Video Poker table

Holding the suited Ace and King keeps two high cards with flush and royal potential, which I judge better than chasing the low 3-4-5 straight draw. This is a close decision.

Holding 7, 9, T, J leaves a one-card straight draw to an 8 plus a chance at a jack pair, which beats keeping the 6-7 suited two-card draw here.

No pair, and the 5-3-4 combination gives a three-card open-ended straight draw toward 3-7 or the wheel, which should beat holding only the king under 9/6 pays.

Holding the four spades keeps a flush draw worth about 6 credits per credit bet, and the ten of clubs is the only card that does not contribute to it.

Holding the single high card is the standard play here, and the ace is the best single card to keep since it adds straight potential and pays as a pair of aces.

No pair is available, so I keep the three high cards Ace, King, and Ten as the best base for a broadway straight or royal draw, and discard the low 2 and 3.

No pair, but Ah, 2c, 4s and 5c make four of the five cards of a wheel straight, so drawing one card for the 3 is the best available draw. Discarding Qd keeps that draw.

No pair or made draw, so I keep the two highest unpaired cards, Td and Qs, for the best chance at a jacks-or-better pair or a high straight draw.

No pair, so I keep the two highest cards, King and Jack, for pair and straight potential, and draw three.

Holding the Queen and Jack keeps a two-card high-card start toward a pair or straight, which is generally worth more than the weak 2-4-5 inside-straight draw or the unsuited 2 with Queen flush draw.

No pair or made draw, and the only card worth keeping is the Js, which gives a jack-or-better pair chance. The 2c and 6c flush draw is too weak to justify holding over the single jack.

A pair of aces is the strongest made hand here, so I keep both aces and discard the other three cards for a draw toward a better hand.

Holding the pair of 5s keeps the most reliable made hand, since three-card straight draws with 5-6-7 rarely pay enough to beat it on this paytable.

No pair or made hand, so I'm holding the two high cards, the ace and king, to chase a pair of jacks or better and a possible straight. Holding the lone ace alone is close, but the ace-king combination gives slightly more upside.

Holding the pair of nines is the best option here, since the other cards have no straight or flush potential worth keeping.

Four hearts to a flush is the strongest draw here, so I keep 4h, 6h, Jh and 2h and discard the offsuit ace. This gives about a 19% chance of a flush next draw and a small chance at a straight flush.

Two pair (4s-4h and 3s-3h) with a Ten kicker. Holding both pairs and drawing one card for a full house (4 outs) gives about 13.0 credits expected, versus 10 for holding all five.

Holding K, J, A and Q leaves an inside straight draw to the ten, and any drawn card matching a held rank or a ten pays at least jacks or better, so discarding the 2 is best.

Holding the suited Ten and King keeps the best royal-flush and flush potential, which is worth more than keeping the 7 or the unsuited ace and deuce.

Holding the four hearts keeps a flush draw (about 9 outs to a flush plus straight-flush and royal possibilities), which is the standard strong play here; discarding the off-suit 4c.

Holding 9-T-J-Q gives an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs (four kings and four eights) plus jack-or-better pair chances, which beats keeping the ace and drawing only to a king.

Holding the three diamonds 8d, Ad and 2d gives the best flush draw, which is worth more on average than the weak straight or pair chances in the other cards.

Holding the suited king and ten keeps a royal flush draw, which is worth more than a three-heart flush draw that includes the low two.

Holding the four diamonds (2d, Ad, 3d, Qd) gives a flush draw, which is the standard strong play here and beats keeping the off-suit Js with the ace and queen.

Holding 8c, 7c and 6h keeps an open-ended straight draw (outs on 4, 5, 9 and 10), which is worth more than the thin club flush draw from K-8-7 suited or the lone Qh.

A pair of eights is the best made hand here, and holding it gives the best chance of improving to three of a kind or better while discarding the unpaired Ten, Two, and Seven.

No pair or made draw, so I keep the two high cards, Jack and King, which give the best chance of a jacks-or-better pair or better on the draw.

A low pair of 4s is the best keep here; holding the lone ace is weaker than keeping the pair for a chance at three or more of a kind, two pair, or a full house.

A low pair of 7s is the strongest made holding here, so I keep both sevens and discard the 6, 8 and 4 to draw for trips or better.

A low pair of 2s is the strongest made hand here, so I keep both twos and draw three cards for jacks or better, two pair, trips, or better.

Kc and Kd form a pair of kings that pays on its own, and the other three cards (7d, 4s, 2s) have no straight or flush potential worth keeping, so hold the pair and draw three.

Holding the three clubs (7c, Tc, 3c) keeps a flush draw, which in this paytable is worth more than keeping the lone queen. Discarding 5h and Qd is the choice that maximizes expected payout.

No made pair or better, and the only card that can start a paying jacks-or-better hand is the jack, so I keep it and redraw the other four.

Holding the pair of 2s gives the best chance at three of a kind, two pair, or a full house on the draw, which beats keeping the lone ace. Strategy tables for 9/6 Jacks or Better favor keeping any pair over a single high card.

Holding the suited 9s and 8s gives straight flush and flush potential, which is worth more than the unsuited Kh and Qd or the lone 3s.

Holding 8, 9 and 10 keeps an open-ended straight draw (a jack or a seven completes it), which is the strongest available hold here; the 4 and 3 are discarded.

Two pair (jacks and twos) is the strongest made hand here, and holding all four pair cards while drawing one card for a possible full house or better is the standard optimal play.

Holding the four hearts (T, 7, Q, 3) gives a flush draw with nine outs to a flush, which is worth more than keeping the lone king. Discarding the king is the standard choice here.

A pair of kings is the strongest made hand here, so holding both kings and drawing three cards is the standard optimal play, with no better draw such as a flush or straight available.

Holding the three spades 2s, Ts, 5s keeps a flush draw (about 4% to hit in two draws, paying 6 per credit) plus a small chance at a pair of tens or better. Holding only the jack gives a weaker pair-only chance.