Video Poker table

Two pair (2s and 4s) is already a paying hand, and holding both pairs gives a 4/47 chance of a full house. Breaking a pair for a draw has lower expected value.

A low pair of nines (EV about 0.82 per credit) beats keeping the lone ace or king, which is worth about 0.47 per credit, so I hold the pair of 9s and discard the rest.

No pair, flush draw or straight draw is available, so I hold the two unsuited high cards (Js, Kc). That has the best expected value of the available holds.

A pair of tens (a low pair) has the highest expected value here, since the other cards offer only weak straight draws. Hold both tens and discard the rest.

A low pair of 8s (8c, 8d) is worth more than holding the lone king or other partial draws, so keep the pair and discard the 5d, Ts and Kc.

There is no pair, flush draw or 4-card straight draw, so I keep the lone Ace. A single high card is worth slightly more than the unsuited 8-9-T straight draw.

There is no pair or four-card draw, so I held the suited connected 9h and 8h. By standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy this is about the best two-card hold here, ahead of the weak three-card heart flush and the unsuited 6-8-9. This is from memory of typical hand rankings, not a full calculation of every hold.

A low pair of 4s has the highest expected value here, so I hold the two 4s and discard the 3, jack and 5. The 3-4-5 straight draw and the jack alone are worth less.

There is no pair, flush or four-card straight draw, so I hold only the ace. A single high card beats discarding everything or holding the weak low straight and suited draws.

There is no pair, flush or straight draw worth keeping. Holding the lone queen and drawing four cards is the best of the weak options because a queen pairing up pays.

7-8-9-T is an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs for a straight (6 or J), which is worth more than any other hold on a hand with no pair or high cards. Discard the 2.

There is no pair and no four-card draw to a flush or straight. Keeping the ace alone gives a chance at a high pair, which beats the weak three-card flush and straight draws and beats discarding everything.

Holding the pair of tens (about 0.82 credits per credit bet) beats any draw here, such as the suited Ts-Js (about 0.5).

Holding the low pair of 2s is optimal here: its EV (~0.82 per credit) beats holding Ace alone or any draw such as Ace-Ten or Ten-Nine suited, none of which are suited anyway.

The 4-5-7-8 inside straight draw has only 4 outs and an EV of about 0.34 credits per credit bet. Keeping the lone jack, which can pair into jacks or better, is worth roughly 0.47, so I hold only the jack.

A low pair of 3s is worth about 0.82 per credit, more than any alternative such as the A-3-5 draw, so I hold the pair and discard the other three cards.

A pair of jacks (Js, Jc) is a made paying hand and the optimal play is to hold the pair and discard the other three cards.

Three fives (5h, 5s, 5c) is trips; hold the three of a kind and discard the ace and king to chase four of a kind or a full house, which has higher EV than keeping a kicker.

There is no pair and no four-card straight or flush draw, so the best play is to keep the lone ace, which beats discarding everything.

A low pair of 7s is worth about 0.82 credits per credit bet. The open three-card straight flush 6-7-8 of hearts is worth less, roughly 0.6, so I keep the pair.

Four to a flush (Jd, 4d, 8d, 7d) has 9 outs paying 6 each, plus a small chance of pairing the jack, for an EV of about 1.2 per credit. That beats any hold built around the jack and king.

With no made hand, the suited jack-ten (two high cards to a royal or flush draw) has a higher expected value than the 9-T-J unsuited straight draw or a lone jack.

A low pair of sixes has a higher expected value than holding the ace alone or a 3-card draw like A-2-5, so I keep the pair and discard the other three cards.

The hand has no made pair or straight draw. A lone King beats the suited 5-8-9 three-card flush and straight flush draw, which has only about 0.37 credits per credit bet. I did not compute the King's EV exactly and am relying on my recollection of the standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy rankings.

No pair or straight or flush draw is dealt, so I hold the suited high cards Kd and Jd. Suited K-J has a higher expected return than any single high card or an offsuit pair of high cards.

Holding the pair of sixes (EV about 0.82 per credit) beats any of the draws, such as the heart flush or straight draws, which are weaker.

There is no pair and no four-card draw to a straight or flush, so the best play is to keep only the king of hearts. It can still pair up for jacks or better, which beats the weak three-card straight and flush options.

Nothing is paired and there is no four-card draw. Holding the suited King-Jack of hearts has the highest expected value, ahead of a single high card or a three-card flush draw.

A low pair of 3s is worth about 0.82 credits per credit bet, which beats the single high card J (about 0.47) or the ace and jack together, so I hold the pair and discard the other three cards.

A pair of aces is a made high pair, worth about 1.5 credits per credit bet on average, which beats any draw from 7c-As-Ad-Js-5c. Hold the two aces and discard the rest.

Hold the 9, J and Q of clubs: a three-card inside straight flush with two high cards. I'm going from memory of the standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, which ranks this ahead of the suited QJ pair, and I did not compute the exact expected values.

With no pair, flush or straight draw worth keeping, the best play is to hold the unsuited ace and king. That gives six chances to pair a high card and the highest expected value of the 32 hold patterns.

With no pair, flush or straight draw, the best play with J, Q and A unsuited is to hold the two lowest high cards (J and Q) and discard the ace, since this gives more straight and high-pair outs.

The hand has no pair, straight or flush draw worth keeping, so I hold the suited King and Queen of diamonds. That pair of high cards has the best expected value among the hold options, which I estimated from memory of standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy rather than calculating.

A low pair of 8s (EV about 0.82 per credit) beats holding the lone king (about 0.47), so I keep the 8d and 8c and discard the rest.

Holding the pair of 8s (expected return about 0.82 per credit) beats keeping the ace or any draw, so I discard the 3, 6 and ace.

Holding the unsuited Q-J keeps two high cards, and my rough estimate favors it slightly over holding Q-J-T for the straight draw. I did not compute the exact EV difference.}

Holding the low pair of 4s (about 0.82 credits per credit bet) beats the suited K-J (about 0.55) and any other hold.

Holding the four hearts (3h 4h 5h 8h) gives 9 flush outs in 47 cards, worth about 1.15 credits per credit bet. That beats keeping the low pair of 3s, which is worth roughly 0.82.

A low pair (66) is worth about 0.82 per credit, which beats holding the lone jack or any weak draw, so I keep the pair and discard the other three cards.