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Keeping the pair of fives offers the best expected return, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

The jack is the strongest hold. Keeping the scattered straight or flush cards would give up better chances to make a paying hand.

Hold the ace and queen as two unsuited high cards. The three clubs offer a flush draw, but include only one high card and are less valuable here.

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

Keep the pair of kings, which already pays and offers strong chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

The queen is the strongest draw here. The low suited cards offer less expected value than drawing four cards toward a paying pair or better.

Hold the ace and queen. Two unsuited high cards offer better expected value than drawing to the three-card heart flush.

Keep the three clubs for a flush draw; the other cards do not offer a stronger draw.

The queen is the only high card. The low-card flush and straight draws are too weak to justify keeping them instead.

The two eights are a low pair, which has better expected value than keeping the unmatched king and queen. Hold both eights and draw three cards.

Keep the three clubs, which offer flush and straight-flush draws. The other cards do not improve a stronger draw.

The lone king offers better expected value than drawing to the incomplete low straight.

Keep the ace and draw four cards. The other cards do not form a strong straight or flush draw.

Keep the two pair (fours and threes) and draw one card for a chance to make a full house.

Keep the pair of kings and draw three cards for chances at three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the two high cards, J and Q, for chances at a paying pair or better; the other cards offer no stronger draw.

The three diamonds offer a flush draw while retaining the king for a possible high pair. The other cards do not form a strong straight draw.

Keep the suited queen and ten for a royal-flush draw and other paying possibilities. The other three cards add little value.

Keep the pair of aces 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 kings 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 suited king and ace. Their flush and royal-flush potential makes them stronger than keeping all three high cards.

Hold the unsuited queen and king for chances at a paying high pair, two pair, or better hand.

Keep the pair of fours and draw three cards; the other cards offer no stronger draw.

Keep the king and queen. Two unsuited high cards offer better expected value than the three-heart draw or the three-card straight draw.

Holding 9♦, J♣, 8♠, and 10♣ gives an open-ended straight draw. A 7 or queen completes the straight, and another jack makes a paying pair.

Keep the suited ace and king for a royal-flush draw. Discarding the five of hearts gives a slightly higher expected payout than keeping the three-card flush.

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

Keeping the ten, jack, king, and ace gives a four-card straight draw; any queen completes the straight, and the three high cards can also make a paying pair.

Keep the ace and queen as two high cards, giving the draw more chances to make a paying pair than holding either card alone.

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

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

Keep the king and jack. Drawing three cards gives the best chance to make a paying pair or a stronger hand.

Keep the suited ten and king for a royal-flush draw. The two of diamonds weakens the three-card flush option, and the jack does not complete a strong straight draw.

Hold the ace as the only high card. The three diamonds are too disconnected to offer a strong straight-flush draw.

Keep the suited ace and jack for a royal-flush draw, with chances to make a flush or a paying high pair.

There is no paying hand or strong draw to keep. Drawing five new cards offers the best expected return.

Hold the suited ace and jack for a royal-flush chance and other strong draws. The third heart does not add enough value to justify giving up a draw card.

Keep the pair of eights and draw three cards. Its chances to improve to two pair, trips, a full house, or four of a kind outweigh keeping the unsuited ace and king.

Keeping the pair of sixes gives a better expected payout than drawing toward a straight with 4-5-6.

Keep the pair of tens and draw three cards to improve to a paying hand.