Video Poker table

Hold the unsuited king and queen; two high cards is the highest-EV keep with no pair, straight, or flush draw.

Low pair of sixes returns about 4.12 credits expected, beating the 4-5-6 diamond straight-flush draw (about 2.90) and every other partial.

Hold the pair of fours. A low pair is the best draw here; the 2-3-4 straight fragment is not worth breaking the pair.

Three nines already pays; keep them and discard the 6 and 5 to chase four of a kind or a full house.

Hold the unsuited king and queen; the other cards do not form a paying pair or a worthwhile draw.

Hold the low pair of sixes and discard the rest; that is the standard Jacks or Better play with no stronger draw.

Pair of fives is the only paying seed; low pair outdraws the unsuited 4-5-6 straight fragment, so keep both fives and redraw three.

Hold the unpaired ace and jack; the other cards add no paying pair and no useful straight or flush draw.

Low pair of sixes has higher expected value (~0.82) than holding only the queen or any other subset; kickers are never kept with a pair.

Hold the unsuited ace and jack; two high cards is the highest-EV pattern, and the low cards create no better draw.

Three diamonds to a flush return about 0.54 per credit, better than holding the ace alone or any smaller discard.

Pair of jacks is a made paying hand. Discard the 4, 2, and king; holding only the pair maximizes trips, full house, and quads versus keeping a kicker.

Holding the three hearts gives a three-card straight-flush draw (5-6-7) whose exact draw EV is about 0.61 per credit, beating every alternative including four-card straight draws and a full redraw.

Low pair of sevens is the only paying seed; discard the rest to maximize trips, two pair, full house, and quads.

Hold the low pair of nines only; it has higher expected value than keeping the jack or any other partial draw.

No pair, flush, or straight draw. Holding the jack and queen gives the best expected return from two unsuited high cards.

No pair, high card, or four-card straight or flush draw, so the highest-EV play is to discard all five.

Pair of nines is the only made value; Jacks or Better strategy keeps a low pair rather than the queen or the two-diamond fragment.

No pair or draw; keep the Ace and Queen and draw three cards.

No pair or straight-flush draw; the three clubs are not worth keeping. Holding only the jack is the highest-EV play.

Low pair of fours has EV about 0.824; the open-ended 4-5-6-7 straight draw pays only about 0.681 and no other hold is competitive.

Hold the low pair of sevens and discard the rest; it has higher expected value than keeping the queen or drawing to nothing.

Hold the pair of nines and discard the rest; a low pair is the highest-EV hold with no flush or straight draw.

Hold the pair of kings; it already pays jacks or better and is the highest-EV draw versus any flush or straight fragment.

Hold the unsuited jack and king only. The ten is not a paying pair card and does not add enough straight value to justify drawing two cards instead of three.

No pair or draw worth keeping. Hold only the king so the draw can pair jacks or better; the low cards do not improve expected value.

Four to an open-ended straight (8-9-10-J) is the highest-EV hold; one draw has 8 straight outs plus jack pairs, beating any partial discard.

Three to a royal (A-K-10 hearts) is the highest-EV hold; the offsuit low cards add nothing.

Two pair already; discard the 4 to draw for a full house, which has higher expected value than standing pat.

Four to a flush returns about 1.21 per credit, beating the low pair of eights (about 0.82). Discard the offsuit eight.

No pair, flush, or straight draw; hold the lone jack and draw four cards.

Low pair of fours has EV about 0.824, beating any hold of the unsuited jack-queen or single high cards.

Three queens already pays as three of a kind; keep all three and draw two cards for a full house or four of a kind.