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The ace is the only high card. The other cards offer no strong draw worth keeping over it.

Keep the pair of fives and draw three cards for a chance to improve to two pair, three of a kind, or better.

Keep the pair of sevens and draw three cards. It offers better expected value than the incomplete straight or flush possibilities.

Keep the suited king and queen. They offer strong high-pair possibilities along with flush, straight, and royal-flush draws.

Keep the pair of fives and draw three cards for a chance to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the pair of eights. Drawing three cards gives it better expected value than pursuing the weak spade draw.

Hold the three 2s and draw two cards for a chance at four of a kind or a full house.

Keeping the jack and king gives two chances to make a paying high pair, with additional straight and stronger-hand possibilities. That is better than drawing two cards to the three-card flush.

Keeping the pair of eights offers the best chance to improve to a paying hand.

Keep the pair of aces and draw three cards for chances at two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the ace and queen as two high cards; drawing three offers the best chance to make a paying hand.

Hold the three high cards—ace, king, and queen. They offer chances to make paying pairs or a Broadway straight.

The hand has no paying pair or strong flush or straight draw. Drawing five new cards has the highest expected payout.

Keeping the pair of twos offers better expected value than drawing to the lone jack.

Holding T-J-Q-A gives four chances to complete a straight with a king, while also preserving three high cards that can pair for a payout.

The ace is the only high card. Keeping it offers better expected value than the weak two-card flush or straight draws.

Holding the unsuited ace and jack gives two chances to make a paying high pair. The other cards offer no stronger draw.

Keep the queen for a chance at a paying high pair; the other cards do not form a strong draw.

The 2, 4, and 5 of hearts offer straight-flush and flush draws. Keeping those three has better prospects than holding the lone ace or drawing to the inside straight.

The 6♣ and 8♣ offer a straight-flush draw. The other cards do not add a stronger draw, so I’ll replace them.

Keep the suited ten and king for a chance at a royal flush and other paying draws.

Holding the unsuited ace and king offers better expected value than drawing to the three-card flush.

Keep the two high cards, ace and jack, and draw three cards to improve the hand.

The ace, queen, and ten of diamonds form a three-card royal-flush draw, which is worth more than keeping the pair of tens.

Hold the three aces and draw two cards for a chance at four of a kind or a full house, while retaining the guaranteed three-of-a-kind payout.

Keep the two high cards, ace and king. Drawing three cards gives more valuable pair and multi-pair possibilities than drawing to this three-card flush.

Keep the pair of aces and draw three cards for a chance to improve to three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the suited ten and king for a chance at a royal flush, with other paying draws still possible.

Holding the pair of sixes offers a better expected payout than drawing to the three-card flush.

Keep the king and draw four cards. The three diamonds offer a flush chance, but holding only the king has higher expected value.

Holding the two high cards, jack and queen, offers better expected value than drawing to a weak three-card flush or keeping a single card.

Keep the pair of fours and draw three cards for a chance to improve to three of a kind, a full house, or better.

Keep the two pair and discard the king. The draw can improve the hand to a full house; otherwise, the two pair still pays.

Keeping the pair of sevens offers better expected value than drawing to the three-card flush or holding the unpaired high cards.

Keep the ace for a chance at a paying high pair. The scattered spades and suited T-9 offer less expected value.

Keep both pairs and draw one card. Any remaining nine or five makes a full house; otherwise, the two pair still pays.

Keeping the 9, J, and K of hearts gives a draw to a straight flush, with additional chances at a flush, straight, or paying pair.

Keep both pairs and draw one card for a chance at a full house.

Keep the four hearts and draw one card for a flush. This has higher expected value than keeping the unpaired high cards.

Keeping both pairs and drawing one card preserves a paying two-pair hand while giving four chances to make a full house.