Video Poker table

Three nines is the strongest made hand here, so I hold the three 9s and draw two cards for a possible full house or four of a kind.

No made pair, so I'm keeping the three spades (7s, 5s, As) to chase a flush and discarding the off-suit 4c and Th.

Holding 5, 2, 3, 6 keeps an inside straight draw that completes with any of the four 4s for a 20-credit straight, which beats holding the lone ace's small chance of a pair.

Holding 7-8-9 keeps an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs (6 or 10), which is worth more than keeping the jack with the inside-straight draw to 10 only.

Three sixes is the strongest made hand here, so keep the three sixes and draw two cards to chase a full house or four of a kind.

A pair of kings is a guaranteed jacks-or-better win, and holding only the two kings gives the best chance to improve to trips, two pair, or better.

Holding the suited 9 and queen keeps the best two-card flush and high-card potential, which is a better expected return than the weaker 8-9 or 3-4 combinations.

Holding the pair of nines keeps a made pair with three draws to improve to trips, two pair, or a full house. The three clubs offer only a small flush chance, so the pair is the stronger hold.

Holding the Q-J-K high cards keeps a straight draw and pair-or-better potential, which is typically worth more than holding a lone jack or discarding everything.

Holding T, 9, J keeps a three-card open-ended straight draw, which I judge slightly stronger here than the three-heart flush draw of 9, J, 7; I did not compute exact draw probabilities.

Holding 5-6-7-8 keeps an open-ended straight draw, with eight outs (any 4 or 9) to a straight, which is the best expected value here.

Holding the pair of nines is the strongest standard play here; it is the best available made hand and beats the weaker 7-8-9 straight draw for expected value.

Holding the four hearts (6h, 2h, 3h, Jh) keeps a flush draw with a jack, which is the strongest option here; the lone 6d is discarded.

A pair of sixes is the strongest starting point here, since it is the best available made hand and gives the best chance to improve to trips, two pair, or a full house on the draw.

Holding the suited King and Jack keeps a royal and straight-flush draw, which should beat keeping only the unsuited Ace on this 9/6 paytable.

A pair of sixes is below jacks, so it does not pay on its own, but it is the strongest holding here. Keeping only the pair gives the best chance to improve to three of a kind or better.

Holding 3c, 4c, 6d and 7c keeps an inside straight draw, where any 5 completes a straight and the 5 of clubs makes a straight flush, which beats keeping only three clubs for a flush draw. The jack of hearts has no pair or straight value, so I discard it.

No made pair or strong draw, so holding the two high cards Queen and King gives the best chance at a pair of queens or kings or a royal-type draw.

A pair of sevens is the best made holding here, and the remaining cards offer no better straight or flush draw worth breaking it for.

Four hearts to a flush (2h, 7h, 9h, Ah) is the strongest draw here, so I discard only the off-suit 3d and draw one card from the remaining hearts.

Four hearts with a king and queen gives the best flush draw, and it is generally stronger than holding the unsuited K-Q-J on this 9/6 paytable.

No pairs or four-card flush, so holding the suited ten and jack keeps the best high-card and royal/straight-flush potential.

No pair or made draw, so I keep the two high cards, Jh and Qd, as the best starting point for a jacks-or-better payout or a royal draw.

Holding 7s, 8h and 6h keeps an open-ended straight draw that hits on a 5 or a 9 (about 31% over two draws at 4 credits per straight), which beats keeping the inside 6-7-8-T draw or the lone queen.

A pair of aces is the strongest made hand here, so I keep both aces and discard the 3, jack, and 2 to draw for a better hand.

Holding A-2-3-5 keeps an ace-low inside straight draw that needs only a 4 (four outs for a straight at 20 credits), which should beat holding the lone jack or ace.

Holding the pair of 3s gives the best chance to improve to three of a kind, full house, or quads, which beats keeping only the lone jack or the 9-6 with no draw potential.

Holding K, A, T, J as an inside straight draw to a royal gives four outs to a straight (any Queen) plus extra pair chances, which beats the three-heart flush draw here.

Holding the three jacks makes three of a kind, the strongest made hand here, and the 7 and 8 have no straight or flush potential worth keeping.

Holding the three clubs (K, 4, 9) keeps a flush draw, which is the strongest available option with no pair or straight draw.

No made hand and no suited or connected draw; keeping the king alone is the standard low-variance choice here, while holding the unsuited ten with it adds little.

No pair is dealt, so I keep the two high cards, Ten and King, as the best available base for a pair, straight, or better draw.

Holding the pair of sevens is the standard best play here; the other three cards have no realistic straight, flush, or higher-pair upside worth giving up the pair for.

Holding the three spades 9s, 6s and 2s keeps a flush draw, which is generally the strongest play here compared with the scattered 4c and 8c.

Holding 7-7-6-6 is two pair, paying 2 credits per credit. Drawing one card for a full house only hits 4 of 47 cards for 9 credits, about 0.77 expected, which is worse than holding.

Holding the open-ended J-Q-K straight draw gives 8 outs to a straight (10 or ace) and keeps the jacks-or-better chance alive, which is the strongest option here.

Holding 8, 6, 5 and 9 keeps an inside straight draw to a 7, which is the strongest available draw and beats keeping the lone jack.

A pair of jacks is the strongest made hand here, so I keep both jacks and discard the 9, 2, and ace to draw for trips, two pair, or better.

A pair of kings is the strongest made hand here, so holding Kh and Kd and discarding the other three cards gives the best expected return.

Holding the suited Js and Ks keeps two high cards toward a royal flush, a straight, or a pair of jacks or better, which is the standard best hold here.