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Hold the pair of deuces (low pair EV ~0.82) over the lone ace (~0.47); low pair is clearly the best hold here.

A low pair (EV ≈0.82 per credit) outranks the A-T suited two-card royal draw (EV ≈0.5), so keep the pair of eights and draw three.

Kc and Jc are two suited high cards (a two-card royal draw), which is the best-EV hold here, well ahead of holding a single high card or the 8h-9h low suited connectors.

K-Q suited is the strongest holding here (~0.60 EV): it keeps royal/flush/straight equity plus high-pair chances, beating the unsuited J-Q-K three-card hold or the inside 9-J-Q-K straight draw.

Holding the two suited high cards A-J of spades is the standard 9/6 Jacks or Better play here: it keeps royal flush and flush equity along with high-pair chances, beating any unsuited high-card combination or the gapped A-J-T straight draw.

No pair, no high cards, no flush draw, and no 4-card straight; the 7-8-T inside three-card straight with no high cards is worse than redrawing all five, which is the optimal play here.

Suited A-K (two suited high cards with royal potential) ranks above three unsuited high cards in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, so I keep Kc and Ac and draw three.

A high pair of jacks (EV ~1.54 per credit) beats the two-card suited 8-9 connector by a wide margin, so hold JJ and draw three.

4-5-6-8-9 offsuit is only an inside straight draw with no high cards (EV 16/47 ≈ 0.34 per credit); redrawing all five from a deck rich in J-A cards yields ≈0.36, so discarding everything is the optimal hold.

Holding the suited Q-T (two to a royal) has the highest exact EV here (~0.488 per credit) versus A-Q unsuited (~0.476) or the lone ace, helped by the discards all being non-hearts which keeps the flush/royal draws live.

A high pair of jacks (EV ~1.54 per credit) beats the two-card royal (Qs Ks) or the KQJ straight draw; keep JJ and draw three.

Low pair of sixes is the best hold here; no flush or straight draws compete, so keep the pair and draw three.

Low pair of fives beats holding AK unsuited or any other option in 9/6 Jacks or Better; keep the pair and draw three.

Low pair of tens beats holding a lone ace or any other combination here; keep the pair and draw three.

Hold the suited Ace-Jack (two to a royal) which outranks the three-card flush with A-J-2 in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy.

Low pair of eights (EV ≈0.82) beats the three-card double-inside straight flush draw and a lone ace; keep the pair and draw three.

Q-8-7 suited is too wide for a straight flush draw and 3 to a flush is not held in 9/6 Jacks or Better; holding the lone queen has the highest expected value.

Low pair of eights is the standard best hold in 9/6 Jacks or Better, well ahead of a lone jack or the three-card spade draw.

A low pair of tens (EV ≈0.82/credit) beats the unsuited KJ or the two-card suited JT royal draw, so hold the pair and draw three.

No pair, no high cards, no flush or straight draw worth keeping (9c/Th are offsuit); drawing five new cards is the optimal play in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Four-card flush (9d 8d Ad 5d) has EV about 1.2 credits per credit bet, clearly beating the low pair of eights (~0.82), so discard the 8c and draw for the flush.

Low pair of 2s is the best hold in 9/6 Jacks or Better (EV ~0.82), beating a lone king or a two-card KS suited draw.

8-9-T-J is an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs plus a jack for a high pair; its EV (~0.74) beats the 3-card inside straight flush draw Js-Ts-8s.

Hold A-K unsuited (two high cards); it edges out the suited A-T two-to-royal and the three-flush, which isn't held in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Four to a flush (7h Jh 5h Qh) with two high cards has EV around 1.28 per credit, far better than keeping only the suited J-Q royal draw or just the high cards, so discard the 2d.

Four clubs (2c 9c 4c Jc) make a four-card flush draw with a high card; that EV (~1.2 per credit) far exceeds holding A-J unsuited, so discard the Ad.

Low pair of sixes (EV ~0.82) beats a lone jack (~0.47) or the 3-card 6-7-8 straight draw; no 4-card straight or flush draw is present.

No pair, flush, or straight draw; holding the two unsuited high cards (A, J) has slightly higher EV than a lone jack or ace in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Three eights: hold the trips and draw two for full house or quads; the ace kicker adds nothing in Jacks or Better.

No pair, flush draw, or suited straight draw; the unsuited 6-7-8 is below a lone high card in 9/6 JoB strategy, so hold the Ace alone and draw four.

Two pair (6s and 10s) is dealt; holding both pairs and drawing one card for the full house is the optimal play with EV well above any single-pair hold.

Pair of tens (EV ~0.82) clearly beats the three-card heart flush draw with no high cards; keep the low pair and draw three.

Low pair of tens is the best hold; no competing draws (no flush or open straight draw), so keep the pair and draw three.

A low pair (4s) has higher expected value (~0.82 per credit) than holding AK suited (~0.59) or the three-card club flush, so keep the pair and draw three.

Pair of queens is a guaranteed paying hand; holding the high pair and drawing three is the standard optimal play with nothing better available.

Low pair of sixes (EV ~0.82) beats three-card flush draw 6d 9d 2d or holding the lone ace; hold the pair and draw three.

A high pair of jacks beats the two-card royal draw QJ suited in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so hold the pair and draw three.

Low pair of fives (EV ≈ 0.82) outranks holding the suited K-Q (EV ≈ 0.60) in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so keep the pair and draw three.

Four-card flush (Qd 7d 5d Kd) with two high cards has EV around 1.28 per credit, well above holding the low pair of sevens (~0.82), so draw one to the flush.

No pair, no 3-card royal or flush draw; K9 suited is not a royal draw and 2-4-5 is a weak inside straight, so holding the lone king (highest EV ~0.47 per credit) is optimal.