Video Poker table

No high cards or pairs; holding the lone ten gives straight/flush/jack-high draw chances, beating the low EV of a full redraw.

Only the king is a paying high card; holding Kd alone maximizes expected value over drawing four new cards.

Three high cards including two suited to the royal; holding Qd-Ad-Jc is the standard optimal play, keeping royal, flush, straight, and high-pair draws.

Two pair already pays 10 credits; holding all five gives 16 ways to a full house (45) plus quads chances, far better EV than breaking up either pair.

Holding 4-5-6 gives an open-ended straight draw (8 outs) plus trips/two-pair chances, worth far more than chasing the lone jack.

The three diamonds (4-6-9) are an unplayable 3-card straight flush with too many gaps, and there is no pair or 4-card draw, so holding the lone queen gives the best expected value.

No pairs or draws; holding the two high cards (Jh, As) gives the best expected value, with a small chance of a high pair, straight, or better.

No pair or flush draw; holding the two high cards (K, A) gives the best expected value for a jacks-or-better pair or better.

Only the queen is a high card; holding a single high card has the best expected value here, with no pair or strong draw present.

Three suited hearts (6h-9h-Ah) give a strong flush draw with straight-flush and high-pair backup, beating the weak 4-5-6 open-ended idea.

Only the king is a high card; holding it alone maximizes EV (high-pair redraws plus flush/straight chances), while 9c doesn't add enough suited value to justify keeping it.

Holding the pair of fives beats drawing to Q-K high; a made pair gives two pair/trips/quads chances and higher EV than two high cards.

Holding the pair of 3s has higher EV than keeping the lone jack; discard the jack and draw three to the pair.

Low pair of 2s: holding the pair has higher EV than chasing the three hearts, since trips/two pair/full house/quads chances beat a 3-card flush draw with no high cards.

Holding the pair of tens has higher EV than chasing the king or a four-card possibilities; a low pair draws to trips/two pair/full house value.

Two suited high cards (Ah Kh) give royal flush, flush, straight, and high-pair chances; standard optimal play is to hold both over anything else here.

Pair of 4s is the standard hold here; holding just the pair has the best expected value over drawing three.

Holding J-Q keeps two high-card draw chances (pair, straight, or better); the 2c-8h-4s add nothing.

Pair of queens has higher EV than the 3-card royal draw (K-T-A of hearts), and drawing three to the pair keeps two-pair/trips/quads/full-house chances.

Suited J-T is the strongest hold here, keeping royal flush, straight flush, flush, and straight possibilities, which beats holding the unsuited A-K.

Holding the pair of 8s maximizes EV; discarding the Jack and others to draw to trips/quads/full house.

Holding the pair of jacks guarantees at least a 5-credit return and keeps chances for trips, full house, or quads; discarding a paying pair is never correct.

Holding the suited J-T (three to a royal/flush) has higher EV than holding the jack alone; the king and low cards go.

Low pair of 7s: holding the pair has the highest EV (chance of trips, quads, full house) over any 3-card or other draw.

Low pair of 9s outranks the two suited high cards (K-A) in Jacks or Better EV; hold the pair and draw three.

Holding the open-ended 6-7-8-9 straight draw gives 8 outs to a straight plus straight-flush/flush chances, which beats holding the lone queen.

Low pair of nines is the best holding; drawing three to improve to trips/two pair beats weak flush or straight chances.

Only the king is a paying high card; holding Kd alone gives the best expected value versus weak low-card combinations.

Only holding the lone jack of clubs; no suited connectors or high cards worth keeping, so drawing four to improve beats weak low-card holds.

Holding the pair of jacks is the optimal play; discarding the three low cards maximizes expected payout.

Hold the pair of sixes; drawing three to a low pair is the standard optimal play here, better than chasing the 4-5-6 open-ended draw with an ace.

Holding three to a flush (Kd-Jd-8d) with two high cards has higher expected value than holding only A-K, and also keeps open-ended straight and royal possibilities.

No high cards, no pair, and no three-card flush or straight draw; discarding all five maximizes expected value.

Suited A-Q in clubs is the best hold: it keeps royal flush, straight flush, flush, and high-pair possibilities, beating holding the lone queen or other combinations.

Holding the pair of kings is clearly optimal; drawing to a low pair or garbage has far lower EV.

Pair of tens is the best hold; discarding the queen keeps three chances to improve to trips/two pair/full house, which beats holding the lone queen.

Only the queen is a high card; holding Qc alone is the standard optimal play for this garbage hand.

Holding the open-ended 6-7 straight draw gives 8 outs for a straight plus pair/two-pair chances, the highest-EV option over holding the 2-3 low draw or discarding all.

Holding the pair of queens is clearly optimal; drawing three to improve a low pair is far worse than keeping the paying pair.

Low pair of 5s: holding the pair has higher EV than chasing the ace/queen high cards.