Video Poker table

Hold the low pair of 2s, which has higher expected value than holding the lone Ace or any straight draw.

Hold the low pair of 8s, which has higher expected value than the two suited Ace-Ten royal draw.

Hold the suited K-J as two to a royal flush, which has higher expected value than any straight draw or single high card from this unpaired, non-flush hand.

Holding the suited K-Q gives two cards to a royal flush with flush, straight, and high-pair potential, which has higher exact expected value than holding the unsuited J as well.

Hold the two suited high cards A-J of spades for royal, flush, straight and jacks-or-better draws, which has higher expected value than any unsuited Broadway or single high card hold.

No pair, no four-card flush or straight draw, and a lone unsuited Ten is not worth holding in 9/6 Jacks or Better. Discarding all five maximizes expected payout.

Holding the suited A-K gives two cards to a royal flush plus flush and high-pair potential, which has higher exact expected value than holding the three unsuited high cards Q-K-A.

Holding the pair of jacks guarantees jacks-or-better and gives the best chance to improve to two pair, trips, or better. The 8, 9, and 3 offer no superior flush or straight draw.

No pair or high card and only a four-card inside straight draw, which pays only on a 7 and is worth less than drawing five new cards from a deck depleted of low cards.

Hold the two unsuited high cards A and Q, which outranks the suited Q-T draw in 9/6 Jacks or Better and gives the best chance for a paying high pair, straight, trips, or better.

Hold the paying pair of Jacks and draw three cards to improve to two pair, trips, full house or quads; the unsuited Q-K kickers reduce that improvement chance.

Hold the low pair of 6s, which has higher expected value than any straight or flush draw here. Discard the three unrelated cards to try for trips, two pair, or better.

Hold the low pair of 5s, which outranks holding unsuited Ace-King in 9/6 Jacks or Better and gives the best chance to improve to trips, two pair, or better.

Hold the low pair of tens, which outranks holding a single ace in 9/6 Jacks or Better and gives the best chance to improve to two pair, trips, or better.

Holding the suited Ace-Jack of hearts gives draws to a royal, flush, straight and high pairs, with higher expected value than holding the three hearts including the low 2, which blocks the royal.

Hold the low pair of 8s, which has higher expected value than a three-card flush draw or holding the lone ace.

Holding the lone queen has higher expected value than drawing to three clubs, which offers only a low flush chance with no straight potential and pays only if the queen pairs.

Hold the low pair of 8s, which outranks a single Jack and any 3-card draws here, giving the best chance to improve to two pair, trips, or better.

Hold the low pair of tens, which outranks holding the unsuited high cards K-J or any straight/flush draw in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

No high card Jack or better, paying pair, or viable four-card straight or flush draw; discarding all five maximizes expected payout.

Four to a flush in diamonds outranks a low pair of 8s in 9/6 Jacks or Better, with nine flush outs plus an ace-pair out giving higher expected value than drawing three to the pair.

Hold the low pair of 2s, which has higher expected value than holding the lone king or any weak draw, and draw three cards to improve to trips or better.

Holding 8-9-T-J gives an open-ended straight draw with eight outs to a straight plus three Jacks to pair, which has higher expected value than the two-card royal or three-card flush draws.

Hold the two unsuited high cards Ace and King, which gives the best chance to make a paying pair, two pair, trips, or the Broadway straight. No suited royal, flush, or four-card straight draw is available to outrank it.

Hold four hearts for the flush draw, which also retains Jack and Queen for a paying pair; this outranks holding only the two high hearts.

Four clubs including the Jack is a 4-to-a-flush draw, which outranks holding unsuited Ace-Jack in 9/6 Jacks or Better and has the highest expected payout.

Hold the low pair of 6s, which outranks a 3-card straight draw or a single Jack in 9/6 Jacks or Better and gives the best chance to improve to trips, two pair, or better.

Holding the unsuited Ace and Jack gives the best expected payout, with chances to make a paying pair, two pair, trips, or a Broadway straight, beating holding either high card alone or a low straight draw.

Hold the three 8s and draw two cards for a chance at four of a kind or a full house, which beats keeping the ace kicker.

No pair, flush or straight draw; holding the lone Ace gives the best chance at a high pair, two pair, trips, straight or flush, beating the weak three-card 6-7-8 straight draw.

Hold both pairs, sixes and tens, and discard the 3 to draw one card for a full house while keeping the guaranteed two-pair payout.

Hold the low pair of tens, which has higher expected value than any flush or straight draw with only three hearts.

Hold the pair of tens; a low pair has higher expected value than any three-card straight draw here.

Hold the low pair of 4s; a pair outranks holding the unsuited/suited high cards or three to a flush in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Hold the pair of queens, a paying high pair, and draw three cards to improve to two pair, trips, full house, or quads.

Hold the low pair of sixes, which has higher expected value than the three-card flush draw or the lone ace.

Hold the pair of Jacks, a guaranteed Jacks-or-Better payout with chances to improve to two pair, trips, full house or quads. Discarding the Queen kicker and low cards maximizes expected value over a two-card royal draw.

Holding the low pair of 5s has higher expected value than drawing to the two suited royal cards Qc-Kc, with chances to improve to trips, two pair, full house, or quads.

Four to a flush outranks a low pair in 9/6 Jacks or Better, with higher expected value from the 9 diamond outs plus possible high pairs.

Only the king is a paying high card; holding it alone beats low straight draws like 2-4-5, which have much lower expected value.