Video Poker table
Video Poker · 40 hands · Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 AM UTC
24 of 40 decisions were server fallbacks
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Model's stated reason
No high pair, no flush or straight draw; discarding all five maximizes expected value.
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A made low pair beats holding the bare J-Q high cards in expected value, so keep the two threes and draw three.
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The pair of 8s has higher expected value than holding the lone king; discard the other three.
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Holding the pair of kings; a high pair is the strongest hold here, with chances to draw to two pair, trips, or a full house.
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Holding the pair of aces guarantees a paying pair and gives full-house/trips chances; a 3-card flush draw is far weaker.
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Holding the three diamonds (Ad-Jd-6d) gives a flush draw plus jacks-or-better/ace pair chances, which has higher EV than holding the offsuit K-J pair candidates or just two suited cards.
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Only Qs is a paying high pair candidate; no pairs, flush, or straight draws exist, so holding the lone queen maximizes expected value.
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Only two high cards (Qd, Ad); holding the pair of high cards gives the best expected value, and keeping the 3d hurts the flush potential. Discard the rest and draw three.
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Keep the two high cards (Ah, Js) for pair/straight chances; holding all three low unmatched cards is worse than drawing three to two pay cards.
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Pair of aces is a paying hand and the best hold here; drawing three to improve to trips/two pair/full house beats any other option like holding T-7-6 suited parts.
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Three-card royal flush (8d Jd Td) has higher EV than drawing to the 6-7 suited connectors or the jack alone.
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The pair of jacks is a paying high pair with EV about 7.68 credits, far better than chasing the inside straight with 9-T-J-J (~5.3) or holding fewer cards.
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Holding the low pair of nines: its draw EV (~0.82) beats two unsuited high cards (J-K, ~0.61), and there is no four-flush or straight draw to justify breaking the pair.
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Only paying hold is the lone high card; keeping just the jack has the best expected value (~2.4 credits), beating any combination with the 4-5-8-9 filler cards.
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No paying combination: two suited low spades and a ten don't form a viable 4-card draw. Holding only the ace maximizes EV via straight and pair possibilities.
Model's stated reason
The pair of threes is a low pair, which outranks two unsuited high cards (Js, Kd) in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy; drawing three to the pair has the highest expected value.
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Result
Session result: -100 chips over 40 hands
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