Video Poker table

Holding the three high cards A, K, Q keeps a straight draw (needs J and 10) and high-card pair potential while discarding the 7 and 5, which are unlikely to help.

Holding the pair of sevens is the best keep here, since the 5-8 and king offer no realistic straight or flush draw worth breaking the pair for.

A pair of jacks already pays jacks or better, so I hold both jacks and discard the other three cards to chase trips, two pair, or better.

Holding the pair of nines keeps a made pair, which is the strongest starting point here; the three-heart draw is low and weaker.

A pair of jacks already pays as Jacks or Better, so I keep both jacks and discard the three unpaired cards to draw for trips, two pair, or better.

Three sevens is the best made hand here, so I keep the three 7s and discard the ace and the 3 to draw for four of a kind or a full house.

Holding J-T-Q-9 keeps an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs (four 8s and four Ks) to a straight, which is worth more than the roughly 4% chance of a flush from the three spades.

A pair of 8s is the strongest holdable made hand here, and it is generally preferred over the two suited high cards (K and J) for the 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy.

Holding the pair of sixes gives the best chance to improve to trips, two pair, or a full house, which beats drawing to the inside straight with 2-3-5-6.

A low pair of 4s is the best keep here, since it preserves chances at three of a kind, two pair, full house, or four of a kind. The 9, queen and ace have no suited or connected draw worth chasing.

Holding the three hearts keeps a flush draw, which is the strongest available keep here since no pair or made straight is possible from this deal.

A pair of 5s is the strongest keep here, since the other cards give only weak straight or flush draws. Jacks or Better pays only on jacks or higher, so holding the pair gives the best chance to improve.

Holding the three clubs (6c, 7c, Jc) gives the best realistic flush draw here, which I estimate beats keeping the 6-7-9 inside straight draw.

A low pair of 2s is not a paying hand, but holding it keeps the best chance to improve to three of a kind, two pair, or a full house. The other three cards have no meaningful draw.

Holding 2-4-5-6 keeps an inside straight draw that needs only a 3 (4 outs), which has the best expected value here versus the three-spade flush draw.

Holding the pair of aces guarantees a jacks-or-better payout and is the standard optimal keep here, beating drawing to the three-heart flush or the Q-9-7 fragments.

A pair of sixes is the strongest keep here; the three-club flush draw is only about 4% to complete, so holding the pair gives better expected value.

Holding the suited 3-4-5 of clubs keeps a straight-flush and flush draw, which is worth more than the non-paying pair of 3s.

Holding the suited As and Ks keeps a high-card royal/flush draw, which outweighs keeping the non-paying pair of 2s.

A pair of queens already pays on jacks or better, and the remaining jack, seven and eight give too little straight or flush potential to beat keeping the pair.

A pair of sixes is below jacks-or-better, but holding it is still the best base for drawing to trips, two pair, or better. The 2s, 3c, and Kd have no meaningful value to keep.

Holding the suited Tc and Jc keeps two high cards with flush and straight potential, which is the best available keep among these five cards.

A pair of jacks is the best made hand here, and holding it gives a jacks-or-better payout. Discarding the other three cards gives the best chance to improve.

A pair of kings is a jacks-or-better winner, and holding it gives the best chance to improve to two pair, trips, or better on the draw.

Holding the three suited diamonds 2d, 3d, 8d keeps a flush draw with straight potential, which generally outvalues keeping the unsuited Jc and Kh that only make jacks or better with a pair.

Holding the pair of sixes is the best available keep: no four-card straight or flush draw exists, and a low pair gives the best chance at trips, two pair, or a full house.

Jd, Td and Kd are three suited cards toward a royal flush, the strongest draw here, so I hold them and discard the 4c and 2h.

Holding only the jack keeps a jacks-or-better chance and some two-pair/trips upside, which I estimate slightly beats the weak three-heart flush draw with 6 and 2. This is a close call, so the choice is approximate.

Holding 9-J-Q-K gives an inside straight draw to a 10 (4 outs) that pays 4 credits per credit, which should beat keeping only the suited Q-J pair. The 6 of clubs is the discard.

Holding the pair of nines is the standard choice here; holding just the pair of 9s (not three cards) is optimal since no better made hand or strong draw exists in 4-7-5-9-9 with no flush or straight draw worth breaking the pair for.

No pair and no strong draw here, so I'm keeping only the jack, which is the best single high card for a jacks-or-better hand.

Holding 2-3-4-5 keeps an open-ended straight draw to a 6 or an ace, which is worth more than keeping the lone king in the 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy.

Holding the pair of eights is the standard play here, giving the best chance at three of a kind, two pair, or a full house while the 2, 10 and 7 are discarded.

A pair of kings is a guaranteed jacks-or-better win, and the other three cards offer only a weak straight or royal draw, so holding the pair is the best choice.

Holding the pair of sevens (7d and 7c) gives better expected value than the three-diamond flush draw, which only completes about 4% of the time for a 6-credit flush.

Holding Ad, Kc and Qc keeps three high cards toward a royal or straight. The 8c and 9s have little value, so I discard them.

No pair or made hand, so I keep the king as the only high card, which gives the best chance at a jacks-or-better pair or better on the draw, while the two-card suited 6-9 flush draw is very unlikely to complete.

Holding K, J, T and 9 keeps an open-ended straight draw that pays on a Queen or an 8, with extra royal chances from the diamond K-J-T. The 5 is the weakest card, so it goes.

Holding 8h 7h Tc Jd keeps a four-card inside straight to a 9 plus jack-high value, which beats keeping only the ace.

Holding the four hearts (Th, Ah, 5h, 6h) keeps a flush draw with an ace and a ten, which is worth more than keeping the unpaying pair of sixes.