Video Poker table

There is no pair, straight or flush draw worth keeping, so I keep the lone queen, the best single high card, and discard the other four.

There is no pair, flush draw or straight draw, so I keep the two high cards, Tc and Js, and discard the rest. An unsuited JT should have a slightly higher EV than a lone jack or a full redraw, though I'm going from memory of the standard 9/6 strategy and haven't computed the exact values.

Holding the pair of nines is the best play here: a low pair has an expected return of roughly 0.82 per credit, well above holding the ace alone or any straight draw.

There is no pair, no four-card flush or straight draw, and the only draws are weak (2-4-5 needs both ace and three), so keeping the lone king and drawing four gives the best chance of a paying jacks-or-better pair.

A low pair of 2s is worth about 0.82 per credit, more than any alternative such as keeping J-T suited or a single high card, so hold the pair and discard the other three cards.

A low pair of nines is the best hold here; keep the pair and discard the 5, 10 and 3, since a pair has higher expected value than any draw from these cards.

With three eights, keep the trips and discard the ace and queen to draw for four of a kind or a full house, which is the standard optimal play.

Holding the pair of aces (Ac, As) and discarding the rest is the optimal play; a high pair beats any draw from Td 7d 4c.

Holding T-J-Q keeps two high cards plus straight draws (about 0.5 EV by my rough estimate). That beats the 8-T-J-Q inside straight draw, which I estimate at about 0.47 EV.

A low pair of 3s (EV about 0.82 per credit) beats keeping the single jack or any inside straight draw like T-J, so hold the pair and discard the rest.

There is no pair, flush draw or four-card straight draw. The best option is likely to keep the lone ace, since a paired ace pays jacks or better, and discard the other four cards.

Four to a royal flush (J, A, K, Q of spades) is far better than any other hold, with an expected return of about 18.6 credits per credit bet. I discard the 2 of diamonds.

Two pair (8s and 2s) is already a paid hand and the optimal play in 9/6 Jacks or Better is to keep all four paired cards and draw one card for a full house chance, discarding the Jack.

There is no pair, flush draw or straight draw, so the best play is to hold the two high cards, Qd and Ks. That keeps the most chances to pair up to jacks-or-better or better.

A low pair of 7s (about 0.82 credits per credit bet) is worth more than any draw from 7-8-9 or the suited 8-9, so I hold the pair and discard the rest.

A low pair of 3s is worth more than any draw available here: only three hearts, or 8-9-J with no straight draw to speak of. So I hold the pair and discard the other three cards.

No pair and no four-card draw, so keep the two unsuited high cards (Jd, As). That is the best-EV hold for this hand, ahead of suited low connectors and a lone jack.

Holding the pair of aces (high pair) is clearly optimal over any draw with 4c, 9c, 7d; no flush or straight draws are close in value.

A pair of jacks (Jd, Jh) is a made paying hand and the best hold here; discard 3d, 7h, and Ah.

Keep A-2-4-5, a four-card inside straight draw to the wheel that needs a 3 (4 outs) and also pays on a drawn ace (3 outs). I estimate its EV at about 0.40 per credit, ahead of the 4-5-7 three-flush at about 0.35.

2-3-4-5 is an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs (ace or six), worth about 0.68 credits per credit bet. That beats every other hold, so I discard the 8.

A low pair of deuces is the best hold here: its expected return is about 0.82 per credit, and there is no strong draw among 7c, 9d and 4h to compete with it.

A low pair of nines is the best hold here, since the other cards give only weak draws such as a three-card flush or open-ended straight draws. Holding the pair of 9s has the highest expected value.

There is no pair, flush draw or straight draw worth keeping, so I hold the two unsuited high cards (Ad, Qs). That gives the best chance of a jacks-or-better pair, which beats the weak low-straight draw from A-3-4.

Holding the suited Jh and Qh is worth about 0.52 per credit, which beats the 8-T-J-Q inside straight draw at about 0.47 (4 nines pay 4 and 6 jacks or queens pay 1, over 47 cards). The suited pair also keeps royal and flush chances.

There is no pair or four-card draw, so I hold the suited King-Ten of spades, which has a slightly higher expected value than holding the King alone or the weak 2-3-5 wheel draw.

Holding the pair of kings (Kc, Kh) is optimal; a made high pair beats any draw from this hand with no flush or straight potential.

With no pair, no four-card flush and no four-card straight, holding the offsuit Ace and Jack (two high cards) has the best expected value of the available options.

The inside straight draw (5-6-7-9, only 4 outs) is worth about 0.34 per credit, while keeping the lone jack is worth roughly 0.47 because any pair of jacks or better pays. So I hold only the Jh.

No pair, flush draw, or four-card draw is available, so I keep the lone queen, the best of these weak options. It beats the low 4-5-6 straight draw and the unsuited T-Q.

Keeping the low pair of sixes has the highest expected value here, since the other options (3-5-6 straight draw, single cards) are worth less.

A low pair of 4s has an expected return of roughly 0.82 per credit. The inside straight draw (4-5-6-8, needing a 7) is worth much less, so I keep the pair and discard the other three cards.

There is no pair, flush draw, or open-ended straight draw. The best play is to hold the lone jack, which can still make jacks or better, and discard the rest.

No pair or four-card draw is available. The 6-7-8 straight draw is unsuited and has no high cards, so I'm going from memory of the standard strategy ordering. That puts a lone queen (about 0.36 per credit) ahead of it and of discarding everything, though I did not compute exact EVs.

A pair of jacks (Jh, Jc) is the strongest hold here, with an expected return of about 1.54 per credit, which beats any draw from this hand.

Holding the pair of tens (Th, Ts) has the highest expected value here, well above keeping the J-T suited or a lone jack.

Two pair (Qh, Qc, 8c, 8d) is a made hand paying 2 per credit and is optimal to hold four cards; the draw has a 4/47 chance of a full house, which beats any alternative.

Four to a flush (Td Kd 9d 2d) has 9 flush outs plus 3 king outs for a pair, worth about 1.21 credits per credit bet. That beats every other hold, so I discard the 7s.

The hand has a low pair of 4s and no four-card straight or flush draw. Keeping the pair (EV around 0.82 per credit) beats any draw to the 3-4-5 straight.

There is no four-card draw to a straight or flush, so the best play is to hold the low pair of 3s and discard the other three cards. Jacks or better is not available as a made hand, and a low pair has a higher expected payout than any partial draw from this deal.