Video Poker table

Two pair (2s and 4s) is a sure 10-credit payout with a 4/47 shot at a full house; holding both pairs is the standard optimal play over keeping one low pair.

A low pair of nines beats holding K+A unsuited or any single high card in 9/6 Jacks or Better; keep the pair and draw three.

Hand is 2c Js 3h 9h Kc with no pair, flush or straight draw; the best hold is the two unsuited high cards J and K for pair/two-pair/trips equity, which beats holding a single high card or drawing five.

Holding the low pair of tens is clearly the best play; no competing draws (no flush/straight-flush draws) come close to the ~0.82 EV of a low pair.

Low pair of eights is the best hold; it has higher EV than keeping the lone king or any other combination.

No pairs, flush draws, or 4-straights; T-9-8 is unsuited and a 3-card straight draw without high cards is worth less than holding the lone ace (~0.47 EV per credit), so keep the As and draw four.

No pair, no high cards, and only a 3-card flush (9h 8h 3h) with no straight-flush potential; its EV (~0.35) is below drawing five fresh cards (~0.36), so discard everything.

Low pair of fours has higher EV (~0.82) than the 3-card open straight draw or holding the lone jack; keep the pair and draw three.

No pair, flush draw, or straight draw; holding the lone Ace (EV ~0.47) beats drawing five (EV ~0.36).

No pair, flush draw, or straight draw; holding the lone queen has higher EV than drawing five or keeping unsuited Q-T.

7-8-9-T is an open-ended straight draw (8 outs of 47 for a straight, EV ~0.68 per credit), far better than any alternative like a two-card suited draw or discarding everything.

Three to a flush with one high card (A-9-3 suited) has EV ~0.43, while holding the lone ace and drawing four yields ~0.47 in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so keep only the ace.

Low pair of tens (EV ~0.82) beats the suited JT two-card royal draw (~0.5) and any other option; 6s-Ts-Js spans too wide for a straight flush draw.

Low pair of deuces is the best hold in 9/6 Jacks or Better (EV ~0.82), well ahead of keeping the lone ace or any other combination.

No pair or flush draw; 4-5-7-8 is an inside straight draw with no high cards (EV ~0.34), while holding the lone jack returns about 0.47 per credit, which is the optimal play.

A low pair (3s) is the best hold here, with far higher EV than keeping the lone ace or the weak A-3-5 straight draw.

Hold the pair of jacks (Js, Jc), a guaranteed paying hand with upside to two pair, trips, full house, or quads; nothing else in the hand competes.

Three of a kind (5s) is the standard hold; draw two for chances at full house or quads, well ahead of any alternative.

No pair, straight or flush draw worth keeping; the three-card suited 8-A-6 flush draw is worth less than holding the lone ace, so keep As and draw four.

Low pair of sevens (EV ~0.82) ranks above the open three-card straight flush 6h-7h-8h (EV ~0.70) in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, so hold the pair.

Four to a flush (Jd 4d 8d 7d) has far higher EV than holding the unsuited K-J high cards; 9 of 47 draws complete the flush plus jack-pair chances.

Suited J-T is the best hold here: it beats a lone jack and the weak 3-card flush (T-J-3) in 9/6 Jacks or Better, keeping royal and straight-flush equity alongside high-pair chances.

Low pair of sixes is the best hold here (EV ~0.82 per credit), well above holding the lone ace or any three-card straight flush draw.

5s-8s-9s is only a double-gap three-card straight flush draw with no high cards (EV ~0.44), which ranks below holding the lone king (EV ~0.48) in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, so keep Kh and draw four.

Hold the suited K-J (two to a royal with two high cards); this outranks three to a flush in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy.

A low pair of sixes (EV ≈0.82) beats the three-card heart flush draw with one high card (EV ≈0.45), so hold the pair and draw three.

No pair, straight or flush draw of value; holding the lone King (~0.46/credit) beats the 3-card flush with K (~0.43) and discarding everything.

Two suited high cards (KJ of hearts) outrank a three-card flush draw with two high cards in 9/6 Jacks or Better; holding Kh Jh keeps royal, flush, straight and high-pair equity for the best EV.

Low pair of threes is the best hold (EV ~0.82 per credit), clearly better than keeping A-J unsuited or the three clubs.

Pair of aces is a high pair; holding just the pair (discarding the jack and low cards) maximizes EV by keeping three draws to improve to trips, full house, or quads.

9c-Jc-Qc is a three-card straight flush draw with two high cards and only one gap; its EV (~0.74) beats holding QJ suited (~0.60) or the three unsuited high cards.

No pairs, flush or straight draws; the best EV is holding the two unsuited high cards A-K (about 0.49 per credit) over a single ace or king, with no suited ten to favor a royal draw.

Three unsuited high cards with an ace: standard 9/6 strategy prefers holding the two lower high cards (J-Q) over A-J-Q, since J-Q keeps more straight possibilities and has higher EV (~0.50 vs ~0.48).

Holding the suited K-Q (royal draw with two high cards) is the highest-EV play; it beats keeping the 3-flush with 7d or unsuited high cards.

Low pair of eights beats holding a lone king or the K-2 suited; keep the pair and draw three.

Low pair of eights is the best hold (EV ~0.82 per credit), well ahead of a lone ace or any three-card flush/straight combos.

Holding Q-J unsuited (two high cards) is the highest-EV play here; QT suited is penalized by discarding the J, and the JQT 3-straight is weaker than two high cards.

Low pair of 4s has higher EV (~0.82) than holding KJ suited (~0.59) in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so hold the pair and draw three.

Four-card flush draw (3h 4h 5h 8h) has EV ~1.15 per credit (9/47 to hit the flush) versus ~0.82 for holding the low pair of threes, so the flush draw is the optimal hold.

Low pair of sixes beats holding the lone jack or any draw here; hold the pair and draw three.