Video Poker table

Three suited clubs (9-Q-5) give a 3-card flush/straight-flush draw, which beats holding the lone queen; discard Td and 4h.

Only the jack of spades is a high card; holding it alone gives the best expected value for a low pair draw.

Hold the pair of nines; standard JoB strategy keeps a low pair over the ace-high draw.

Holding the three hearts (K-high) gives flush, straight, and high-pair draws, which beats holding only the king.

Low pair (2s) has higher expected value than holding the lone jack; discard the rest to chase trips/two pair/full house.

Holding the pair of 9s is clearly best; drawing to a low pair has solid EV while the other cards offer nothing.

Holding trips 8s: drawing to four of a kind or full house has far higher EV than keeping the suited A-Q, which only chases a flush/royal with low odds.

Holding the pair of aces is the standard optimal play; drawing three to improve to trips, full house, or quads beats any alternative like the two diamonds.

Three to the royal flush (Th-Jh-Qc) has higher expected value than the four-heart flush draw or low pair options, so discard the 4d and 8h.

Low pair of threes is the best hold; drawing to trips/two pair/full house beats holding the jack alone.

No high cards and no three-card straight or flush draws; holding all five is the optimal play for this garbage hand in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Four to the royal flush is far too valuable to break; drawing one card for the royal (or flush/straight fallbacks) beats holding the low pair-less alternatives.

Hold the pair of 8s; a made low pair has higher EV than pair plus a jack kicker, and discarding the jack maximizes draws to trips, two pair, or better.

No made hand; holding the two high cards Q and K gives the best expected value, with chances at jacks-or-better, two pair, straights, and flush draws.

The pair of sevens has higher expected value than the 7-8-9 open-ended draw; a made low pair draws to two pair/trips/full house and outperforms a 3-card straight draw.

Holding the pair of threes; a low pair has higher expected value than the three-heart flush draw or other partial hands in Jacks or Better.

Only the jack is a paying high card; holding Jd alone has the highest expected value, beating the weak 6d5d suited option.

Two aces (a paying pair) is the standard optimal hold; discarding to chase a low flush/straight draw has far lower EV.

Holding the pair of jacks guarantees a payout and keeps chances for trips/full house; discarding a low pair draw like 3-7 adds nothing.

Holding the 4c-5c-7c keeps a three-card flush draw plus inside straight (3-6) possibilities, far better EV than holding the lone ace.

Open-ended straight draw 2-3-4-5; any ace or six completes a straight paying 20, far better EV than holding the 8d.

Low pair of 2s: holding the pair has the best expected value, aiming for trips, quads, or full house.

Low pair of 9s is the standard hold; drawing three to the pair beats chasing the weak flush/straight possibilities.

Holding the unsuited A-Q high-card combo gives the best expected value; no pair or flush draw exists.

Hold the suited Jh-Qh: two high cards with flush and straight potential beats holding the lone jack or low cards.

Holding the suited K-T keeps royal flush, straight, and high-pair possibilities; the low cards add nothing.

Keeping the pair of kings; drawing three to a made pair of jacks-or-better has higher EV than chasing the low cards.

Holding the jack with the suited deuce keeps a high-card pair chance plus flush and straight-flush possibilities, which beats holding the lone ace.

Open-ended 5-6-7-9 straight draw with 8 outs beats holding the lone jack; discarding Jh maximizes expected value.

Only the queen is a paying high card; holding it alone gives the best expected value versus weak suited-low or inside-straight options.

Low pair of sixes beats a three-card flush draw; hold the pair and draw three.

Keeping the pair of 4s plus the 5 and 6 gives an open-ended straight draw (any 3 or 7), trips/quads/full-house chances, and a 4s-5s flush start — clearly better than holding only the low pair.

Only the jack is a paying high card; holding it alone gives the best expected value, with chances to improve to a pair, two pair, trips, or more.

Lone queen is the only paying holding; the 6d7d8h mix has no high-card or flush potential worth keeping.

Holding the pair of jacks guarantees a paying hand and offers trips/quads/full house draws; discarding a low pair is not worth it here.

Tens are a non-paying pair, so the best hold is the suited J-T (spades), which keeps straight flush, flush, straight, and high-pair draws with strong expected value.

Two pair (Qs and 8s) is already a paying hand; holding all four maximizes EV with chances at a full house or four of a kind.

Four to a flush with a high card beats holding only the king; flush draw EV is clearly higher.

Hold the pair of 4s; a low pair draws to trips/two pair/full house/quads, which beats any 3-card straight draw here.

Holding the low pair of threes maximizes EV; drawing three to the pair beats chasing the jack or a weak straight draw.