Video Poker table

Hold the queen as the lone high card and draw four. The other cards do not provide a strong enough straight or flush draw to justify keeping them.

Hold the jack and draw four. A lone high card offers the best expected payout here, with no worthwhile straight or flush draw to keep instead.

Hold the pair of nines and draw three cards. The low pair has 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 king and draw four cards. A single high card has higher expected value than keeping the disconnected hearts or the unsuited king-ten.

Hold the pair of twos 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 nines 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 three eights and draw two cards, preserving three of a kind while maximizing the chances of improving to a full house or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of aces for a guaranteed paying hand, drawing three cards for chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the suited 8, 10, and jack for a three-card straight-flush draw. Its flush and straight potential gives higher expected value than keeping the unsuited jack and queen.

Keep the pair of threes and draw three cards. The low pair has higher expected value than holding the suited ten-jack or the lone jack.

Hold the ace as the only high card and draw four. This has higher expected value than discarding everything or keeping any of the disconnected low cards.

Hold the four spades to a royal flush and discard the 2♦. This maximizes expected payout, with a chance at the 4,000-credit royal plus flush, straight, and high-pair outcomes.

Hold both pairs and discard the jack, guaranteeing two pair with four outs to improve to a full house. This maximizes expected payout.

Hold the queen and king, the two unsuited high cards. Drawing three cards gives the best expected payout, with chances to make a paying pair or improve further.

Hold the pair of sevens and draw three cards. The low pair offers higher expected value than the available straight or flush draws.

Keep the pair of threes and draw three cards. This has higher expected value than holding the lone jack or pursuing the weak heart draw.

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

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.

Hold the pair of jacks for a guaranteed payout and draw three cards to maximize the expected return through possible two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold 4♣, 5♣, and 7♣ for a three-card straight-flush draw. Its straight-flush, flush, and straight possibilities give it higher expected value than keeping the ace or the four-card wheel draw.

Hold 2-3-4-5 and discard the 8. Any ace or six completes a straight, giving eight winning draws out of 47.

Hold the pair of twos 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.

Keep the pair of nines 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 ace and queen, the two unsuited high cards. Drawing three cards offers the best expected payout, with chances to make a paying pair or a stronger hand.

Hold the suited jack and queen for the best expected payout, preserving royal-flush and flush possibilities along with high-pair potential. This is stronger than keeping the four-card inside-straight draw.

Hold the king as the lone high card. Drawing four offers better expected value than keeping the suited king-ten, especially with another spade already discarded.

Hold the pair of kings for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards for chances at two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the ace and jack, the two unsuited high cards, and draw three. This offers the best expected payout through high pairs and stronger hands.

Hold the jack for the best expected return. The three diamonds form a two-gap straight-flush draw, which is less valuable than keeping the single high card.

Hold the queen as the only high card and draw four. The other cards offer no strong straight or flush draw, so keeping them would reduce expected payout.

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

Keep the pair of fours and draw three cards. Its expected payout exceeds chasing the inside straight or the three-card spade straight flush.

Hold the jack and draw four cards. With no pair or strong straight or flush draw, keeping the lone high card maximizes expected payout.

Hold the queen and draw four. Keeping the lone high card has higher expected value than pursuing the low suited connectors or three-card straight.

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

Hold the pair of tens and draw three cards. Its expected payout exceeds the suited ten-jack draw, with opportunities to make two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold both pairs and discard the 7. This guarantees two pair and gives four outs to a full house, maximizing expected payout.

Hold the four diamonds for a flush draw. Nine remaining diamonds complete the flush, and three kings provide a paying pair, making this the highest-value hold.

Hold the pair of fours and draw three cards. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, or better give it the highest expected payout.

Keep the pair of threes and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout through chances to make two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.