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

Keep the pair of eights and draw three cards. The made pair has higher expected value than holding the suited ace and ten.

Keep the suited king and jack. They offer chances at a royal flush while also allowing high pairs and other paying hands.

Keep the suited king and queen. They offer high-pair, flush, and royal-flush possibilities, making them stronger than the unsuited three-card straight draw.

Keep the suited ace and jack for a royal-flush draw and other paying possibilities. The off-suit ten does not add enough value to keep.

There is no paying pair or strong straight or flush draw. Drawing five new cards has the highest expected payout.

Keep the suited ace and king. They offer royal-flush and flush draws as well as chances to make a paying high pair.

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

The four-card straight draws each need an inside card and offer less expected value than drawing five new cards.

Keep the suited ten and queen for a royal-flush draw. Holding the off-suit ace would give up that opportunity.

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 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 pair of fives and draw three cards. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind outweigh the alternatives.

Keep the pair of tens and draw three cards. Its chances of improving to two pair or better outweigh holding the lone ace.

Keep the suited ace and jack for a chance at a royal flush or a paying high pair. The other cards do not offer a stronger draw.

Keep the pair of eights and draw three cards; it has a higher expected payout than chasing the three-card diamond draw.

The queen is the strongest draw. The three clubs are too far apart to make a straight flush, and their flush potential is worth less than drawing to the high card.

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

Keep the pair of tens. Its chances of improving to three of a kind, two pair, or a full house outweigh drawing to the king and jack.

There is no paying hand or strong draw worth keeping, so drawing five new cards offers the best expected return.

Keep the four diamonds and draw one card for a flush. This is stronger than keeping the low pair of eights.

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

Keep the 8-9-10-J open-ended straight draw. A 7 or queen completes the straight, making this stronger than keeping only the three spades.

Keeping the ace and king gives two chances to make a paying high pair, along with possibilities for stronger hands. The three diamonds offer a flush draw, but their expected payout is lower.

Keeping the four hearts gives a strong chance to complete a flush; drawing one card can also make a paying pair of jacks or queens.

Keeping the four clubs gives a strong chance to complete a flush, with three remaining jacks also making a paying pair.

Keep the pair of sixes. Drawing three cards offers better expected value than chasing the incomplete straight.

Keep the ace and jack as two high cards; the other cards offer no stronger draw.

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

Keep the ace for a chance at a paying high pair. The unsuited 6-7-8 straight draw is weaker.

Keep both pairs and discard the 3♣. The draw either preserves two pair or improves it to a full house.

Keep the pair of tens and draw three cards. Its chances of improving to a paying hand outweigh the three-card flush draw.

Keep the pair of tens 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 pair of fours. Drawing three cards to a low pair has higher expected value than keeping the suited ace and king.

Keep the pair of queens and draw three cards for a chance to improve to two pair, three of a kind, or better.

Keep the pair of sixes and draw three cards. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind outweigh the alternatives.

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

Keep the pair of fives and draw three cards; it has higher expected value than holding the suited king and queen.

Keep the four diamonds and draw one card. The flush draw has higher expected value than keeping the pair of sevens.

The king is the only high card. Keeping it alone offers better expected value than holding a weak suited combination.