Video Poker table

Hold the pair of fours; drawing three cards gives the best expected value through trips, two pair, full house, and quads.

Hold the lone king, which offers the best expected return through a high-pair draw and related improvements.

Hold the three kings to maximize value from made trips and strong chances at a full house or four of a kind.

Hold the four-card inside straight (3-5-6-7); any 4 completes a straight, which has the best expected return among the available draws.

Hold the two high cards, Jack and Ace, for the best chance to improve to a paying high pair, two pair, trips, or better.

Hold the pair of tens; drawing three cards gives the best chance to improve to two pair, trips, a full house, or quads.

Hold the pair of aces; a made high pair has stronger expected value than the speculative three-card royal or four-card straight draw.

Hold the pair of nines; drawing three cards offers strong two-pair, trips, full-house, and four-kind potential.

Hold the pair of fours; a made pair has the best draw value here, with chances to improve to two pair, trips, full house, or quads.

Hold the pair of 3s; a made pair offers the best expected value here, including trips, two-pair, and full-house possibilities.

Hold the pair of fives; drawing three cards offers the best expected value through trips, two pair, full houses, and quads.

Hold the four clubs to draw one card for a flush, with additional straight-flush possibilities.

Hold the suited J-Q as a two-card royal-flush draw, which also retains strong flush, straight-flush, and high-pair potential.

Hold 3-4-5-6, an open four-card straight draw. Drawing one card can complete the straight with any 2 or 7.

Hold the three diamonds, retaining both the flush draw and several straight/straight-flush possibilities.

Hold the four-card 8-9-T-J straight draw. A 7 or queen completes a straight, with a small additional chance to pair jacks.

Hold the pair of fives; a made pair provides the strongest draw value here, with chances to improve to trips, two pair, full house, or quads.

Hold the lone jack, drawing four cards for a paying high pair or stronger. The three-card heart draw has too little value without high-card or straight-flush potential.

Hold the three clubs for the strongest available draw: a two-card flush draw, with additional chances to improve through pairs or two pair.

Hold the suited consecutive 7-8 for strong flush, straight-flush, and straight draw potential. The unpaired spades do not improve this draw.

Hold the pair of kings, a paying pair with strong improvement chances to trips, two pair, full house, or quads.

Hold the pair of nines together with four clubs: one card can complete a flush, while aces, queens, or the remaining nines can improve the paired hand.

Hold the pair of queens for the made paying hand and strong improvement chances to trips, two pair, or a full house.

Hold the four-card open straight (2-3-4-5). Any ace or six completes a straight.

Hold the three high cards (A-K-Q), maximizing chances for high pairs, two pair, trips, and the Broadway straight.

Hold both pairs to lock in two-pair value while drawing one card for full house or four of a kind.

Discarding all is stronger than chasing a low, four-card inside straight with only four straight-completing cards.

Hold the pair of nines. A made pair provides the strongest expected return here, with chances to improve to two pair, trips, full house, or quads.

Hold the four-card open straight (3-4-5-6); any 2 or 7 completes a straight, with additional redraw value.

Hold the pair of fives; the draw can improve it to two pair, trips, full house, or quads.

Hold the pair of sixes; a made low pair has better expected value than the weak unpaired alternatives.

Hold the pair of threes; the made pair has the best draw value here, with chances to improve to trips, two pair, full house, or quads.

Hold the four spades for the strong four-card flush draw; the low pair of sixes is less valuable.

Hold the pair of aces, a made paying pair with strong improvement chances to trips, two pair, full house, or quads.

Hold the pair of queens, a made high-paying pair with strong improvement chances to trips, two pair, full house, or quads.

Hold the three diamonds (6♦, 7♦, 9♦). Drawing two preserves flush, straight, straight-flush, two-pair, and trips possibilities.

Hold the pair of fours; drawing three cards offers the best expected value through trips, two pair, full house, or quads.

Hold the three diamonds for a strong three-card flush draw, with additional straight-flush, straight, trips, and two-pair possibilities.

Hold both pairs and draw one card; this preserves the two-pair payout while offering full-house and four-of-a-kind improvements.

Hold the pair of tens; a made low pair has the strongest expected return here versus chasing an incomplete straight.