Video Poker table

Keep both pairs; discarding the kicker preserves a guaranteed two-pair payout and gives four remaining cards that improve the hand to a full house.

Keep the pair of nines; drawing three cards gives the best expected value by pursuing trips, two pair, and a full house.

Hold the two unsuited high cards, jack and king, for the best chance to make a paying high pair.

Keep the pair of tens; drawing three cards gives the best expected return by improving toward trips, two pair, or a higher-paying hand.

Hold the pair of eights; drawing three cards gives the best expected value.

Keep the ace as the only jacks-or-better card; the other cards do not form a sufficiently strong draw to justify holding them.

Keep the three hearts to draw toward a flush; the other cards provide no strong made hand or straight draw.

Keep the low pair and draw three cards; the pair has better expected value than keeping the jack or limiting the draw.

Hold the ace as the lone high card; the other cards do not form a strong draw, and keeping them would reduce the chance to make a paying hand.

Hold the queen as the only high card; the other cards do not form a useful pair, suited draw, or straight draw.

Hold the four-card open-ended straight draw; a 6 or J completes a straight.

Hold the ace-high card and discard the rest; this gives the best chance to make a paying high pair or better.

Hold the pair of tens; drawing three cards offers the strongest expected return through two pair, three of a kind, and better hands.

Hold the pair of deuces; drawing three cards to improve a made pair has higher expected value than keeping the unconnected high cards.

Keep 4-5-7-8 for a four-card inside straight draw; its four straight outs have higher expected value than drawing four cards around a lone jack.

Hold the low pair; drawing three cards gives the best expected value compared with keeping isolated high cards.

Hold the pair of jacks for a guaranteed jacks-or-better payout and the best drawing value; discard the three unrelated low cards.

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

Keep the ace as the only high card; the other cards do not form a valuable pair, flush draw, or straight draw.

Keep the three connected hearts: they offer flush, straight, and straight-flush draws with higher expected value than holding the low pair of sevens.

Keep the four diamonds for a strong one-card flush draw; discard the off-suit king.

Keep the three clubs: this gives a strong flush draw while retaining both high cards for possible Jacks-or-Better pairs.

Hold the pair of sixes; drawing three cards offers strong chances to improve to two pair or three of a kind, while the ace kicker does not justify breaking the pair.

Keep the three spades for a flush draw; the other cards do not form a stronger draw or paying pair.

Keep the suited king and jack: they give strong chances to make a paying high pair or better, outperforming the three-card flush draw.

Keep the pair of sixes; drawing three cards to improve a pair has higher expected value than keeping the three hearts or the lone queen.

Keep the king as the strongest hold; drawing four gives better chances at a paying high pair than keeping only three cards toward a flush.

Keep the two high hearts: either can make a paying pair, and the suited K-J also preserves a small straight-flush/royal-flush chance.

Hold the pair of threes; drawing three cards to improve the pair has higher expected value than keeping the unpaired high cards.

Hold the pair of aces; drawing three cards gives the best expected value.

Keep the suited J-Q: drawing three cards preserves strong flush and straight possibilities, along with chances to make a paying high pair.

Hold the two unsuited high cards, king and ace, for the best draw potential; discard the others.

Hold the three unpaired high cards; they offer multiple chances to make a paying pair or improve to a straight.

Keep the three diamonds: drawing two cards gives a strong flush chance, with additional value from pairing the king or queen.

Keep the pair of eights; drawing three cards to improve it has higher expected value than pursuing the unrelated king-high or suited cards.

Hold the pair of eights; drawing three cards has better expected value than keeping the lone ace or breaking the pair.

Keep the connected T-J-Q: it offers several straight draws while retaining chances to make a paying high pair.

Keep the pair of fours; it has better expected value than holding the two suited high cards or drawing to a single high pair.

Keep the pair of threes; drawing three cards offers chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind, which has higher expected value than the heart draw.

Keep the pair of sixes; drawing three cards to a low pair has better expected value than keeping the jack or starting a fresh draw.