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Keep the queen and king as two high cards. Drawing three gives a better expected return than keeping the three spades, which have no straight-flush potential.

Keep the pair of sixes. Drawing three cards to improve the pair has higher expected value than drawing two to the three-card straight flush.

Keep the pair of fours and draw three cards; it offers better expected value than chasing a low straight.

Keep the three nines and draw two cards for a chance at four of a kind or a full house.

Keep the king and queen. Two high cards offer a better expected return than drawing to the low suited cards or holding just one high card.

Keep the pair of sixes and draw three cards for a chance at three of a kind, a full house, or two pair.

Keep the pair of fives and draw three cards for a chance at three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the two high cards, jack and ace, and draw three cards for a chance at a paying pair or better.

Keep the pair of eights. Drawing three cards gives it better expected value than chasing the inside straight or the incomplete heart draw.

Keep the pair of sixes and draw three cards for a chance at three of a kind, two pair, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the two high cards, jack and ace. They offer better expected value than the low suited cards or either high card alone.

Holding the 6♦, 7♦, and 9♦ gives draws to a flush or straight flush, as well as a straight. That is stronger than keeping the ace alone.

Keep the paying pair of jacks and draw three cards for a chance to improve.

Keep the consecutive 5h, 6h, and 7h for straight-flush and flush possibilities; the other cards offer only a gutshot straight draw.

Keep the pair of sevens and draw three cards for a chance at three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

The two nines are the best hold, offering chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the two high cards, J and Q, for chances at a paying pair or better. The other cards offer no stronger draw.

There is no paying hand or strong draw to preserve. Drawing five new cards offers the best expected return.

Keep the pair of nines and draw three cards for a chance at three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

The unsuited ace and queen offer two chances to make a paying high pair, with potential for stronger hands. The other cards do not form a promising draw.

Keep the jack as a high card and draw four. The other cards do not form a strong enough flush or straight draw to justify keeping them.

Keep the pair of fours. Drawing three cards to the pair has higher expected value than drawing one card to complete the open-ended straight.

Keep the pair of sevens and draw three cards for a chance to improve to a paying hand.

Keep the king and queen. Two high cards offer better expected value than the three-card heart draw.

Keep the pair of nines. Drawing three cards gives it more ways to improve than keeping the unsuited ace and jack.

Keep the pair of kings and draw three cards to improve it.

Keep the pair of eights and draw three cards to improve to two pair, three of a kind, or better.

Keep the suited ten and king for a royal-flush draw and other flush possibilities. The remaining cards do not make a paying hand or a stronger draw.

The king is the only high card. The low cards offer no pair, strong straight draw, or flush draw, so keeping the king gives the best expected return.

Keeping 8-9-10-J gives eight cards that complete a straight. A drawn jack can also make a paying pair.

Keep the three hearts that can form a royal flush: K, A, and 10. Drawing two cards preserves that high-value possibility along with other paying outcomes.

Keeping both pairs guarantees a two-pair payout, with a chance to improve to a full house.

Keep the king as a single high card. The three hearts are too weak a flush draw to outweigh drawing four cards toward a paying pair or better.

Keeping the four spades gives nine chances to complete a flush, making it stronger than holding the pair of eights.

Keep the pair of sevens and draw three cards for a chance at three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the jack for a chance at a paying pair or better. The other cards offer no worthwhile straight or flush draw.

Keep the pair of fours. Drawing three cards to a low pair has a higher expected payout than keeping the unsuited jack and queen.

The hand contains three queens, including Qh. Hold all three queens and draw two cards for chances at four of a kind or a full house.

The four-card straight draw is an inside draw that needs a jack. Keeping the queen alone offers a better expected return through high pairs and other winning hands.

Holding the ace and king gives two chances to make a paying high pair, along with opportunities to improve to stronger hands. That has better expected value than drawing two cards to the three-card diamond flush.