Video Poker table

Low pair of sixes: holding the pair gives strong chances at trips, quads, or full house, clearly better than chasing the open-ended 5-6-8 with ace or other partial draws.

Holding the pair of threes has EV ~0.82 per credit (chances at trips, full house, quads, two pair), which beats the 4-card inside straight draw 3-5-6-7 (~0.68) and all other partial holds.

Holding A and J gives two high-card draws (~0.49 EV), beating the low three-card flush draw; discarding 2d, 3d, 7h maximizes expected payout.

Three high cards with two suited (Kh,Jh) give the best EV: many high-pair, straight, and flush/royal draw outs. Holding just KJ suited is slightly weaker.

Holding the three hearts (T-9-7) gives three to a flush plus inside straight-flush draws, which has higher EV than holding only the bare king.

Two pair is already made; holding all five guarantees 10 credits and can improve to a full house or four of a kind.

Holding the pair of aces keeps the guaranteed paying pair plus full house/quad draws; discarding the 2 and 3 adds little. Chat off.

Th and Jd are two high cards; drawing three to two suited-ish high cards beats holding the lone Jd, with straight, pair, and flush possibilities.

Two suited high cards (Ah Jh) give straight/flush/royal chances and jacks-or-better outs, the best EV hold here.

Holding the pair of tens (a low pair) has the highest expected value here (~0.82 per credit), giving shots at trips, a full house, or quads; the lone queen and scattered low cards offer far less.

The pair of threes is a low pair, which has EV around 0.82 per credit and outranks holding the lone ace (~0.57); discarding the ace, 9, and 5 maximizes expected payout.

Holding Q-K suited beats holding three low diamonds; two high cards give good pair/straight/royal chances.

Pair of 4s is a paying pair; holding 5-4-4 keeps trips/two-pair/full-house draws, while holding KQ only adds a low-value high-card draw.

Keeping the made pair of tens (a paying-pair candidate plus trips/full-house/quads chances) has the highest expected value; adding the jack only dilutes the draw.

Low pair of 9s has higher expected value than chasing an ace-king high-card draw, so keep the pair and draw three.

Holding K-A-Q: three to the royal with two high cards is worth more than holding just two, and none of the low cards help.

No pairs, flush draws, or straight draws; the lone ace is the best hold for jack-or-better value.

Two suited-adjacent high cards (Ks Js) give strong high-pair, straight and royal-flush possibilities; discarding 4-7-8 is standard optimal play.

Holding the pair of 4s maximizes EV: drawing three to a pair yields trips/two-pair/full-house/quads chances, far better than chasing the 9c-8c or a lone queen.

Holding the pair of queens maximizes expected value; drawing three to a high pair beats any other option here.

Three to a flush (J-8-7 hearts) has higher expected value than holding only the jack; drawing three gives chances at a flush, straight flush, or high pair.

Discarding the 8c keeps the four-card inside straight draw A-2-4-5 (any 3 completes a paying straight) plus ace-pair chances, which has the highest exact EV among the 32 holds.

Dealt two pair (6s and 7s); holding all five locks in 10 credits, but discarding the 3d kicker draws one card with 4 outs to a full house (45 credits), EV ≈ 12.98 vs 10.

The pair of 7s is the strongest hold: it draws to trips, full house, or quads with EV ~0.82 per credit, well above holding A+Q (~0.49) or any four-card combination (A-6-7 offers no straight draw).