Video Poker table

Two pair (2s and 4s) is a guaranteed 2x win, and drawing one card adds a 4/47 chance at a full house, which is the optimal play.

A low pair (EV about 0.82) beats holding two unsuited high cards like A-K (about 0.48), so keep the pair of nines and draw three.

There is no pair, draw, or suited high cards, so standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy is to keep the two unsuited high cards, King and Jack.

A low pair of tens beats every other option here, including the inside straight draws and the weak 3-card straight flush pieces. Keep the two tens and draw three.

A low pair (8s) is worth more than holding a lone king or a 4-card straight draw, so I keep the pair of eights and draw three.

There is no pair, no four-card draw and no suited high cards, so holding the lone ace is the best play by standard strategy. It beats drawing to the three-card straight or discarding all five.

There are no high cards, no pairs, no four-card draws and no viable straight flush draw. Drawing five new cards has a higher expected value than keeping the three hearts.

There is no four-card straight here (3-4-5 plus a jack), so the pair of 4s is the strongest hold. It beats keeping the lone jack or a three-card straight draw in expected value.

There is no pair, no four-card flush or straight draw, and no useful suited high-card combination. Under standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, keeping the lone ace beats redrawing all five cards.

There's no pair, no four-card flush and no four-card straight draw here. The lone high queen is the best hold, so I keep it and draw four.

Holding 7-8-9-T gives an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs, worth about 0.68 per credit. That beats the weak three-card club flush draw and discarding all five.

There is no pair, no four-card draw and no strong partial straight flush. Keeping the lone ace has a higher expected value than the weak three-card spade flush draw (A-9-3) or drawing five new cards.

A low pair of tens (about 0.82 EV) beats holding the suited TJ two-card royal draw, and there is no stronger flush or straight-flush draw here.

A low pair (EV about 0.82) beats holding a lone ace or any other option here. So I keep the pair of 2s and draw three cards.

A lone jack (expected value about 0.47 per credit) beats drawing to the 4-5-7-8 inside straight with no high cards (about 0.34 per credit), so I keep only the Js.

A low pair (3s 3c) outranks any other hold here, including a lone ace or the A-3-5 inside straight draw. Keep the pair and draw three.

A high pair of jacks is the strongest option here, at about 1.54 expected return per credit. That beats any draw these cards offer, so keep both jacks and replace the other three.

Three of a kind (fives) is already a paying hand. Holding the trips and drawing two is the optimal play, with an EV of about 4.30 per credit.

There is no pair, no four-card draw and no high-card combination, and three to a flush with only one high card is weaker than a single high card in 9/6 Jacks or Better. Holding the lone ace is the standard strategy play.

Holding the low pair of sevens. In 9/6 Jacks or Better, a low pair has a higher expected value than the three-card straight flush 6-7-8 of hearts.

A four-card flush (Jd 4d 8d 7d) is worth far more than holding the high cards, with an expected return of about 1.2 per credit. Discard the Ks.

Under 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, suited J-T ranks above a lone jack. It also beats a four-card inside straight with only one high card.

A low pair (6-6) is worth more than a lone ace or the inside straight draw. Hold the sixes and draw three.

Under the 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, a lone high card (the king) ranks above a three-card straight-flush draw with two gaps and no high cards. So I keep the king and draw four.

Suited K-J (two suited high cards) has a higher expected value than three to a flush with Kd-Jd-3d or holding the high cards unsuited. It keeps the chance of a royal, a flush and high pairs.

A low pair of sixes (EV about 0.82 per credit) is worth more than the three-card heart flush draw or the inside straight draw. So I keep the 6s and draw three.

There is no pair, no four-card draw and no useful straight-flush draw. Holding the lone king beats a three-card flush with one high card under 9/6 strategy.

Under optimal 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, three to a flush with two high cards (Kh Jh 7h) ranks above holding just the suited KJ. No better pattern is available.

In 9/6 Jacks or Better, a low pair (EV about 0.82) beats holding high cards like AJ unsuited (about 0.47). So hold the pair of threes and draw three.

A high pair beats a two-card royal draw (A-J suited) in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so I hold the pair of aces and discard the rest.

9c-Jc-Qc is a three-card straight flush draw with two high cards and only one gap. In 9/6 Jacks or Better that outranks keeping suited QJ or the unsuited high cards.

There is no pair, flush draw or straight draw, so the strongest standard play is to keep the two unsuited high cards, A and K. This is generally slightly better than holding the ace alone.

With three unsuited high cards A, Q and J and no suited high pair, optimal 9/6 strategy keeps the unsuited QJ and drops the ace, because QJ has better straight potential.

Standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy ranks two suited high cards (KdQd, two to a royal) above a three-card flush with two high cards. So I keep just the king and queen of diamonds.

A low pair (8s) is worth more than holding a lone high card; strategy says hold the pair of eights and draw three.

A low pair of 8s (EV about 0.82) beats holding the lone ace or any other option, so keep the 8s and draw three.

Under optimal 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, an unsuited QJ outranks a suited QT and other partial draws. Holding Qd Jh gives the highest expected value here.

In 9/6 Jacks or Better, a low pair of 4s (about 0.82 EV) beats two suited high cards KJ and three to a flush. So I hold the pair of 4s.

Holding four to a flush (3h 4h 5h 8h) has an expected value of about 1.15 per credit (9 flush cards in 47). That beats keeping the low pair of threes, which is worth about 0.82.

A low pair (EV ~0.82) beats holding a single jack or the pair plus the jack in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so I keep the 6s and draw three.