Video Poker table

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

Hold the jack and draw four cards. Keeping the lone high card has better expected value than keeping the disconnected clubs or the partial straight.

Hold the ace and queen, the two high cards, and draw three. This offers the best expected payout through high pairs and improvements to stronger hands.

Hold the three aces and draw two cards. This guarantees three of a kind while maximizing opportunities to improve to a full house or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of kings for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to seek two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind. This has the highest expected payout.

Hold the queen as the only high card and draw four. The other cards offer no stronger paying-hand draw, so keeping the queen maximizes expected payout.

Hold the ace and queen, the two unsuited high cards, to maximize expected payout. The three hearts do not form a straight-flush draw and are less valuable to keep.

There is no paying pair or worthwhile straight-flush draw. Discarding all five has higher expected value than keeping the three clubs or the three-card straight.

Hold the queen and draw four cards. A single high card has higher expected value than the three-club draw with two gaps to a straight flush.

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

Hold 6♣, 7♣, and T♣ for a three-card straight-flush draw. Its flush, straight, and other paying-hand possibilities give it higher expected value than discarding all five cards.

Hold the king and draw four cards. A lone high card has higher expected value than keeping the four-card inside-straight draw with no high cards.

Hold the ace as the only high card and draw four. With no pair or worthwhile straight or flush draw, this gives the highest expected payout.

Keep both pairs and discard the 5. This guarantees a 10-credit two-pair payout, with four cards that improve the hand to a 45-credit full house.

Keep the pair of kings 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 jack and queen, the two high cards. Drawing three cards gives the best expected payout through high pairs and opportunities for stronger hands.

Hold the king and draw four cards. A lone high card has better expected value than keeping the three diamonds or any of the disconnected low cards.

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

Hold the pair of aces for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind. This maximizes expected payout.

Hold the pair of kings to guarantee a paying hand while drawing three cards for chances at two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the suited ace and king for the best expected payout, retaining royal-flush and flush potential along with high-pair opportunities.

Hold the queen and king, the two unsuited high cards. Drawing three cards gives the best expected payout through high pairs and potential stronger hands.

Keep the pair of fours and draw three cards. This offers the highest expected payout through chances of three of a kind, two pair, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the king and queen as two unsuited high cards. Drawing three cards gives better expected value than keeping the three hearts or chasing a straight.

Keep 8-9-T-J for an open-ended straight draw with eight completing cards. Drawing one card also allows a paying pair of jacks, making this the highest-EV hold.

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

Hold the pair of aces for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to maximize the chance of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold A-K-J-T for a four-card inside straight with three high cards. Drawing a queen makes a straight, while pairing the ace, king, or jack also pays.

Hold the ace and queen, the two unsuited high cards. Drawing three cards offers the best expected payout, with opportunities for a paying pair or stronger hand.

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

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

Hold the king and jack, the two unsuited high cards. Drawing three offers the best expected payout through high pairs and stronger hands.

Hold the jack and king as two high cards. Their combined chances of making a paying pair or stronger hand outweigh keeping the suited ten and king.

Hold the ace and draw four cards. Its expected payout exceeds chasing the four-card inside straight or keeping the three scattered diamonds.

Hold the suited ace and jack for the best expected payout, preserving royal-flush and flush possibilities along with chances to make a paying high pair.

There is no paying pair or worthwhile straight, flush, or royal draw. Discarding all five cards maximizes expected payout.

Hold the suited ace and jack for royal-flush and flush potential while retaining two high-card pairing chances. This has higher expected value than keeping the off-suit queen or the seven.

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