Video Poker table

With three unsuited high cards AKQ and no pair, flush or straight draw, holding the two lowest high cards KQ gives the best straight possibilities and high-pair potential.

Hold the low pair of 7s alone; a pair has higher expected value than holding the lone King or any straight draw here.

Hold the pair of Jacks for a guaranteed Jacks or Better payout with chances to improve to two pair, trips, full house, or quads.

Hold the low pair of 9s, which has higher expected value than the three-card straight-flush/flush draws or any straight draw.

Hold the pair of Jacks, a guaranteed Jacks-or-Better payout with chances to improve to two pair, trips, full house, or quads, which beats any straight or flush draw here.

Hold the three 7s and draw two cards for a chance at four of a kind or a full house, which beats keeping the ace kicker.

Hold 9-T-J-Q for an open-ended four-card straight draw, needing an 8 or King, with Jack/Queen pairing outs; this outranks holding only the two unsuited high cards.

Hold the low pair of 8s, which outranks the two suited high cards K-J in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy and gives the best draw to trips, two pair, or better.

Hold the low pair of 6s; its chance to improve to two pair, trips, full house or quads has higher expected value than the one-card gutshot straight draw needing a 4.

Hold the low pair of 4s, which has higher expected value than the three-card flush draw or high cards alone.

Holding the lone queen has higher expected value than the three low hearts to a flush or the suited Q-9, with chances to make a paying pair, two pair, trips, straight, or flush on four drawn cards.

Hold the low pair of 5s, which has higher expected value than a lone Jack or a three-card straight draw.

Holding the lone Jack is the highest-EV play; the three clubs are not a straight-flush draw and a three-card flush draw is weaker than a single high card.

Hold the low pair of 2s, which is the best draw despite not paying alone; discard the three unrelated cards for chances at trips, two pair, or better.

Holding the three spades Ts, 2s and 6s gives a draw to a flush plus chances at trips, two pair and a high pair, which has slightly higher exact expected value than the four-card inside straight draw or discarding all.

Hold the pair of aces, a guaranteed Jacks-or-Better winner with strong draws to trips, two pair, full house, or quads, which beats chasing a three-card flush.

Hold the low pair of 6s, which has higher expected value than a three-card flush or straight-flush draw or a lone Jack.

Holding the low pair of 3s has higher expected value than the 3-card straight-flush draw 3c-4c-5c, with chances to improve to two pair, trips, full house, or quads.

Low pair of 2s outranks two suited high cards A-K and three to a flush in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, giving the highest expected value.

Hold the high pair of queens, which has higher expected value than the three-heart or straight draws, and draw three cards to improve to trips or better.

Hold the low pair of sixes, which has the highest expected value; discard the unrelated 2, 3, and King to draw for trips or better.

Hold the suited T-J for a two-card royal draw with straight, flush, straight-flush and high-pair potential, which has higher expected value than holding the jack alone.

Hold the pair of Jacks, which is a paying pair with strong chances to improve to two pair, trips, full house, or quads. Discard the three unrelated low cards.

Hold the pair of kings, a guaranteed Jacks or Better payout, and draw three cards for the best chance to improve to three of a kind, two pair, or better.

Hold the two unsuited high cards J and K, which gives the best chance to make a paying pair, two pair, or straight. The three low diamonds are a weak flush draw with lower expected value.

Hold the low pair of sixes, which has higher expected value than holding the lone jack, and draw three cards to improve to trips or better.

Hold Jd Td Kd for three to a royal flush in diamonds, which has higher expected value than holding only the high cards or drawing fresh.

Hold the two unsuited high cards Jack and Ace, which gives the best chance to make a paying Jacks-or-better pair plus two-pair, trips, and Broadway straight draws, outperforming a single high card or three to a flush.

Holding the suited Q-J gives two cards to a royal plus flush, straight, and high-pair draws, which has higher exact expected value than holding the unsuited K-Q-J.

Hold the low pair of 9s, which has higher expected value than any straight or flush draw here, and discard the three unrelated cards.

Hold the lone Jack as the only high card; there is no pair, four-card draw, or three-card straight-flush draw, and a single Jack has higher expected value than the low 3-4 suited draw.

Hold the open-ended four-card straight 2-3-4-5, discarding the King. Drawing an Ace or a Six makes a straight, which has higher expected value than holding a single high card alone.

Hold the low pair of 8s for the best chance to improve to two pair, trips or better; no four-card straight or flush draw is present.

Hold the high pair of Kings only; discarding the Ten, Queen and deuce maximizes chances to improve to two pair, trips, full house or quads.

Hold the low pair of 7s, which outranks a 3-card flush draw or a lone queen in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy.

Hold the suited Q-K for a two-card royal draw, which also retains flush, straight, and high-pair potential and has higher expected value than holding three unsuited high cards or three clubs.

No pair, flush draw, or straight draw is present, so holding the lone high card King maximizes expected value over drawing five new cards.

Holding Kd Jd Td gives a three-card royal flush draw, which has higher expected value than the four-card inside straight draw or any high-card hold.

Hold the two unsuited high cards Jack and Ace, which gives the best chance to make a paying pair, two pair, or Broadway straight and has higher expected value than the four-card inside straight draw.

Four hearts to a flush outranks a low pair of sixes in 9/6 Jacks or Better, with higher expected value from the flush draw plus ace-pair outs.