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Holding two pair (2s and 4s) and drawing one card to the remaining 9h is the standard optimal play for this hand.

A pair of nines is the strongest keep here: it gives the best chance to improve to a three of a kind, two pair, or full house, which beats holding the unsuited ace-king.

No made hand and no flush or straight draw, so I keep the two unsuited high cards, Jack and King, as the best chance to make a pair or better on the draw.

A pair of tens is the strongest made hand here, so I hold both tens and discard the other three cards to draw toward a set, two pair, or better.

Holding the pair of 8s is the standard best play here, since the 8s are the strongest made hand available and the other three cards have little value toward a straight, flush, or jacks-or-better payout.

Holding the open-ended straight draw T-9-8 gives the best chance at a straight, which the 9/6 paytable rewards more than keeping the lone ace.

Holding the connected suited 9h and 8h keeps a straight-flush draw with a high-card base, which is generally stronger than keeping the low 3h in a three-heart flush draw.

Holding the pair of 4s is the standard choice here: it is a made hand that can improve to trips, two pair, or a full house, and it beats chasing the unsuited 3-4-5 inside draw.

No pair or high-card value here, so I keep the two suited connected low cards (3s, 4s) for straight and flush potential.

No pair and no suited draw, so I keep the two highest cards, the Ten and Queen, for jacks-or-better and straight potential.

Holding the open-ended four-card straight 7-8-9-T gives 8 straight outs (6s and Js), which is the strongest play here, and the 2c is discarded.

Only the ace is a real holding here, and a lone high card keeps the most paying draws open, since the 9-3 suited pair adds little flush or straight equity.

A pair of tens is a guaranteed jacks-or-better win, and holding it keeps the best chance of improving to trips, two pair, or better.

Holding the pair of 2s is the standard optimal play here, since it keeps the best chance to improve to trips, two pair, or better. Ace-high or the T-9 offer far less.

Holding 4-5-7-8 keeps an inside straight draw with four outs to a 6, which is worth more than holding only the lone jack.

Holding the low pair of 3s is the standard choice here, since it gives the best chance at three of a kind or better. Keeping only the ace would chase straight and flush draws that are less likely to pay.

A pair of jacks is a guaranteed jacks-or-better win, and the other three cards have little chance of improving to a better made hand, so holding the pair is the standard optimal play.

Holding the three fives is the standard play for three of a kind, since the ace and king add little and drawing two cards gives chances at a full house or four of a kind.

Keeping the three spades (A, 8, 6) gives a flush draw with some ace-pair and straight potential, which has the best expected value among the holds here.

Holding 6h, 7h and 8h keeps an open-ended straight flush draw, which is worth more than the unpaired pair of 7s with the ace discarded.

Holding the four diamonds (J, 4, 8, 7) gives a flush draw with 9 outs in the 47-card deck, which is the strongest play here over the other options.

Holding the Tc, Jc and 9d gives an open-ended straight draw with a 9-T-J shape, which is generally worth more than a three-club flush draw with a low 3.

A pair of sixes is the strongest keep here; a single ace or the 2-5 cards offer less expected value. Discarding the other three cards gives the best chance to improve to trips, two pair, or a full house.

I'm keeping the three spades 5s, 9s and 8s to chase a flush, which is the strongest draw available here; the 4c and Kh are discarded.

Holding the suited king and jack gives a good chance at a flush, royal, or a pair of jacks or better, and discarding the 7, 3, and 6 keeps that potential open.

Holding the pair of sixes gives the best expected value here; the three-heart draw with a queen and two low cards is weaker than keeping the pair.

Holding the three hearts (5h, 3h, Kh) keeps a flush draw, which is the best realistic chance to pay here. The 6d and 8d are discarded because they add nothing to a flush or pair.

Holding the suited king and jack keeps both high-card pair and royal-flush potential, which I estimate slightly edges out keeping the 7 of hearts for a flush draw, though the two options are close.

Holding the pair of 3s is the standard choice here: a low pair is worth keeping over the weak three-club flush draw with 3c, 5c, and Jc, and it can still improve to three of a kind.

A pair of aces is the strongest made hand here, so I keep both aces and discard the 7, jack, and 5 to draw for a better hand.

Holding the suited Jc and Qc keeps the best royal and straight-flush potential while discarding the unsuited 7d, 9c and As, which is the standard strategy for a suited high pair with no made hand.

No pair, flush, or straight is available, so I keep the two unsuited high cards, ace and king, as the best starting value and discard the low cards and ten.

Holding the jack and queen gives the best chance at a pair of jacks or better, a straight, or a high-card draw, and discarding the unsuited ace, 5, and 2 keeps those draw options open.

Holding the suited Kd and Qd keeps two high cards for pair, royal, and straight-flush chances, and discards the 7d, 2h, and 5c.

Holding the pair of eights is the standard best play here; there is no flush or straight draw worth keeping, so discard the king, deuce, and trey.

A pair of 8s is the strongest made hand here, and holding just the pair gives the best draw odds for a flush, straight, or set, so I keep the two 8s and discard the other three cards.

Holding Td, Jh and Qd keeps the best straight potential (ten-jack-queen with 9 or K or A completing a straight) with no flush draw available. The 7s and 3h have no useful connection.

The pair of 4s does not pay under Jacks or Better, so I keep the two suited high cards, King and Jack of spades, as the best starting point for a royal, straight, or pair of jacks or better.

Holding the four hearts keeps a flush draw with nine outs, which is worth more than the two-out straight flush from 3-4-5 suited.

A pair of sixes is the strongest keepable made hand here, and standard full-pay Jacks or Better strategy keeps a low pair over the weaker two-card straight draw, with the other three cards discarded.