Video Poker table

Holding the three high cards (A, K, Q) gives the best expected value; discarding the 7s and 5d leaves chances for a high pair, straight, or better.

Pair of 7s beats the inside 4-card straight draw (5-7-8 needs 6 and 9); holding the pair has higher EV.

Two jacks pay 1:1; holding the pair of jacks is the standard optimal play over chasing the diamond flush.

Low pair of 9s is the standard hold; drawing three to it beats any 3-card flush or straight draw here.

Holding the pair of jacks guarantees at least a 5-credit return and keeps chances at trips, full house, or quads; discarding three low cards is clearly optimal.

Three of a kind 7s: hold the trips and draw two for quads/full house chances; discarding the ace and 3 is standard.

Hold the two high cards J-Q; two unmatched high cards outrank the 3-card spade flush draw with only one high card and give pair/straight/royal chances.

Low pair of 8s has higher expected value than the K-J combination; drawing three to the pair gives chances at trips, full house, and quads.

Holding the pair of sixes is the standard optimal play; low pairs beat 3-card straight/flush draws in Jacks or Better.

Holding the low pair of 4s has higher EV than chasing the Q/A high cards; pairs outdraw two high cards in Jacks or Better.

Three suited hearts give a flush draw plus straight-flush possibilities; holding the three hearts has higher EV than keeping only the queen.

Holding the pair of fives; a low pair beats holding the jack alone in Jacks or Better.

Only the jack of clubs is a paying high card; holding it alone gives the best expected value, with small chances at two pair, trips, or a flush draw via the discard.

Low pair of 2s is the best hold; drawing three to improve to trips/quads/full house beats any other option here.

Holding 4-5-6 gives an open-ended straight draw (8 outs for a 3 or 7) plus chances at pairs, beating the weak two-spade option.

Pair of aces is the clear hold; drawing three to aces beats chasing the heart flush or straight draws.

Holding the pair of sixes; a low pair has higher expected value than the three-card club flush draw.

Keeping the pair of 3s gives the best expected value (chance at trips, quads, full house) over holding the King or the 4-5 suited.

Three cards to a royal flush (As Ks 2s) beats holding the low pair of 2s in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

High pair of queens is the strongest hold; the jack and off-suit connectors don't add enough EV, so keep only the pair and draw three.

Low pair of sixes is the standard hold; drawing three to improve to trips/quads/full house beats chasing the king or a weak straight draw.

Two suited high cards (Tc-Jc) is the standard optimal hold; drawing three gives chances at flushes, straights, and high pairs.

Hold the pair of jacks; drawing three to a low pair has far lower EV than keeping the paying pair.

Keep the pair of kings; drawing three to two pair or trips has far lower EV than holding the high pair.

Only holding the two high cards J-K gives the best expected value; the three diamonds are too weak to chase a flush.

Holding the pair of sixes gives the best expected value; a low pair outranks the lone jack and any draw possibilities here.

Three cards of a royal flush (Jd-Td-Kd) have higher expected value than holding the lone jack; the draw can hit royals, straights, flushes, and high pairs.

Holding the high pair candidates J and A gives the best expected value; the other three cards are low and unconnected.

Q-J suited is the strongest hold here; keeping the offsuit king adds little and reduces flush/straight-flush chances.

Low pair of 9s is the best hold; drawing three to improve to trips/two pair/full house beats any alternative.

Only holding the jack of hearts; a lone high pair draw has the best expected value over the other four-card options.

Holding the open-ended 2-5 straight draw (8 outs for a 20-credit straight) beats keeping the lone king, which has no paying pair potential.

Keeping the low pair of eights is the best play; drawing three to a pair beats holding the 7-8-T straight gap.

Keeping the pair of kings plus the T-Q gives an open-ended straight draw (J or A) on top of the made pair, which beats holding just the kings.

Low pair of 7s has higher EV than the three diamonds or lone queen; keep the pair and draw three.

Three to a flush in clubs including two high cards (Qc Kc 8c) has higher expected value than holding only QK offsuit, with flush, straight, and high-pair draws.

Holding the suited Kc-4c gives flush, straight, and high-pair draws with higher EV than holding the king alone.

Holding Kd-Jd-Td keeps a three-card royal plus flush and high-pair draws, which beats holding the low pair or the 9c-5s.

Two high cards (J,A) is the top 2-card hold here; suited 87 ranks below it in Jacks or Better strategy.

Low pair of sixes has higher EV than the 3-card flush/straight possibilities; discard the rest.