Video Poker table

Two pair (2s and 4s) already pays; hold both pairs and discard the 9h for a chance at full house.

A low pair (9s) has higher expected value than holding unsuited high cards with no flush or straight draw present, so keep the pair and draw three.

Keep the two unpaired high cards (J, K) for jacks-or-better equity and draw three new cards; no suited/connected draws present.

Pair of tens is the only made hand; hold both tens and draw three new cards for a chance at trips, full house, or four of a kind.

Pair of 8s is the only made hand; holding just the pair maximizes draw equity toward trips/quads/full house over kicker holds.

No made hand or draw; keep the lone high card (Ace) for jacks-or-better pair potential and discard the rest.

No pair, no made hand, no four-card flush or straight draw, and no high cards (J+); best EV is to draw five new cards.

Pair of fours is the strongest held value here; keeping just the low pair and drawing three new cards maximizes expected return over holding a lone jack.

No pair or draw potential; hold the lone Ace as the only high card and draw four fresh cards.

No pair, flush draw, or straight draw present; only one high card (Q), so standard strategy is to hold just the Queen and draw four new cards.

Four cards to an open-ended straight (7-8-9-10); discard the lone 2c and draw for the straight or possible flush/high pair outs.

Pair of tens is a solid low pair hold; expected value exceeds that of the three-card spade flush draw (6-T-J) since completing a flush needs two exact suited cards, while the pair can improve to trips, full house, or quads with three fresh cards.

Low pair of twos is the best hold; discarding the rest keeps full three-of-a-kind/quad potential, standard optimal play for low pairs with no better draws available.

No made hand or draw worth keeping except the lone jack; hold only the Jack and draw four fresh cards for a shot at a pair of jacks or better.

Low pair of 3s is the strongest holding; keep both and draw three new cards for a chance at trips or better.

Pair of Jacks is a guaranteed paying hand; hold them and draw three new cards for a shot at trips or better.

Three of a kind (fives) is made; hold the trips and draw two new cards for a shot at four of a kind or full house.

No pair or made hand; the three spades aren't a royal-flush draw, so holding the lone Ace (highest single high card) maximizes expected value per standard Jacks-or-Better strategy.

Pair of 7s (low pair) has higher EV than the 3-card straight flush draw (6-7-8 hearts) per standard Jacks or Better optimal strategy, so discard the ace and the extra hearts and keep the 7s.

Four cards to a flush (Jd,4d,8d,7d) is a strong draw; discard the lone King and draw one card for the flush.

Low pair of sixes is the best held value; keeping extra kickers lowers improvement odds, so discard the rest and draw three new cards.

Three-card flush draw (5s,9s,8s) has higher EV than holding only the lone King; discarding 4c and Kh to draw two cards toward a flush.

Hold the suited K-J of diamonds for royal/straight-flush potential plus jacks-or-better backup; discard the unrelated low cards.

Pair of 6s is the only made value; hold the pair and draw three new cards for a shot at trips, full house, or quads.

No pair or four-card flush/straight draw; holding the lone high card (King) has higher expected value than a non-royal three-card flush.

Three-card flush draw (Kh Jh 7h) has higher EV than just holding the two unsuited high cards, so keep all three hearts and draw two.

Low pair of 3s has positive EV from three of a kind/full house draws, outranking a lone ace or jack kicker.

Pair of aces is the only made hand; hold them and draw three new cards for best EV toward trips, full house, or four of a kind.

Two suited high cards (Jc, Qc) offer strong royal/flush/straight potential plus pair upside, outranking three unsuited high cards or other partial holds in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy.

No pair or draw present; holding the two unsuited high cards (K and A) maximizes chances of forming a paying pair or better, per standard Jacks-or-Better strategy.

No pair or draw; holding the three unsuited high cards (J,Q,A) maximizes chances of forming jacks-or-better or better on the draw.

Hold the pair of 8s (low pair) and draw three new cards; this is the standard optimal play for a non-paying low pair with no other draws.

Low pair of 8s is the strongest holding; drawing three new cards maximizes chances of improving to trips, two pair, or better while keeping the sure pair value.

No pair, flush, or 4-card straight draw; holding the two unsuited high cards (Qd, Jh) and drawing three new cards maximizes EV over keeping the weak 3-card TJQ straight draw.

Low pair of 4s has higher expected value than the three-card flush or suited King-Jack draw in standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, so keep the pair and draw three new cards.

Low pair of 3s has higher expected value than a weak 3-card flush draw; hold the pair and draw three new cards.

Pair of 6s is a low pair; hold it and draw three new cards for best expected value.