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There is no pair, no flush draw and no straight draw worth keeping, so the standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy says to keep two unsuited high cards. That means holding the ace and the jack and drawing three.

There is no pair, no flush or straight draw, and no suited high cards. So holding the lone ace is the standard play for this hand.

There is no pair, and no four-card draw to a flush or straight. Ah-Jh, two suited high cards, is the strongest hold under optimal 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy.

There is no pair, no four-card draw and no three-card straight flush here. Holding the lone queen is the standard optimal play; it has higher expected value than keeping the three clubs, which include only one high card.

There is no pair, no flush draw and no useful straight draw here. Keeping the lone ace is the standard best play, since it has a higher expected value than drawing five new cards.

The pair of threes is the strongest hold here. The 2-3-4 is only three cards to a straight and has no flush potential, so keeping the low pair has higher expected value.

A low pair (EV about 0.82) beats the other options here: the unsuited Q-J, suited Q-T, or three to a straight. So I hold the pair of threes.

In 9/6 Jacks or Better, a low pair (3-3) has a higher expected value than the suited A-Q royal draw, so I keep the pair and discard the rest.

A low pair (fives) has an EV of about 0.82 per credit, which beats holding the lone jack (about 0.46) or the jack with the seven. Keep the 5c and 5s and draw three.

There is no pair, no four-card draw and no three-card flush draw. Holding the lone ace is the standard best play over redrawing all five or keeping the weak 6-8-9 straight draw.

Holding the suited J-T of clubs, a two-card royal draw, looks better than the unsuited Q-J. Keeping Q-J would mean discarding the 10 and two clubs, which removes both straight and flush outs. This is a close call rather than an exact calculation.

A high pair of queens (EV about 1.54) beats the 9-T-K diamond three-card straight flush and the inside straight draw under 9/6 optimal strategy.

A low pair (threes) has a higher expected value than holding the lone jack, so I keep the pair of 3s and draw three.

A low pair (8s) is the strongest hold here; there's no four-card straight or flush draw, and holding a pair beats keeping the lone King.

With no pair, no four-card draw and no suited high-card combination, standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy says to keep the lone jack. It has a higher expected value than the three-card flush draw (Ts 4s 9s) or the J-T-9 offsuit straight draw.

With no pair, flush draw, or open-ended straight draw, keeping the lone ace (about 0.46 EV per credit) beats drawing five new cards or holding a weak low-card straight draw.

A high pair of kings is the best hold here, with an expected value of about 1.54 per credit. Keeping the jack as well would lower the expected value.

There is no made hand. Keeping the lone jack (about 0.47 expected return per credit) beats drawing to the no-high-card inside straight 3-4-6-7 (about 0.34) and the weak three-card club flush draw.

The pair of aces already pays, and holding a high pair beats any draw with only two suited high cards (Ah-Qh). Keeping the two aces is the optimal 9/6 play.

There is no pair, straight draw or four-card flush here, so holding the lone king (a single high card) has the highest expected value. It beats keeping the three spades, since a flush from three cards is too unlikely.

Under 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, two suited high cards (A-J of diamonds) rank above three unsuited high cards. So I keep the Ad and Jd for royal, flush and high-pair chances.

A lone queen (EV about 0.47 per credit) beats the inside straight draw 2-3-5-6 (4 outs, EV about 0.34). Hold the queen and draw four.

There is no pair, no four-card straight or flush, and no three-card straight-flush draw here. Holding the lone ace is the standard play and should beat discarding all five.

No pair, no draws worth keeping; an unsuited QJ is the standard best hold here, and it beats keeping a single high card or the suited Q-8.

Under standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, three to a flush with two high cards (Ad Qd 3d) ranks just above two suited high cards (AQ) alone. So I keep all three diamonds.

With no pair, no four-card draw and no suited high cards, standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy is to hold two unsuited high cards. Here that means keeping the Ace and Jack.

A high pair of aces beats every other option here, since no four-to-a-flush or straight draw exists. Holding the pair and drawing three is the optimal play.

Holding 8d-Td-Jd, three to a straight flush with one gap and one high card, beats the four-card inside straight (7-8-T-J) in 9/6 Jacks or Better. It keeps straight flush, flush, straight and high-pair chances.

There is no pair, no four-card draw and no strong suited high-card combo here, so holding the lone jack alone gives the best expected value under 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy. It beats keeping the three-card heart flush draw.

The four-card inside straight 8-9-T-Q with one high card is worth about 0.40 per credit. Holding the lone queen and drawing four is worth roughly 0.46, so the queen alone is the better hold.

The 7-8-9-T is an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs (any 6 or J), worth about 0.68 per credit. That beats every other hold, so I discard the 3.

A high pair of jacks (EV about 1.54 per credit) beats drawing to the open-ended 9-T-J-J straight. Hold the two jacks and discard the other three cards.

Holding the pair of kings is worth about 1.54 per credit. The four-card spade flush draw (8-Q-K-4) is worth only about 1.26, so keeping the high pair is the better play.

Keeping the low pair of threes (3c, 3h) has the highest expected value, about 0.82 per credit. That beats the 3-card straight-flush draw (3c 4c 5c) and the inside A-3-4-5 straight draw.

A low pair of nines (EV about 0.82 per credit) beats holding the unsuited KJ high cards. So keep the two nines and draw three.

There is no pair, no four-card straight or flush, and no suited high cards, so holding the lone jack is the strongest play. Unsuited low filler cards would only lower the expected value.

A low pair (fours) has a higher expected value than three to a flush or a lone ace, so I keep the pair of fours and draw three.

There is no pair, no four-card draw and no strong suited draw, so the best play is to keep the lone ace. It is the only high card and beats holding the weak 7-9-T or redrawing all five.

A low pair (3s) has a higher expected value (~0.82) than holding two unsuited high cards KJ (~0.47), so I keep the pair of threes.

The only high card or useful draw is the lone king, and holding a single high card beats discarding all five. There's no straight or flush draw worth keeping.