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Keep the pair of fours and draw three cards; it has higher expected value than keeping the lone queen.

Keep the lone high card, the king. The other cards do not form a draw worth keeping over the chance to make a paying pair.

Keep the three kings and draw two cards for a chance at four of a kind or a full house.

The four low cards have no flush draw or strong straight draw. Keeping the ace gives the best chance to make a paying hand.

Holding the suited ace and jack preserves a two-card royal flush draw and several other paying possibilities.

Keep the pair of tens and draw three cards for a chance to improve to a paying hand.

Holding the pair of aces offers better expected value than drawing to the three-card royal flush.

Keep the pair of nines and draw three cards for a chance to improve to two pair or better.

Keep the pair of fours and draw three cards for a chance to improve to three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of threes. Its chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind are worth more than drawing around a lone queen.

Holding the pair of fives has higher expected value than drawing to the unpaired high cards.

Keeping the four clubs gives a strong flush draw while retaining the chance to pair the ace or jack.

Keep the suited jack and queen for royal-flush and flush potential, while retaining two high cards that can make a paying pair.

The 3-4-5-6 is an open-ended straight draw, with any 2 or 7 completing it. Keeping those four cards has higher expected value than keeping the jack alone.

Keep the three diamonds (2♦, 4♦, 5♦). They offer flush potential and two possible straight-flush draws, while the other cards form no paying hand.

Keeping 8-9-10-J gives an open-ended straight draw. A 7 or queen completes the straight, and another jack makes a paying pair.

Keep the pair of fives. Drawing three cards gives it better expected value than holding the unpaired high cards.

Keep the jack and draw four cards. The three hearts are too weak a flush draw to outweigh the value of the high card.

The suited, consecutive 9♦ and 10♦ offer straight and flush possibilities. I’ll discard the other three cards.

Keep the paying pair of kings and draw three cards for a chance to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

The pair of nines has higher expected value than drawing to the three-card flush or the two-card royal.

Keep the pair of queens and draw three cards; the ace does not add enough value to justify reducing the draw to two cards.

Keep 2-3-4-5: drawing an ace or a six completes a straight, giving eight winning cards.

Keep the ace, king, and queen. Drawing two cards gives strong chances at a paying pair and a chance to complete a straight.

Keep both pairs and draw one card. A third 7 or 9 makes a full house; any other draw retains two pair.

Keep the king for a chance at a paying high pair. The four low cards need an inside straight and are less valuable to hold.

Holding the pair of nines gives the best chance to improve to a paying hand; the three-card diamond flush draw is less valuable.

Holding 3-4-5-6 gives eight cards that complete a straight, a better draw than keeping the lone jack.

Keep the pair of fives and draw three cards for a chance at three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keeping the pair of sixes offers a better expected return than drawing to the lone queen or the scattered suited cards.

Keep the pair of threes and draw three cards for a chance to improve to three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Holding the four spades gives a strong flush draw, worth more in expectation than keeping the low pair of sixes.

Keep the pair of aces. Its expected payout is higher than drawing two cards toward the diamond royal flush.

Keep the pair of queens; its guaranteed payout and chances to improve outweigh drawing toward a royal with Kc and Qc.

Keep the 6♦, 7♦, and 9♦ for straight-flush and flush possibilities. This draw is stronger than keeping the lone jack or chasing the inside straight.

Keep the pair of fours and draw three cards for a chance at three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keeping the three diamonds gives a chance at a straight flush or flush, with additional ways to make a straight or other paying hand.

Keep the two pair and draw one card. This guarantees a two-pair payout and gives four chances to complete a full house.

Keep the pair of tens and draw three cards for a chance to improve to a paying hand.