Video Poker table

Holding the pair of 5s makes a made hand with trips and full house chances, which beats keeping the unsuited A-K-J, since that draw needs too many specific cards to reach a paying hand.

Holding the 9, T, J open-ended straight draw gives roughly a 31% chance at a straight (paying 20), which beats the thin 4-5-T suited flush draw.

Holding the three clubs (2c, 8c, Qc) keeps a flush draw, which I judge worth more than keeping the lone queen or the ace.

Holding the three aces makes three of a kind, the strongest made hand here, and discarding the 6 and 4 gives the best chance at a four of a kind or full house.

A pair of kings already pays jacks or better, and holding only the pair is the standard strategy here, since keeping the ace would not beat holding the pair alone with the same draw odds.

Keeping the suited connected 4d and 5d gives the best draw toward a straight or flush, which is worth more than holding the lone queen or the unconnected 2c and 8h.

Holding Qh 7h 8h keeps a three-card heart flush and straight-flush draw, which is a stronger expected return here than keeping the lone ace or the two-card 7-8 suited draw.

Holding the open-ended straight draw 8-9-T is the strongest keep here, since the 4, 5, and off-suit clubs add little. I'm discarding those three cards.

Holding 7d, 6c and 5c keeps an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs (4s and 8s), which is worth more than the thin three-club flush draw from 2c, 6c and 5c.

A pair of 8s is the strongest made hand here, and holding a small pair is generally better than keeping unsuited K-Q, so I keep both eights and draw three.

Holding the three clubs 6c, 7c, and Tc keeps a flush and straight-flush draw, which is the strongest available draw from this hand.

Holding the open-ended three-card straight draw 9-8-7 gives about 8 straight outs (6s and 10s), which beats keeping the inside 5-7-8-9 draw with only 4 outs.

Holding 6, 9 and 10 keeps a three-card inside straight draw (needs 7 and 8) for the 9/6 paytable, and the ace and five are discarded as the weakest cards.

Holding both pairs (4s and 3s) and drawing one card gives 4 full-house outs at 45 credits each, which beats holding the two-pair outright on expected value.

A pair of kings is a made jacks-or-better hand, and holding it beats chasing the three-heart flush draw with the 6 and 2.

No pair or made draw, so I keep the two high cards, Jack and Queen, as the best starting value and discard the 7, 2 and 9.

Holding the three diamonds Kd 8d 5d gives the best flush-draw potential with the king as the high card, since no pair or better made hand is available.

No pair is available, so I'm keeping the two suited high cards, Qc and Tc, which give the best chance at a straight, flush, or royal from the draw.

A pair of aces is the strongest made hand here, and the king, ten, and nine have no straight or flush potential with it, so I keep only the two aces and draw three.

A pair of kings is the strongest made hand here, so I keep both kings and discard the jack, seven, and three to draw for trips, two pair, or a full house.

Holding the Ace, King and Queen keeps three high cards toward a royal, and the Ace-King are suited, which is a stronger draw than keeping only the Ace and King. The 4 and 5 are discarded because they have no straight or flush potential with these cards.

Holding the queen and king keeps two high cards for a possible pair of queens or kings, with extra straight and royal outs, which is the standard play for this unsuited two-high-card hand.

A pair of 4s is the strongest keep here, since holding 2-3-4 needs two more specific cards for a straight. Holding the pair gives the best chance to improve to trips, two pair, or a full house.

Holding the K, Q, and T gives a three-card straight draw toward a royal or 9-to-K straight, which is worth more than the weak three-heart flush draw with the 4 and 5.

Holding 9, J, 8, and T keeps an open-ended straight draw with eight outs, which is stronger than keeping the two suited clubs. The 3 of clubs is the only card discarded.

Holding Ah, Kh and 5h keeps three hearts for a flush draw and the chance of a pair of aces or kings. That beats holding the broadway-style AK-T draw, which needs both a queen and a jack.

A pair of aces is the strongest made hand here, so I hold both aces and discard the queen, five, and eight to draw for better.

Holding A-K-J-T keeps four cards toward a royal/straight, with a queen giving a straight; the 2 of clubs is the weakest card and is discarded.

No pair or made draw, so I keep the two high cards, the Ace and the Queen, and discard the three low cards for the best chance at a pair of jacks or better.

A pair of tens is the best made hand here, and holding it is the optimal play; the other three cards are discarded to chase a better draw.

A pair of fives is the strongest keep here; the queen, seven and ten have no realistic straight or flush, and a pair of fives is worth more than a two-card queen-ten draw.

No pair, but Td, Jc, and Kh form an open-ended straight draw (9 or Q completes it), which is the strongest hold here, so I keep those three and discard the 4 and 8.

Holding the suited Td and Kd keeps a flush draw with two high cards, which outvalues the lone unsuited jack on this 9/6 paytable.

Holding A-2-3-5 gives four outs to an ace-low straight with a 4, worth about 0.34 credits per credit wagered, which beats the three-diamond flush draw at roughly 0.25.

Holding the ace, jack, and ten keeps three cards toward a straight or royal, which is worth more than a lone high-card draw; the seven and three are discarded.

No pair or made hand is available, so I keep the 9 and ten as the best two-card straight-draw combination and discard the rest.

Holding Jh, Ah and Qc gives the best mix of straight draws and chances to make a pair of jacks or better; the 8s and 7h are discarded.

Holding the pair of 8s is the standard optimal play here, since the 8s are the only made pair and the other three cards have little value for a straight, flush, or higher pair.

Holding the open-ended 4-5-6 straight draw gives about a 31% chance of a straight (4 credits per credit bet), which beats keeping a pair of sixes that pays nothing on its own.

A pair of tens is a jacks-or-better win and the strongest keep here, so I hold both tens and discard the other three cards to chase a set, straight, or flush.