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Keep both pairs and discard the 9. This guarantees a two-pair payout, with four cards available to complete a full house.

Keep the pair of nines; drawing three cards gives it more value than holding the unsuited ace and king.

Hold the two high cards, jack and king, for chances at a paying pair or better; the other cards offer no stronger draw.

Keep the pair of tens and draw three cards for a chance at three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the pair of eights and draw three cards for a chance to improve to three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the ace and draw four. The unsuited 8-9-10 run has less expected value than the high-card opportunities from holding the ace.

Keep the three hearts for a flush draw. The other cards do not offer a stronger draw.

Keep the pair of fours. Drawing three cards gives it more value than holding the unsuited straight cards or the lone jack.

Keep the ace as the only high card. The 3–4 of spades is too weak a draw to justify discarding it.

Keep the queen as the lone high card. The other cards do not form a strong enough straight or flush draw to justify keeping them.

Keep the open-ended four-card straight, 7–8–9–10. Drawing a 6 or jack completes it.

Keep the ace for a chance at a paying high pair or better. The three spades do not offer a strong enough flush draw to justify keeping them.

Keep the pair of tens and draw three cards to improve to three of a kind, two pair, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the pair of twos and draw three cards for a chance at three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

The jack is the only high card. Keeping it offers better expected value than drawing to the four-card inside straight.

Keep the pair of threes and draw three cards for a chance to improve to a paying hand.

Keep the paying pair of jacks and draw three cards for a chance to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the three fives and draw two cards for a chance at four of a kind or a full house.

Keep the ace as the lone high card. The three spades offer a flush draw, but its expected payout is lower than drawing four cards to the ace.

Keep the pair of sevens. Drawing three cards to a low pair has a higher expected payout than drawing two to the 6–7–8 suited run.

Keeping the four diamonds gives a strong chance to complete a flush, worth more than drawing around the jack and king.

Keep the suited ten and jack for a chance at a royal flush and other paying draws. The other cards weaken those prospects.

Keep the pair of sixes and draw three cards; it has better expected value than holding the lone ace.

The king offers a better expected return than the three spades, which need a strong draw to pay.

Keep the suited king and jack for royal-flush potential and other paying draws; the remaining cards offer less value.

Keep the pair of sixes and draw three cards for a chance at three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the king as a high card and draw four. The three hearts are too far apart to offer a straight-flush draw, and their flush draw is less valuable than holding the king alone.

Keep the three hearts, including the king and jack, for a flush draw while retaining two chances to make a paying high pair.

Keeping the pair of threes offers a better expected return than drawing to the three-card flush or holding a single high card.

Keep the pair of aces; drawing three cards offers the best expected return through upgrades to two pair, trips, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the three clubs for flush and straight-flush draws while retaining J and Q for a paying pair.

Keep the unsuited ace and king for chances at a paying high pair, two pair, or better; the other cards offer no stronger draw.

Hold the unsuited jack and queen. They offer better expected value than keeping the ace as a third card or drawing to a weak flush.

Keep the suited king and queen for royal-flush and other winning draws. The seven of diamonds adds flush potential, but keeping it gives up the stronger two-card royal draw.

Keep the pair of eights and draw three cards for chances at three or four of a kind, a full house, or two pair.

Keep the pair of eights and draw three cards; the pair has higher expected value than holding the ace alone.

Keep the consecutive T-J-Q for a three-card straight draw. It also retains two high cards that can make a paying pair.

Keep the pair of fours and draw three cards. Its expected payout is higher than keeping the suited king and jack.

Keep the four hearts and draw one card for a flush. This has higher expected value than keeping the low pair of threes.

Keep the pair of sixes and draw three cards for a chance at three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.