Video Poker table

There is no pair, high card, or worthwhile straight or flush draw. Discarding all five cards gives the highest expected payout.

Hold the king as the only high card and draw four. There is no pair or strong straight or flush draw worth keeping instead.

Hold the suited ace and queen for the best expected payout, preserving royal-flush and flush potential alongside chances to make a paying high pair.

Hold both pairs and discard the nine. This guarantees two pair and gives a 4-in-47 chance of improving to a full house, maximizing expected payout.

Hold the ace and jack, the two unsuited high cards. Drawing three cards gives the best expected payout through high pairs and stronger hands.

Hold the queen to maximize expected payout through a high pair or stronger hand. The three diamonds cannot form a straight flush and are not worth keeping over the queen.

Hold the jack and ace: keeping both high cards gives the best expected payout, with chances to make a paying pair or stronger hand.

Hold the suited king and ace for the highest expected payout. They retain two high-pair opportunities and chances to draw a royal flush, flush, or straight.

Hold the queen as the only high card and draw four. With no pair or strong straight or flush draw, this gives the highest expected payout.

Hold the ace and draw four. Its chances of making a paying high pair or better give higher expected value than keeping the three hearts or the low connected cards.

Hold the king and draw four. Keeping the lone high card has higher expected value than chasing the incomplete straight or keeping either suited pair.

Hold the pair of fives and draw three. The low pair has higher expected value than keeping the high cards or the three diamonds, with chances to improve to two pair, trips, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of threes and draw three cards. The low pair offers higher expected value than keeping the lone jack, with chances to make two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of twos and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout through chances of two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of tens and draw three cards. This offers higher expected value than keeping the king or pursuing the two-card royal-flush draw.

Hold the suited ace and king for the best expected payout, preserving royal-flush and flush possibilities along with chances to make a paying high pair.

Hold the pair of fours and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout through chances of two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the unsuited jack and queen for the highest expected payout. Drawing three cards preserves both high-pair opportunities and possible straights.

Keep the pair of queens for a guaranteed payout and chances to improve. Its expected return exceeds drawing to the three-card royal flush.

Hold T-J-K-A: any queen completes a straight, and pairing the jack, king, or ace also pays. This has higher expected value than keeping only the suited T-J.

Hold the pair of eights and draw three. This maximizes expected payout through chances of two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of jacks for a guaranteed payout and draw three cards to seek two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind. This maximizes expected payout.

Hold the suited jack and ten for royal-flush, straight-flush, flush, and straight possibilities. Their expected payout exceeds keeping the unsuited jack and king.

Hold the pair of sevens and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout through chances of two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of nines and draw three cards. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, or better give it higher expected value than keeping the suited ace and king.

Hold 6-7-8-9 for an open-ended straight draw. Any 5 or 10 completes the straight, giving eight winning draws and higher expected value than keeping the queen.

Hold the pair of nines and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout through chances of two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold 3-4-5-6 for an open-ended straight draw. Any 2 or 7 completes the straight, giving eight winning draws out of 47 and the highest expected payout.

Hold the jack as the only high card and draw four. This has higher expected value than keeping the three clubs or discarding all five cards.

Hold the pair of jacks for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to maximize expected payout through improvements to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of sixes and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout through chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the four diamonds and discard the ace. Nine remaining diamonds complete a flush, while six kings or jacks make a paying pair, giving this hold the highest expected payout.

Hold the ace and draw four. With no pair or worthwhile straight or flush draw, keeping the lone high card offers the highest expected payout.

Hold the suited ace and queen for the highest expected payout, keeping two paying-pair opportunities and chances at a flush or royal flush.

Hold the pair of kings for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind. This maximizes expected payout.

Hold the pair of tens and draw three. This has the highest expected payout, with opportunities to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the queen as the only high card and draw four. This has higher expected value than keeping the suited 7–8 or discarding all five.

There is no pair, high card, or strong straight or flush draw. Discarding all five cards offers the highest expected payout.

Hold the pair of queens and draw three cards. This guarantees a paying pair while maximizing expected payout through chances at two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of fives and draw three. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind give it higher expected value than keeping the suited ace and queen.