Video Poker table

Hold the pair of twos 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.

Hold the pair of eights and draw three. The low pair has higher expected value than keeping the suited ace-ten, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the suited king and jack for a two-card royal-flush draw, with additional chances to make a high pair, straight, or flush. This has the highest expected payout for this hand.

Hold the suited king and queen for the best expected payout, preserving high-pair, flush, straight, and royal-flush possibilities.

Hold the suited ace and jack for the best expected payout, retaining royal-flush and flush possibilities along with high-pair potential.

There is no paying pair or worthwhile straight, flush, or royal-flush draw. Discarding all five cards gives the highest expected payout.

Hold the suited ace and king for the best expected payout, preserving royal-flush and flush possibilities alongside high-pair chances.

Keep the pair of jacks for a guaranteed payout and draw three cards for chances to improve. This has the highest expected payout.

Neither inside-straight draw has enough expected value to keep. With no high cards, pairs, or strong suited draws, replacing all five cards is best.

Hold the suited ten and queen for royal-flush, straight-flush, flush, and straight possibilities. This has higher expected value than keeping the unsuited ace and queen.

Hold the pair of jacks 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 pair of sixes 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 the pair of fives and draw three cards. The low pair has the highest expected payout, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of tens and draw three cards. The low pair has higher expected value than keeping the ace or the two suited royal cards.

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

Keep the pair of eights and draw three cards. Its expected payout exceeds chasing the three-card diamond straight flush or keeping the ace.

Hold the queen and draw four cards. A lone high card has higher expected value than keeping these three clubs, which cannot form a straight flush.

Hold the pair of eights and draw three cards. The low pair offers the highest expected payout through chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the pair of tens and draw three cards. The low pair has higher expected value than the available high-card or suited-card holds.

There is no paying pair or worthwhile straight or flush draw. Discarding all five cards gives the highest expected payout.

Keep the four diamonds and discard the 8♣. The nine flush outs and three additional ace-pair outs give a higher expected payout than keeping the pair of eights.

Hold the pair of twos and draw three cards. This has the highest expected payout, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold 8-9-10-J for an open-ended straight draw. Its eight straight-completing outs give a higher expected payout than keeping the three-card spade straight-flush draw.

Hold the ace and king as two unsuited high cards. Their combined chances of making a paying pair or better give higher expected value than keeping the suited ace-ten or a single high card.

Hold the four hearts and discard the 2♦. The nine flush outs plus six high-pair outs make this the highest-expected-value play.

Hold the four clubs and discard the ace to draw for a flush. Nine remaining clubs complete the flush, making this the highest-expected-value play.

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

Hold the ace and jack, the two unsuited high cards, for the best expected return. Drawing three cards gives chances to make a paying pair or improve to a stronger hand.

Hold the three eights and draw two cards to maximize expected payout, preserving three of a kind with chances to improve to a full house or four of a kind.

Hold the ace and draw four cards. The lone high card offers better expected value than keeping the unsuited three-card straight fragment or discarding everything.

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

Hold the pair of tens and draw three cards. The low pair offers the highest expected payout through chances of two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

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

Holding the pair of fours has the highest expected payout, with opportunities to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

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

Hold the pair of jacks and draw three cards. The guaranteed paying pair and chances to improve have higher expected value than keeping the suited queen and jack.

Hold the pair of fives and draw three cards. The low pair has higher expected value than keeping the suited queen and king.

Keep the four diamonds and discard the 7 of clubs. Drawing to the flush has higher expected value than keeping the pair of sevens.

Hold the king as the only high card and draw four. This has higher expected value than keeping any of the low cards or discarding all five.