Video Poker table

Hold the three nines and draw two cards, preserving three of a kind while maximizing opportunities to improve to a full house or four of a kind.

Hold the ace and draw four cards. The three spades do not form a viable straight-flush draw, so keeping the lone high card offers better expected value.

Hold the ace as the lone high card. Drawing four cards has higher expected value than keeping either four-card inside-straight draw.

Hold the jack and draw four cards. Its high-pair and stronger-hand potential gives a higher expected payout than keeping the four-card inside-straight draw.

Keep the three sixes and draw two cards, preserving three of a kind while maximizing the chances of a full house or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of kings for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards for chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the queen as the only high card and draw four. There is no stronger pair, straight, or flush draw worth keeping.

Keep the pair of nines and draw three cards. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind give it the highest expected payout.

Hold K-Q-J to retain three chances at a paying high pair and two possible straight completions. This has higher expected value than keeping only two high cards.

Keep the three hearts for a straight-flush draw. Their combined flush, straight, and pair potential gives a higher expected payout than holding the ace and jack.

Hold 5-6-7-8 for an open-ended straight draw. Any 4 or 9 completes the straight, giving eight winning draws out of 47 and higher expected value than keeping the jack.

Hold the pair of nines and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout through chances of two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the four hearts and draw one for the flush. This has higher expected value than holding the pair of sixes, with an additional chance to pair the jack.

Hold the pair of sixes and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout through chances to make two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the suited king and jack for the best expected payout, preserving royal-flush potential and opportunities to make a paying high pair.

Hold the pair of sixes and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout by pursuing three of a kind, two pair, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the jack for high-pair and other paying-hand draws. Its expected return exceeds the three-card straight-flush draw with two gaps.

Hold the queen and king, the two unsuited high cards, and draw three. This offers the best expected payout through high pairs and chances at stronger hands.

Hold the pair of sevens and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout by giving the best chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the four hearts and draw one card for the flush. Nine remaining hearts complete it, giving this hold the highest expected payout.

Hold the four hearts and draw one card. The nine remaining hearts complete a flush, giving this hold a higher expected payout than keeping only the high cards.

Hold the suited ten and jack: their royal-flush, straight-flush, and flush potential gives a higher expected payout than holding the jack alone.

Hold the jack and queen, the two unsuited high cards. Drawing three cards gives the best expected payout through high pairs and possible stronger hands.

Holding the queen gives the highest expected payout through high-pair and stronger-hand draws. The four-card gutshot straight draw has lower expected value.

Keep the pair of aces for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind. This has higher expected value than pursuing the three-card spade straight flush.

Hold the ace and jack as two high cards, drawing three for paying pairs and stronger hands. This has better expected value than chasing the gutshot wheel straight.

Hold the pair of threes and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout through chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold Ah, Th, and Jh for three cards to a royal flush. This has higher expected value than keeping the four-card straight draw.

Hold the three jacks and draw two cards. This guarantees three of a kind while maximizing chances to improve to a full house or four of a kind.

Hold the king and draw four. Keeping the lone high card has higher expected value than chasing the three-card club flush or retaining disconnected low cards.

Hold the king as the only high card and draw four. There is no stronger pair, straight, or flush draw to pursue.

Hold the king as the only high card and draw four. There is no stronger pair, straight, or flush draw worth keeping.

Hold the pair of sevens and draw three. This maximizes expected payout through chances of two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Discard all five: there is no paying pair or worthwhile straight or flush draw. A fresh five-card draw has the highest expected payout.

Hold both pairs and discard the 8. This guarantees at least two pair and gives four outs to a full house, maximizing expected payout.

Hold the suited king and queen to pursue a royal flush or flush while retaining strong high-pair possibilities. This has higher expected value than keeping the four-card inside straight.

Hold the jack as the lone paying high card. Drawing four cards has higher expected value than chasing the inside straight.

Hold the pair of jacks for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to maximize expected payout through improvements.

Hold the pair of kings for a guaranteed paying pair and draw three cards for chances at two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind. This maximizes expected payout.

Hold the suited jack and king for the highest expected payout, preserving royal-flush and flush possibilities along with high-pair draws.