightly above holding a single high card in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy. This is from my recollection of strategy rankings, not an exact calculation.

With a high pair of aces and no flush or straight draw worth keeping, holding the pair of aces is the optimal play in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Holding the pair of kings is optimal; it beats keeping a single J or K, and the pair's EV of about 0.82 per credit exceeds the alternatives.

No made hand or flush/straight draws, so I hold Q-K-A, three high cards that give the most chances to pair up. I judged this slightly better than holding only the suited K-A, but it was a close call based on recalled strategy tables rather than an exact calculation.

There is no pair, draw, or flush here, so I keep the two unsuited high cards (Qc, Kd) and discard the rest. That is the standard best hold for this kind of hand.

Holding the low pair of 4s has the highest expected value here; the 2-3-4 straight draws are weaker than keeping the pair.

There is no pair and no strong draw, so I keep the two unsuited high cards K and Q. That gives the best chance of at least a jacks-or-better pair on the draw.

Holding 8-9-T-J gives an open-ended straight draw: 8 outs pay 4 each, and 3 remaining jacks pay 1 each. That is about 35/47 = 0.745 credits per credit bet, better than holding J-T suited or the single jack.

There is no made hand and no four-card draw. Keeping the suited ace and king (Ah, Kh) is the best-value hold, ahead of the weak three-card flush or the low straight draw.

A high pair of aces is already a paying hand and has the best expected value, so I keep both aces and discard Qh, 5d and 8h.

Hold A-K-J-T and discard the 2: any of 4 queens makes a straight, and 12 cards (A, K, J, T) pair for jacks or better, for roughly 0.6 EV per credit, which beats the 3-high-card holds.

No pair, flush or real straight draw is available. Holding the two unsuited high cards, Ace and Queen, has the best expected value of the options, ahead of a single high card or the 5-6-8 inside draw.

A low pair of tens (Ts, Th) is the best hold here; there are no flush or straight draws, and the pair outscores any single high-card hold in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Keeping the pair of fives is worth more than any high-card or draw option here, since Qd and Ts are offsuit and there is no flush or straight draw.

There is no pair and no flush draw, so I hold the two unsuited high cards (K and J). That has a higher expected return than holding a single high card or a three-card inside straight draw.

Holding the unsuited K and J gives the best expected value: any K or J pairs for a payout, and it also keeps two-pair, trips and straight chances. Adding the T lowers EV because it cuts the draw to two cards.

Hold A-2-3-5 as a four-card inside straight draw (any 4 completes the straight, and pairing the ace pays too), worth about 0.40 per credit, slightly more than keeping the ace alone.

No pair, flush draw or straight draw is available, so I hold the suited high cards Ah and Jh. This is the strongest two-high-card hold, which I chose from memory of the strategy ranking rather than computing exact EVs.

The hand has no pair, no high card (J or better), no four-card draw and no strong suited or straight-flush draw. The unsuited 9-T and 5c-9c holds are not standard plays, so I'm discarding all five cards as the best-EV standard play, from memory rather than an exact calculation.

There is no pair, no four-card draw, and no suited high cards, so the best play is to keep the three high cards J, A and Q and discard the 8 and 7. That gives the best chance of a jacks-or-better pair, plus a few broadway straight outs.

A low pair of eights (8s, 8c) is worth more in expected value than keeping the ace or king, so I hold the pair and discard the other three cards.

A low pair (6c, 6s) has the highest expected value here, about 0.82 credits per credit bet. The alternative draws (three to a straight or a straight-flush draw) are worth less.

A low pair of tens (Ts, Td) is the best hold here: its EV is about 0.82 per credit, well above holding the lone ace (about 0.47). The rest of the hand has no flush or straight draw worth keeping.