Video Poker table

Holding the suited Ten-Jack maximizes EV: it can hit royals, flushes, straights, and paying high pairs, beating the marginal inside-straight options.

The pair of sevens is the best hold: a made low pair draws to trips, quads, or full house with EV around 4.1 credits, far above any two- or three-card draw here since Th is not a paying high card.

Two pair (5s and 9s) is already a paying hand; holding both pairs and drawing one card gives 4 outs to a full house (4/47) for EV ~12.98, far better than breaking up the pairs.

A low pair of fives draws three cards and has higher EV (~0.82) than holding the unsuited K-J high cards (~0.61) in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so keep only the pair.

Holding the pair of queens has the highest expected value; drawing three to a low pair beats chasing the unsuited Q-K or mixed Q-K-9 draws.

No high cards or pairs; the four-card open-ended straight draw 5-6-8-9 has the best expected value (~1.70 credits), since any of the four 7s completes a paying straight.

Holding the made pair of queens (a paying pair) maximizes expected value; drawing three to improve to two pair, trips, or better beats any partial hold like Q-Q-K.

Four-card heart flush draw with a high-card kicker beat is worth more than the Js/Kh high pair options; keeping 3h-4h-Th-Kh gives flush and straight-flush chances.

A low pair of 5s draws three cards with EV around 0.82 per credit, well above holding the lone queen (~0.49) or adding a kicker, so keep only the pair.

Holding the pair of jacks and drawing three has EV ~1.54 per credit, beating any alternative (pair+ace kicker ~1.36, pair+suited connectors ~1.21). Keep the guaranteed paying pair and shot at trips, full house, or quads.

A low pair of nines has EV about 0.82 per credit, well above suited T-9 (~0.63), so hold only the pair and draw three.

Holding the four clubs (7c-4c-8c-3c) and drawing one card gives a 9/47 chance at a flush paying 30, EV ≈ 5.74 credits, which beats any straight-draw or partial-club alternative.

High pair of aces is the clear optimal hold; discarding the K-5-3 kickers maximizes EV for trips, quads, and full house draws.

Dealt two pair (kings and tens); discarding the 6h to draw one card gives 4 outs to a full house, EV ≈ 13.1 credits versus a locked 10 for holding all five.

Low pair (sixes) has higher EV than a lone jack; keep the pair and draw three for trips, two pair, or full house.

Holding the pair of jacks guarantees a payout and offers full house/quads chances; discarding the suited 4h-9h with an off-suit ace adds little.

Holding the high pair of kings guarantees a paying hand and offers chances at two pair, trips, a full house, or quads, which beats any draw here.

Two pair (nines and twos) is already a paying hand; discarding the ten keeps draws to a full house (4 outs) or quads (2 outs) while locking in two pair.

A pair of queens has higher expected value than chasing the three spades; discard the other three.

Four-card flush draw (9 flush outs plus straight-flush chances) beats the inside straight possibilities, so discard the 4d.

Holding the pair of queens: drawing three to a high pair has far higher EV than chasing the J-Q-T straight or low pair.

Two unconnected high cards (A, Q) is the best holding; drawing three to them beats any made low pair or suited fragments here.

A low pair (3-3) draws to two pair, trips, or quads with far higher EV (~0.82/credit) than holding the lone king (~0.47/credit), so keep the pair and discard the rest.