Video Poker table

Hold the low pair of 5s; three unsuited high cards A-K-J have lower expected value than drawing to improve the pair.

Hold the unsuited J-T as two high cards with straight potential; it has higher expected value than a lone Jack or holding the 9 as a kicker.

Hold the two unsuited high cards Ace and Queen, which gives the best chance to make a paying Jacks-or-Better pair plus straight possibilities, beating a three-card flush or straight draw.

Hold the three aces for a guaranteed three of a kind with draws to four of a kind or a full house. Discarding the unrelated 6 and 4 maximizes expected payout.

Hold the pair of kings, a high pair paying at least jacks or better, and discard the ace, jack and seven to maximize chances of three of a kind, two pair, full house or four of a kind.

With no pair, flush draw, or strong straight draw, holding the lone high card Queen gives the best chance to make Jacks or Better and outperforms the weak 2-4-5 straight draw.

Hold the two unsuited high cards Ace and Queen, which outranks a three-card flush draw with no straight-flush potential in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

No pair, Jack-or-better high card, or four-card straight/flush draw; the three clubs cannot complete a straight flush, so discarding all five has the highest expected value.

With no pair, four-flush, or four-straight, holding the lone high card Queen gives the best expected value over three-card flush or three-card straight draws.

Hold the low pair of 8s, which outranks holding unsuited K-Q in 9/6 Jacks or Better, and draw three for trips or better.

Hold the three clubs for a flush draw, with straight and straight-flush outs; the low scattered cards offer no paying pair or stronger draw.

Only high card is the king; the 5-7-8-9 is a one-gap inside straight draw with no high cards, which has lower expected value than holding the king alone.

Only the ace is a paying high card; there is no pair, four-flush, or four-straight draw, so holding the lone ace maximizes expected value.

Hold both low pairs (4s and 3s) for a guaranteed two pair with a draw to a full house, discarding the 5 kicker.

Hold the pair of kings, a paying high pair with draws to two pair, trips, full house and quads. Discarding the three unrelated low cards maximizes expected payout over any flush or straight gamble.

Hold the two unsuited high cards J and Q, which gives the best chance for a paying pair, two pair, or straight while discarding the low unconnected cards.

Hold the three diamonds including the king for a three-to-a-flush draw with one high card, which has higher expected value than holding the king alone or any straight draw.

Hold the suited Q-T for two-to-a-royal, flush and straight draws plus high-pair potential, which has higher expected value than holding the queen alone.

Hold the pair of aces, the highest-paying pair, and draw three cards for the best chance at three of a kind, two pair, or better. Holding a kicker would reduce expected value.

Hold the pair of kings, a high pair paying jacks or better, and discard the jack and low cards for the best chance to improve to two pair, trips, or better.

Hold the unsuited K-Q high cards only. Keeping the Ace as a third unsuited high card reduces straight and draw combinations and has lower exact EV than drawing three cards to K-Q.

No pair or strong draw; holding the two unsuited high cards Q and K gives the best chance to make a paying pair, two pair, or Broadway straight versus holding a single high card.

Hold the low pair of 4s, which has higher expected value than any straight draw from 2-3-4, and draw three cards for trips or better.

Hold the two unsuited high cards K-Q, which offers the best chance for a paying pair, two pair, trips, or straight while drawing three cards; holding the ten or the three hearts lowers expected value.

Hold 8-9-T-J for a four-card open-ended straight draw, which has higher expected value than holding the suited J-T or the lone Jack.

Hold the suited A-K for a two-card royal draw, which has higher expected value than the three-card flush draw or holding a single high card.

Hold the pair of aces, the strongest made hand and best draw to three of a kind, full house, or four of a kind. Discard the unrelated queen, five, and eight.

Hold A-K-J-T for a four-card inside straight draw with three high cards, giving four queens for a straight plus draws to a paying pair of jacks or better, which has higher expected value than holding fewer high cards.

Hold the two unsuited high cards Ace and Queen for the best chance at a paying pair, two pair, or Broadway straight; no pair, flush draw, or straight draw is present to outrank it.

Hold the pair of tens and draw three cards, giving the best chance to improve to three of a kind, two pair, or better; the other cards offer no strong straight or flush draw.

Hold the low pair of 5s, which has higher expected value than holding the unsuited Q-T high cards or any straight draw.

Hold the two unsuited high cards K and J, the best draw for jacks-or-better pairs and straights; no pair, flush draw, or superior straight draw is present.

Hold the two unsuited high cards K and J, which outranks suited K-T and a single high card in 9/6 Jacks or Better, giving the best chance at a paying pair, two pair, or straight.

Hold the lone Ace: it has higher expected value than the three-card flush draw or the four-card wheel straight draw needing only a 4.

Hold the two suited high cards Ah Jh for royal, flush, straight and high-pair draws, which has higher expected value than holding the off-suit Ten or Ace alone.

No pair, high card, four-card straight/flush, or three-card straight-flush draw; the ten alone does not pay as a pair, so discarding all five maximizes expected payout.

Hold the two suited high cards J-A of hearts for royal, flush, straight and high-pair potential, which has higher expected value than holding three unsuited high cards.

Hold the low pair of 8s, which has higher expected value than holding the unsuited Ace-King high cards.

Hold the low pair of sixes, which has higher expected value than any three-card straight draw, and draw three cards to improve to trips or better.

Hold the pair of tens, the strongest draw with chances to improve to two pair, trips, full house or quads, which beats holding the lone ace.