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Keep the suited ace and jack for a chance at a royal flush. Their draw potential is better than keeping the four of diamonds for a three-card flush.

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

Keeping the jack and king gives two chances to make a paying high pair and is stronger than the available suited or straight draws.

Keep the king and jack. Two unsuited high cards offer better drawing value than the disconnected low cards.

Keep the pair of twos and draw three cards. It offers better expected value than chasing a straight or flush with these cards.

Keep the suited ten and queen for a chance at a royal flush, with other flush, straight, and high-pair possibilities.

Holding the pair of nines offers the best chance to improve to three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the two pair (fours and threes) and draw one card for a chance at a full house while preserving the two-pair payout.

Hold the ace and queen. Two high cards offer better expected value than the three-card diamond flush draw.

Keep the paying pair of jacks and draw three cards for a chance to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the jack and draw four cards. The low cards do not form a strong straight or flush draw, so the jack offers the best chance of a paying hand.

Keep the two high cards, king and ace, for chances at paying pairs and stronger hands. The low cards offer no competitive draw.

With no made hand or strong straight or flush draw, keeping the ace and queen gives the best chance to make a paying high pair or better.

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

Holding the four diamonds gives nine remaining cards that complete a flush, making it stronger than the unsuited straight or high-card draws.

Hold the unsuited king and queen. Together they offer a better expected return than drawing to either high card alone or keeping the low cards.

Keeping the three diamonds gives a strong flush draw while retaining the chance to pair the jack. It narrowly beats holding only the suited jack and ten.

Keep the jack and king of hearts for a chance at a royal flush, with other paying hands also possible on the draw.

Holding the pair of eights has higher expected value than drawing to the unsuited jack and queen or the three-card club flush.

Keep the pair of kings. It already qualifies for a payout and offers better draw value than the three-card flush.

Keeping the pair of queens has a higher expected payout than drawing one card to the four-card flush.

Keep the pair of threes and draw three cards to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keeping the pair of sevens offers better expected value than drawing toward a straight with the unpaired low cards.

Hold both pairs and draw one card for a chance at a full house while preserving the two-pair payout.

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

Keep the pair of fives and draw three cards; it has better expected value than chasing a flush with three hearts.

The queen is the only high card. Keeping it offers better expected value than chasing a straight with 7-8-9 or a flush with two diamonds.

Keep both pairs and draw one card for a chance at a full house.

Keep the three high cards, J, Q, and K. They offer chances to make a paying pair or a straight.

Hold the unsuited ace and king for high-pair opportunities; the remaining cards offer no stronger draw.

Q and J are two high cards worth keeping; the remaining cards offer no stronger draw.

Keep the pair of fives and draw three cards. Its expected payout is higher than pursuing the three-card club straight flush.

Keep the paying pair of jacks and draw three cards for a chance to improve to three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the pair of nines and draw three cards to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keeping the pair of threes has a higher expected payout than drawing to the suited queen and ten.

The queen is the strongest hold. The four-card straight draw needs a six, while keeping the queen offers better overall expected value.

The four-card straight draw needs a nine and has no other paying draws. Keeping the ace gives a higher expected payout.

The ace is the strongest hold here. The three hearts offer a flush draw, but keeping them gives up too many chances to improve by drawing four cards.

Keep the pair of fours. Drawing three cards to a low pair has higher expected value than keeping the suited ten and jack.

Hold the suited ace and king for royal-flush and flush potential, while retaining two high cards that can also make a paying pair.