Video Poker table

The dealt hand is 3d 7c 2h Tc 5s — no pair, no high card worth keeping, and no draw to a straight or flush. Holding nothing gives the highest expected value by letting all five cards be replaced from the remaining deck.

Keeping the Kd maximizes expected value by preserving a high pair and drawing four cards, which offers the best chance to improve to two pair, three of a kind, or a high-paying hand.

Keep Qd, Ad, and 7d for a suited Ace-high draw with a straight possibility (A-2-3-4-5); discarding Jc and 2h maximizes expected value over the 47-card draw.

Keeping the two 2s and the 8 gives a pair of 2s plus a kicker; drawing three cards maximizes the chance to improve to two pair, three of a kind, or a full house, which has higher expected value than keeping just one pair or chasing a straight.

Keeping the Ace high card maximizes the chance of pairing it for Jacks or Better while preserving straight and flush possibilities; discarding the rest is the standard play for a single high card.

Keeping the lone Ten gives the best draw odds: a pair of tens or better pays, and chasing a straight or straight flush with four to a straight is far better than discarding everything.

Keeping the Jack high and the Ace gives the best chance at a straight (A-2-3-4-5 or 10-J-Q-K-A) and retains a high pair possibility; discarding the 9, 3, and 10 maximizes expected value.

Keep the Kd and Ad for a high pair of face cards, which guarantees a minimum payout and offers draw potential for two pair, three of a kind, or full house; discarding the rest maximizes expected value over the 47-card draw.

No pair, no draw potential, and no high cards of the same suit. Holding nothing maximizes the chance of drawing a paying hand from the fresh deck.

The hand contains no pair, no high cards, and no flush or straight draw, so discarding all five cards maximizes expected value by drawing a fresh hand.

Keep the King of clubs as the only high pair candidate; the rest are low disconnected cards with negligible draw potential.

Keep Q-K-5 for a pair of fives; this is the standard optimal hold for a low pair with two high cards, maximizing expected value over discarding the 4 and 5.

Holding the pair of 3s is the optimal play, as it maximizes expected value by drawing three cards to improve to three of a kind, full house, or four of a kind.

Holding the pair of twos gives an expected value of about 0.416 credits per credit bet, which is higher than any other hold pattern for this hand.

Keep the pair of tens and discard the other three cards; this is the standard play for a low pair in Jacks or Better, offering the highest expected value by drawing three cards to improve to two pair, three of a kind, or better.

Holding Ah and Kh keeps a high-card draw with strong potential for a royal/straight flush or high pair; discarding the low disconnected cards maximizes expected value over the 47-card draw.

Keeping the 4h and 4s gives a pair of fours; discarding the other three cards yields the highest expected value among all 32 hold patterns for this hand.

Keeping the Jc and Qh preserves a high pair of face cards, which is the only way to qualify for the jacks-or-better payout; discarding the rest maximizes the chance to draw a third high card or improve to two pair or better.

Holding all five cards preserves the existing two-pair hand (Queens and Aces), which is the highest-paying combination currently available.

Keeping Jc, Ks, Ah gives a pair of jacks with two kickers and both an open-ended straight draw (Q-T) and a flush draw (three clubs), maximizing expected value over the 47-card draw.

Keep the 8-8 and the J for a three-card straight flush draw (8-J suited) which has high expected value, better than holding just the pair of 8s.

Holding the two jacks keeps a pair of jacks, which pays 1 credit per credit bet and has the highest expected value among all 32 hold patterns for this hand. Discarding the other three cards maximizes the chance to improve to two pair, three of a kind, or better.

Keeping the Jack and Ten preserves an open-ended straight draw (J-T) with 8 outs to a straight, yielding the highest expected value among all hold patterns for this hand.

Holding the two 7s gives a three-of-a-kind draw with high expected value; chasing a straight with 5-7-9 is inferior.

Keeping the pair of 9s plus the Ace gives the best expected value: it preserves the pair for a guaranteed win and adds straight and high-card draw potential, which outperforms holding just the pair or the Ace-high straight draw alone.

Keep the Queen of Spades as the only high card; discarding the rest gives the best chance to draw a pair of jacks or better, which is the optimal play for a single high card with no other made hand.

Keep the pair of nines and discard the other three cards; this is the standard play for a low pair in Jacks or Better, offering the highest expected value among all hold patterns.

The dealt hand is 5d 3h Kd 6s 4h, which contains no pair, no high card worth keeping (Kd alone has low EV), and no draw to a straight or flush. The optimal play for a garbage hand with no potential is to draw all five cards.

Only the Jack of clubs is a high card (jacks or better); discarding the rest maximizes the chance of drawing a pair of jacks or better, which is the optimal play for a single high card.

Keep the Jacks (Jc, Jh) to chase a pair of jacks or better; the 9c, 2d, 3h are low and disconnected, so drawing three cards maximizes expected value.

This hand contains no pair, no high cards, and no draw to a straight or flush, so every hold pattern has negative expected value. The optimal play is to discard all five cards and draw fresh ones, which minimizes expected loss per hand.

Keeping the four diamonds (Ah, 8d, Jd, 4d) gives a flush draw with a high card (Ace), which has the highest expected value among the 32 hold patterns for this hand. Discarding the Kd breaks the flush draw but is necessary to maximize the chance of completing a flush.

This is a completely ragged hand with no pair, no draw to a straight or flush, and no high cards worth keeping. Holding any subset would only reduce the number of outs for a paying hand, so the optimal play is to discard all five cards and hope for a better draw.

Keep the pair of Aces for the chance at four of a kind, full house, or three of a kind; discarding all five would be worse.

Keep the pair of Kings; it's the highest pair and gives strong expected value over drawing three cards, with good chances for two pair, three of a kind, full house, or four of a kind.

Holding the three high cards (Ts, Qd, Th) gives a strong draw to a straight, flush, or high pair; discarding 9c and 6h maximizes expected value.

No pair, no high card worth keeping, and no straight draw. Holding nothing maximizes expected value by drawing five fresh cards.

The hand is 3s 2d 8h 7d 6c, which contains no pair, no high cards, and no straight draw. Holding nothing gives the best chance to draw a paying hand from the remaining deck.

Keeping Qh, Qc, 9c, 3c gives two pair (queens and nines) with a guaranteed 10-credit payout and draws to a higher hand. Discarding Kd breaks the pair and yields no guaranteed win.

Keeping the pair of 5s gives a guaranteed 3-of-a-kind draw with high probability and solid expected value; the two high cards (As, Qs) are kept to preserve a possible Jacks-or-better payout if a Q or A appears, but discarding the 9c and 5c is correct since the pair of 5s is the strongest feature.