Video Poker table

Keeping both unsuited high cards gives the best expected value through jacks-or-better pairs and stronger pair outcomes.

Keep the pair of sixes; drawing three cards to improve it has higher expected value than pursuing the three-card straight-flush draw.

Hold the pair of fours; it has better expected value than keeping the low straight fragments or drawing five cards.

Keep the three nines; drawing two cards gives the best chance to improve to four of a kind or a full house.

Keep both unsuited high cards to preserve the best chance of making a paying high pair; the other cards do not form a strong draw.

Hold the pair of sixes; drawing three cards to improve the pair has better expected value than pursuing the weak straight possibilities.

Keep the pair of fives; its draw has better expected value than breaking it for the three-card straight draw.

Hold both high cards, the jack and ace, to maximize the chances of making a paying high pair or better.

Hold the pair of eights; drawing three cards to improve a made pair has higher expected value than pursuing the weak straight draw.

Hold the pair of sixes; it gives the best expected value among the available holds, while the other cards do not form a promising draw.

Hold both high cards to preserve the best chance of making a paying jacks-or-better pair; the other cards offer no valuable draw.

Keep the three diamonds for a strong flush draw, with additional chances to make a straight or straight flush. This has better expected value than keeping only the ace.

Hold the pair of jacks for the strongest draw; discard the king, four, and deuce.

Keep the three consecutive hearts: they offer flush and straight draws, including a straight-flush possibility.

Keep the pair of sevens; drawing three cards gives the best expected payout compared with breaking the pair.

Keep the pair of nines and draw three cards; this has higher expected value than holding the jack or other kickers.

Keep the two high cards, J and Q, to preserve chances of a paying pair or a straight; the other cards add no useful draw.

The hand has no paying pair, flush draw, or useful straight draw. Discard all five cards to maximize the chance of drawing a paying hand.

Hold the pair of nines; drawing three cards offers the best expected value compared with keeping only a high card or the suited low cards.

Hold the queen as a high card; the two-club holding and other cards do not form a stronger draw.

Hold 4, 5, 7, and 8 for the inside-straight draw; its chance to complete a straight makes it more valuable than keeping a lone jack or the three clubs.

Keep the pair of fours: its draw value, including chances to improve to trips, two pair, a full house, or four of a kind, exceeds the four-card straight draw.

Keep the pair of sevens; drawing three cards gives the strongest expected return.

Holding the unsuited king and queen has slightly higher expected value than the three-card heart flush draw, with strong high-pair chances and some straight potential.

Keep the pair of nines; drawing three cards to a low pair has higher expected value than holding the unpaired ace and jack.

Keep the pair of kings and draw three; holding the unrelated cards would reduce the chances to improve the pair.

Keep the pair of eights; drawing three cards to improve it has higher expected value than keeping the unpaired high cards.

Keep the three high cards: this preserves several jacks-or-better pair chances and multiple straight draws.

Keep the king as a high-card draw for a jacks-or-better pair; the other cards offer no strong straight or flush draw.

Hold the four-card open-ended straight draw, 8 through Jack; a 7 or Queen completes the straight.

Keep the three hearts toward a royal flush; the offsuit low cards have no useful pair or straight potential.

Hold both pairs; drawing one card can improve to a full house or four of a kind, while keeping fewer cards gives up the guaranteed two-pair payout.

Keeping the three hearts gives a meaningful chance to complete a flush while retaining the king for a high pair; this is stronger than keeping only the king.

Keep the four spades: this flush draw has higher expected value than holding the low pair of eights.

Keep the pair of sevens; drawing three cards to improve it has higher expected value than holding either high card or a weaker combination.

Keep the jack as the only high card; it can make a paying jacks-or-better pair, while the other cards offer no useful draw.

Keep the low pair: it has better expected value than drawing to the two unpaired high cards.

Hold the three queens; drawing two cards offers the best chance to improve to four of a kind or a full house.

Keep the four-card open-ended straight draw: a jack or seven completes a straight, giving eight outs.

Holding the ace and king gives the strongest draw here: either can make a paying high pair, and the two-card combination also has useful two-pair and straight possibilities.