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There is no pair, flush draw or four-card straight draw here. Holding the unsuited KQ is the standard optimal play for 9/6 Jacks or Better with this hand.

Four to a flush (EV ≈ 1.28 per credit, including the chance of pairing the Q or K) beats holding the low pair of nines (≈ 0.82). So I keep Qh 9h Kh 3h and discard 9d.

A low pair of tens beats a single jack or a pair plus a jack kicker in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, so I hold the two tens and draw three.

A low pair (7-7) has a higher expected value (~0.82) than a three-card flush (7d 8d Kd) or holding just the king. Keep the pair of sevens and draw three.

A low pair (7h 7s) beats a three-card flush and a lone king in 9/6 Jacks or Better optimal strategy. Hold the sevens and draw three.

A low pair (2-2) has a higher expected value (about 0.82 per credit) than holding the lone jack or any other partial draw, so I keep the pair.

Three aces is the dealt hand, so I keep the three aces and draw two cards. That is the optimal hold, with expected value of about 4.3 per credit.

A pair of kings is already a paying hand, and holding just the pair has the highest expected value here (about 1.54 per credit). None of the other cards offer a better draw.

A low pair (EV about 0.82) beats the suited Ad-Qd (EV about 0.6) and other partial draws under optimal 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy. So I hold the pair of fives and draw three.

Two pair (kings and fives) is already a paying hand, and holding it is optimal: about 2.60 per credit expected, drawing one card for a full house chance.

KQJT is an open-ended straight draw that also keeps three high cards for a possible paying pair. That gives it the highest expected value of the available holds.

There is no pair, no four-card draw and no worthwhile suited high cards here. Keeping the lone ace is the standard best hold, ahead of discarding all five or keeping the weak straight fragments.

There is no pair and no suited high-card draw here, so the standard strategy play is to keep the two unsuited high cards, king and queen. The KQT three-card straight draw scores lower than this.

The hand has no pair, no four-card flush and no four-card straight, so holding the lone king is the best standard play. It beats drawing five new cards or keeping the weak 6-8-9 straight draw.

Two pair (Aces and Fours) isn't dealt here: the cards are 3h, Ah, 4c, Ad, 4s, which is a pair of Aces plus a pair of Fours, so this is already two pair. Hold correction: holding both pairs is optimal.

Keeping the lone King is worth more than drawing to the inside straight 5-6-8-9. The King is a high card that can pair for a paying hand, while the straight draw has only four outs and no high cards.

A low pair of 2s (EV about 0.82) beats holding the lone jack (about 0.47), so keep the pair and draw three.

Two pair (queens and sevens) already pays 2 per credit. Holding both pairs and drawing one card, with a chance at a full house, beats every other hold.

There is no pair, and the three hearts include no high card. Keeping the lone queen alone has higher expected value than chasing the weak three-card flush or drawing five new cards.

A low pair (9s) has a higher expected value (about 0.82) than holding the lone jack (about 0.47) or a 9-J two-card hold, so keep the pair of nines.

Under 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy a low pair (fives, EV about 0.82) beats a two-card royal draw with suited QT. So I keep the 5s and discard the rest.

Under 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, a suited AK (two to a royal) ranks above 3-4-6 of hearts, which has one gap and no high cards. Hold Ks and As and draw three.

With no pair or strong draw, keeping the two unsuited high cards (Ah and Ks) is the standard Jacks or Better play. It beats a three-card spade flush draw with only one high card.

There are no high cards, pairs, four-card draws or useful suited high combinations. Discarding all five is the highest-EV play in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Under 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, unsuited KJ ranks above suited KT. Suited KT is also weakened here by the discarded 2s flush penalty, so I hold Jh and Ks.

Four to a flush (9s Ks Js 3s) has the highest expected value here, about 1.22 per credit. That beats the inside straight draw and holding only the two high spades.

There is no pair, flush draw or four-card straight draw here. Keeping the lone king has higher expected value than holding the low 4-6-7 straight pieces or discarding everything.

Under 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, unsuited KQ ranks above a suited KT or a three-card flush draw. Holding the two high cards gives the best expected value here.

A low pair (2-2) has a higher expected value (about 0.82 per credit) than the suited J-T royal draw or holding the high cards, so keep the deuces.

A high pair of queens (EV about 1.54) beats every other hold option, and there is no four-card flush, straight or royal draw here. So I keep the two queens and draw three.

A low pair of tens has a higher expected value than a suited K-T royal draw or holding the lone high king. So keep both tens and draw three cards, as optimal Jacks or Better strategy recommends.

The dealt 5-6-7-8-9 is a made straight paying 4 per credit (20 credits), and no suits match for a straight-flush draw, so holding all five is optimal.

With no pair, flush draw or suited high cards, holding the unsuited King-Queen is the standard optimal play for 9/6 Jacks or Better. Adding the Ten does not help, because K-Q-10 is a weak three-card straight draw.

There is no pair, no four-card draw and no strong suited draw. Two unsuited high cards (A and K) beat three to a flush with one high card and the unsuited 6-7-8 straight draw, so I hold As and Kh.

A low pair (3s 3h) has a higher expected value (about 0.82) than holding a lone ace or any straight draw, so I hold the pair of threes and discard the rest.

Holding 9h-Qh-Kh as a 3-card straight flush draw with two high cards. Standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy ranks this type-1 three-to-a-straight-flush above suited KQ alone and above the inside straight or unsuited KQJ.

A low pair (EV about 0.82 per credit) beats the inside straight draw 5-6-8-9 (about 0.43), so I hold the two fives.

There is no pair or strong draw here. Holding the two unsuited high cards, Jh and Kd, is the standard highest-value hold for this hand.

The lone jack is the stronger hold at about 0.45 per credit, beating the no-high-card inside straight draw (about 0.34) and the weak three-card flush options.

In 9/6 Jacks or Better, a suited J-10 has higher expected value than holding the lone jack or three to a flush. It keeps the royal, straight-flush, flush and straight draws alive while still giving a chance at a high pair.