Video Poker table

There is no pair, flush draw, or straight draw here, so I hold the two unsuited high cards, Queen and King. That pattern has the highest expected value of the available options.

Holding the four hearts (Qh, 9h, Kh, 3h) gives about 1.28 credits per credit bet: 9 flush outs at 6 plus 6 outs that pair the Q or K for 1. That beats keeping the pair of nines, which is worth roughly 0.82.

Holding the pair of tens (Ts, Th) has a higher expected value than holding a single high card or the offsuit J-T, so I discard the other three cards.

A low pair of sevens (7d, 7s) is worth about 0.82 credits per unit bet, more than any alternative such as the K high card or the 7-8 suited draw, so I hold the pair and discard the other three cards.

A low pair of sevens (about 0.82 credits per credit bet) is worth more than a 3-card flush draw or any other hold in this hand, so I keep the pair and discard the rest.

Holding the pair of deuces (2h, 2d) is best: a low pair is worth about 0.82 per credit, well above holding the lone jack (about 0.47) or a weak draw.

Three aces is a made trips hand; keep the three aces and discard the 7 and 3 to draw for four of a kind or a full house, which beats any other hold.

Hold the pair of kings (Kd, Ks); a high pair is far better than any draw involving the A-2-3 cards.

A low pair of fives (about 0.82 EV per credit) beats keeping the single high cards A and Q, which is worth roughly 0.47, so I hold the pair and discard the rest.

Held the pair of kings and discarded the rest. Two pair holds (KK55) have EV of about 2.5 per credit versus about 2.55 for... actually holding all four cards of KK55 gives a guaranteed 2 plus a full house chance (about 4.26 x 9 / 47 = 0.82), total roughly 2.38, while KK alone is about 1.5, so hold KK55 instead.

K-Q-J-T is an open-ended four-card straight with 8 outs to a 4-credit straight, plus 9 more cards that pair a high card for a push. That is worth about 0.87 per credit, better than any other hold such as three high cards, so I discard the 5.

There is no pair, no four-card flush or straight draw, and no royal draw. The best option is to keep the lone ace, since it can pair for jacks or better, and to discard the other four.

With no pair, flush or straight draw, holding the two unsuited high cards K and Q gives the best expected value, since pairing either one pays. Adding the ten would leave only two draws and fewer chances to pair.

There is no pair, flush draw, or four-card straight draw, so the best play is to keep the lone king (a high card that can pair to a jacks-or-better) and draw four new cards, which beats the weak 6-8-9 straight draw or discarding everything.

Two pair (aces and fours) is already a paying hand, and holding it while drawing one card keeps a full house chance at 4/47, which beats keeping just the pair of aces.

The 5-6-8-9 inside straight draw has only 4 outs, worth about 0.34 credits per credit bet. Holding the lone king and drawing four is slightly better, at about 0.36, going by my recollection of the standard 9/6 strategy ranking rather than an exact calculation.

A low pair of 2s (EV about 0.82 per credit) beats keeping the lone jack (about 0.47), so hold the two 2s and discard the rest.

Two pair (7s and Qs) is already a paying hand, and holding both pairs while discarding the King gives a 4/47 chance of a full house, which is the best EV play.

No pair, straight or flush draw is worth keeping, so I keep only the queen, the single high card, and redraw four. I believe this beats keeping the Q-T unsuited or the low suited 3-5 hearts, but I am going from memory of standard strategy rather than a calculation.

A low pair of nines (about 0.82 EV per credit) beats keeping the lone jack (about 0.47), so hold the pair of 9s and discard the other three cards.

There is no flush or straight draw here, and the low pair of 5s is worth more than any other hold, such as the suited Q-T. Keep the pair of 5s and discard the other three cards.

Ks and As are two suited high cards, which I estimate is worth slightly more than the three-card straight flush draw 4h-3h-6h. Keeping them also gives a chance to pair a high card for a jacks-or-better payout.

There is no pair or made draw, so I hold the two unsuited high cards (Ace and King). That has a higher expected value than holding a single high card or the weak 3-5-6 straight draw.

No pairs, no high cards (jack or better), and no meaningful flush or straight draw, so discarding all five has the highest expected value (about 0.36 per credit) compared with holding the ten or a weak low-card draw.

Two unsuited high cards (J and K) have a slightly higher expected value than the suited K-T, and both beat holding a single high card. Discard Ts, 6c and 2s.

Holding the four spades (9, K, J, 3) is a flush draw with 9 flush outs plus 6 K/J outs that pair up, worth about 1.28 credits per credit bet. That beats the inside straight draw (about 0.47) and the suited K-J (about 0.6).

There is no pair, flush draw or four-card straight draw, so the best play is to keep the lone king (a high card) and draw four. This should be worth slightly more than a three-card inside straight draw or discarding everything.

There is no made hand or flush draw worth keeping, and Kc and Qd are the strongest holding: two unsuited high cards that can each pair to jacks or better. I chose this by recalling standard strategy rankings rather than computing the exact expected values.

A held low pair (about 0.82 EV per credit) beats any high-card, suited-card or straight-draw hold in this hand under 9/6 Jacks or Better, so I keep the pair of deuces and discard Ts, Js and Kh.

Hold the pair of queens (Qh, Qc) and discard the rest; a high pair is clearly better than any draw from this hand.

A pair of tens (low pair) is the best hold; keep Td and Tc and discard 3d, 2s and Kc, since the pair's EV (~0.82) beats holding the king or any draw.

The hand 5-6-7-8-9 is already a made straight, which pays 20 credits; holding all five cards is optimal since no draw beats it.

There is no pair, flush or straight draw here. The best play is to keep the two unsuited high cards, Q and K, and discard the 7, 6 and T.

No pair, flush, or four-card draw is available, so holding the two unsuited high cards (A and K) has the best expected value, above the 8-7-6 three-card straight draw.

With a low pair of 3s and no better draw, holding the pair (EV about 0.82 per credit) beats keeping the lone ace (about 0.48 per credit) or any other option.

Holding 9-Q-J-K is a four-card inside straight with three high cards. Any 10 (4 outs) makes a straight, and any J, Q or K (9 outs) makes a paying pair. I estimated this at about 0.53 per credit, above KQJ alone (roughly 0.5) or the suited K-Q. That comparison is from memory of standard strategy, not an exact calculation.

A low pair of fives (about 0.82 credits per credit bet) is worth more than the inside straight draw 5-6-8-9, which needs a 7 and has only 4 outs.

With no pair, flush or straight draw, the best play is to keep the two high cards J and K (suited-ness is irrelevant here since Jh and Kd differ) and redraw the other three. That has a higher expected value than keeping a single high card.

The hand has no pair and only a 4-card inside straight (5-6-8-9, 4 outs, about 0.34 credits per credit bet). Holding the lone jack is worth more, at roughly 0.47, so I keep only the Jd.

Holding the suited jack and ten (Jc Tc) has a higher expected value than keeping a lone jack or drawing five new cards, since it can reach a royal, straight, flush or high pair.