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Low pair of sixes (EV ~0.82) beats the one-gap three-card straight flush draw 3d-4d-6d and a lone king.

No pair, flush, or straight draw; keeping two unsuited high cards (Q, A) has the highest EV, slightly above holding a single high card or drawing five.

Low pair of fives (EV ~0.82 per credit) beats the inside straight draw 2-3-5-6 (EV ~0.34); hold the pair and draw three.

With A-K-Q unsuited, optimal 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy holds the two unsuited high cards KQ (king-high pair of high cards) rather than all three, keeping more straight and flush potential while retaining high-pair equity.

Three of a kind (fives) is held; discard the 9h and 3d to draw for a full house or quads.

Low pair of tens has the highest EV (~0.82 per credit) versus the weak three-card club draw or anything else, so hold the pair and draw three.

Low pair of 2s has higher EV (~0.82) than holding a lone King (~0.47), so keep the pair and draw three.

Hold suited A-K (two to a royal); in 9/6 Jacks or Better this outranks the three-card flush draw and the lone high cards, giving the best expected return.

Holding the pair of kings (a paying high pair) is clearly optimal; the three-card spade draw with K-T-5 is not a royal draw and is far inferior to the high pair's EV of roughly 1.54 per credit.

Low pair of deuces (EV ~0.82) beats the three-card heart flush draw with one high card (~0.49) and a lone queen; hold the pair.

Hold the pair of queens (a paying high pair); nothing else competes with its expected value.

Pair of nines is the clear hold; a low pair beats the three-card diamond draw (9d 5d 2d is not a straight-flush draw of value) in expected value.

7c-6c-4c is a 3-card straight flush draw with one gap (type 2), which has a higher expected value (~0.55 per credit) than holding the lone ace (~0.47) or the inside straight draw (~0.34).

Q-J unsuited outranks Q-T suited (2 to a royal) in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy; holding the two high cards gives the best EV here.

Four-card flush draw (6s Qs 4s 5s) with a queen kicker has EV around 1.2 per credit, far ahead of the 3-card straight flush (4-5-6) or A-Q high cards; discard the off-suit ace.

Two pair (jacks and sevens) is the standard hold; keeping both pairs and drawing one card gives the best EV with a 4/47 chance at a full house.

A low pair of tens (EV ~0.82) beats holding a lone ace (~0.47) or any other combination here, so keep Th and Td and draw three.

Hold A-K unsuited (two high cards), which beats keeping a single high card in 9/6 Jacks or Better; no flush/straight draws worth keeping.

No pair, flush draw, or useful straight draw; the lone jack (EV ≈0.47) beats drawing five or holding unsuited J-T.

Two unsuited high cards (A, Q) have higher EV than a single high card or the weak ace-low inside straight draw, so hold A and Q and draw three.

No pair or strong draw; the single ace (EV ~0.47) beats the 3-card heart flush with one high card (~0.43) and the no-high-card inside straight, so keep only the Ah and draw four.

Low pair of deuces (EV ~0.82) beats holding Q+A offsuit or a single high card, so keep the pair and draw three.

Three kings: hold the trips and draw two for full house or quads chances; this is the clear optimal hold.

No pair, no 4-flush or 4-straight; the 7d-Td-Ad is a weak 3-flush. Two unsuited high cards (A+Q) outranks holding just the ace or the suited A-T (which would discard a high card and a flush penalty card), so keep Qc and Ad.

4-5-6-7 is an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs (any 3 or 8), EV about 0.68 per credit, far better than any alternative with this hand.

Hold the open-ended straight draw 8-9-T-J with a jack kicker: 8 straight outs plus 3 jack outs give about 0.745 per credit, beating the 3-card straight flush 6h-8h-9h.

Kc and Qh are two unsuited high cards with no flush or straight draw; holding KQ (two high cards) is the standard optimal play, beating a single high card or drawing five.

No pair, no 4-card draws; the lone king (EV ~0.48) beats the 8-9-T three-card straight and the 3-card spade flush, which are not playable in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy.

Three aces: hold the trips and draw two for full house or quads; the 9 and 8 add nothing.

8c-9c-Tc is an open-ended 3-card straight flush draw with no gaps, which outranks keeping the lone King in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy.

Lone ace (EV ~0.47) beats the inside 4-5-6-7-8 draw with no high cards (~0.36) and the 3-card flush A-8-6 (~0.33), so hold the Ah alone and draw four.

Two unsuited high cards (A-K) have higher EV (~0.48) than the three-card flush As-6s-2s (~0.36) or a single high card, so hold the ace and king.

Pair of queens (high pair) beats the QJ suited royal draw and the two-card 76 suited; hold the queens and draw three.

Pair of jacks (EV ~1.54) beats the four-flush draw (EV ~1.19) in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so hold the high pair and draw three.

Low pair of 2s has higher EV (~0.82 per credit) than holding KQ unsuited (~0.60) in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so keep the pair and draw three.

7-8-9-T is an open-ended four-card straight draw (8 outs to a straight), which has higher EV (~0.68) than holding the lone king (~0.47).

No pair or draw; K-T suited (2-card royal) with no flush or straight penalty cards among the discards beats holding the lone king in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Hand is 7c 2d 4h Js 6s with no pair, no flush draw, no straight draw; holding the lone jack (~0.47 EV per credit) beats drawing five cards (~0.36) and any two-card suited combos here.

Holding the high pair of kings is clearly optimal; it dominates keeping the queen kicker or any other combination.

Four to a flush (2c 6c 4c Tc) is the clear best hold; drawing one card gives a 9/47 chance at the flush, far better than any alternative with no pair or high cards.