Video Poker table

No pair, no high cards, no flush or straight draw worth keeping (7c-Tc is only a two-gap two-card draw); drawing five fresh cards has the highest expected value.

No pairs, flush, or straight draws; the lone king is the best hold per 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, beating unsuited K-T or discarding all five.

Hmm wait — actually hold only the two suited high cards Ad and Qd; the 7d flush draw and unsuited J are weaker. Correcting: hold Qd Ad.

Two pair (2s and 8s) is dealt; holding both pairs and drawing one card for the full house is the standard optimal play in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

No pair or flush/straight draw worth keeping; two unsuited high cards (A, J) give slightly higher expected value than a single high card in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Three low diamonds (4-6-9) with no straight-flush potential has EV around 0.34, below holding the lone Queen (~0.47) and even below drawing five; the single high card is the best play.

Jh+As unsuited has the highest EV (~0.474) versus A-T suited (~0.437) or the 9-T-A three-flush (~0.46), so hold the two high cards and draw three.

Hold the suited K-A (two-card royal draw), which beats holding a single high card or drawing five in 9/6 Jacks or Better; no pairs, flush, or straight draws compete.

No pair, no flush or straight draw worth keeping; holding the lone queen (EV ~0.47) beats drawing five fresh cards (~0.36).

No pair or four-card draws; three to a flush with an ace (~0.41) trails the single ace (~0.47), so hold the Ace alone and draw four.

No pair, flush draw or four-card straight; the lone king has the highest expected value (~0.48 per credit) versus the 8-9-T three-card straight or K-9 suited.

Low pair of fives has higher EV (~0.82 bet) than three-card flush draw 4d Kd 5d or the unsuited KQ high cards, so hold the pair and draw three.

A low pair (3s) has higher expected value (~0.82) than holding the lone jack (~0.47) or any other combination; keep the pair and draw three.

Low pair of twos is the best hold (EV ~0.82 per credit); three hearts (2h,7h,Th) is not a strong enough flush draw to beat it.

Low pair of tens beats holding a lone king or the weak 9-T-K combination; the pair's EV (~0.82) is the best of the 32 patterns.

Ah-Kh is two suited high cards (two to a royal), which has higher EV than the 3-card flush draw or a single high card; discard the 4c, 3h, 7c.

Low pair of fours is the best hold; nothing else (no high cards worth keeping, no flush/straight draw of value) beats keeping the pair and drawing three.

Jc Qh with junk: holding two unsuited high cards (JQ) is the standard optimal play in 9/6 Jacks or Better, beating a single high card or drawing five.

Pair of queens (EV ~1.54 per credit) outranks the 3-card royal draw Kh-Th-Ah (EV ~1.3-1.4) in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, so hold the high pair and draw three.

Four to an inside straight with three high cards (T-J-K-A) has EV ~0.53 per credit, beating suited JT, unsuited AKJ, or any two high cards here.

Low pair of eights beats any alternative (lone jack or TJ two-card draw); hold the 8s and draw three.

Hold the pair of jacks (a paying high pair) and draw three; nothing else in the hand competes with its EV.

Suited J-T (two-card royal) has EV ≈0.501 per credit versus ≈0.486 for unsuited K-J, since the royal, straight flush, and flush chances outweigh the extra high-pair equity from the king.

Low pair of sevens is the clear best hold in 9/6 Jacks or Better; no competing straight or flush draws exist here.

Low pair of nines (EV ~0.82) beats the suited AK two-card royal draw (EV ~0.59) in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so keep the pair and draw three.

6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs (any 5 or 10) for a straight paying 4, EV ≈ 0.68 per credit, well above holding the lone queen (~0.47).

Low pair of nines is the best hold; three clubs (9c Tc 2c) is only a weak 3-flush and not worth breaking the pair.

3-4-5-6 is a four-card open-ended straight draw with 8 outs (any 2 or 7), giving EV about 0.68 per credit, which beats holding the lone king (~0.47). Discard the Kd and draw one.

Three clubs (6c 4c Jc) is a 3-flush with no straight-flush potential, worth ~0.31 per credit, while holding the lone Jack is worth ~0.47; discard the rest and draw four to the Jack.

Hold the pair of jacks (a paying high pair) and draw three; no competing straight or flush draw exists.

Low pair of sixes (EV ~0.82) beats any straight-draw or single-ace alternative; A-4-5-6 is a two-gap draw and not worth chasing.

Four-card flush (Kd 8d Jd 4d) with two high cards has EV around 1.28 per credit, well above holding AKJ unsuited or the KJ suited two-card royal. Discard the Ah.

Garbage hand with a lone ace; holding the single high card (As) beats drawing five in 9/6 Jacks or Better, and there is no flush or straight draw worth keeping.

Ac and Qc are two suited high cards (a two-card royal draw), which in 9/6 Jacks or Better has higher expected value than holding a single high card or drawing five.

Pair of kings is a guaranteed payer with strong upside; holding just the high pair is the optimal play.

Pair of tens is a low pair worth ~0.82 per credit, well above holding the lone queen (~0.48) or any straight draw; keep the tens and draw three.

Qc 8h 4s 7h 2c has no pair, no flush or straight draw worth keeping; holding the lone queen (high card) beats drawing five in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

3s 2d 8h 7d 6c has no pair, no flush draw, and no high cards; the 6-7-8 three-card straight returns only about 0.27 per credit versus roughly 0.36 for drawing five fresh cards, so discard everything.

Pair of queens (a paying high pair) is the clear best hold; three clubs (Qc 9c 3c) is a weak flush draw with far lower EV than keeping the made jacks-or-better pair.

Low pair of fives beats holding AQ suited-ish two high cards (A and Q are both spades but only a 2-card royal draw); low pair EV ~0.82 vs ~0.5 for high cards.