Video Poker table

Hold the queen and draw four cards. A lone high card has higher expected value than keeping these three clubs or the incomplete straight possibilities.

Hold the jack as the only high card and draw four. There is no worthwhile straight or flush draw, so keeping the jack offers the highest expected payout.

Hold the pair of nines and draw three cards. 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 only the king. Keeping the lone high card has higher expected value than the three-card heart flush draw or retaining any other cards.

Hold the pair of twos and draw three. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind give the highest expected payout.

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 the three eights and draw two cards. This guarantees three of a kind while maximizing opportunities to improve to a full house or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of aces for a guaranteed payout and draw three cards for chances at two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind. This maximizes expected payout.

Hold 8♥, 10♥, and J♥ for the three-card straight-flush draw. Its flush and straight possibilities give it higher expected value than keeping the unsuited J-Q.

Hold the pair of threes and draw three cards. The low pair has higher expected value than the suited ten-jack, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

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

Hold the four spades to a royal flush and discard the 2♦. This maximizes expected payout, with a 1-in-47 chance of the 4000-credit royal plus chances for a flush, straight, or high pair.

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

Hold the queen and king: keeping both high cards gives the highest expected payout, with chances to make a paying pair or a stronger hand.

Hold the pair of sevens and draw three cards. The low pair offers the highest expected payout through chances of two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of threes and draw three cards. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind give it the highest expected payout.

Hold the jack and ace: two unsuited high cards offer the best expected payout here, with chances to make a paying pair or a stronger hand.

Hold the pair of aces for a guaranteed paying hand. Drawing three cards maximizes expected payout by allowing improvements to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

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

Hold 4♣, 5♣, and 7♣ for a three-card straight-flush draw. Its flush and straight possibilities give it higher expected value than keeping the lone ace.

Hold 2-3-4-5 and discard the 8. Any ace or six completes a straight, giving eight winning draws out of 47 and the highest expected payout.

Hold the pair of twos 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 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 the ace and queen, the two high cards, and draw three. This offers the best expected payout through high pairs and improvements to stronger hands.

Hold the suited jack and queen for the best expected payout, preserving royal-flush and flush possibilities along with high-pair draws. This is stronger than keeping the four-card inside-straight draw.

Hold only the king for the highest expected payout. Keeping the suited ten is less valuable here, particularly because the discarded 3♠ reduces flush opportunities.

Hold the pair of kings for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to maximize the chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the ace and jack for the best expected payout, drawing three cards toward a paying pair or a stronger hand.

Hold the jack for the best expected payout. The three diamonds form a weak, two-gap straight-flush draw, which is worth less than keeping the single high card.

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

Hold the pair of sixes and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout by pursuing two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of fours and draw three cards. Its expected payout is higher than chasing the gapped straight or straight-flush draws.

Hold the jack and draw four. With no pair or strong straight or flush draw, keeping the lone high card gives the highest expected payout.

Hold the queen as the only high card and draw four. This has higher expected value than keeping the low cards for a speculative straight draw.

Hold the pair of jacks for a guaranteed payout and draw three cards to maximize the chance of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of tens and draw three cards. Its expected payout from improving to two pair, trips, a full house, or quads exceeds that of keeping the suited jack-ten.

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

Hold the four diamonds and discard the 7s. Drawing one card gives nine flush outs plus three kings for a paying pair, maximizing expected payout.

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

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