Video Poker table

Low pair of fours does not pay, but holding both fours is the highest-EV draw; the queen, ten, and five do not form a paying hand or a better draw.

Only the king is a paying high card; the rest are unconnected low cards with no flush or straight draw, so discard four and keep the king.

Hold the suited ace-jack; it is the only profitable draw, beating either high card alone or any low-card combination.

Pair of tens is the only made value; hold both tens and draw three cards for trips, two pair, full house, or quads.

Pair of nines is the only made value; low pairs are held alone in Jacks or Better, discarding the king and the other two cards to draw three.

A low pair outranks any unpaired kickers in Jacks or Better. Holding only the fours and drawing three cards maximizes expected payout versus keeping the ace, queen, or both.

Low pair of threes is the only paying seed; holding it alone maximizes trips, full house, and quads. A queen kicker cuts draw outs and lowers EV.

Keep the open-ended 8-9-T-J straight and discard the 4. Eight straight outs plus three jack outs return about 0.745 per credit, better than holding the jack alone or any shorter draw.

Hold the dealt pair of kings and draw three cards; a high pair is the best made hand and no kicker or draw improves expected value.

Hold the pair of queens and discard the ace and low cards. Drawing three cards maximizes expected value toward three of a kind, full house, and four of a kind.

Two pair is already a paying hand; discarding the king keeps both pairs and draws one card for a 4-in-47 full-house upgrade, which beats standing pat.

Only the king is a paying high card; the other four cards are low and unconnected, so discard them and draw four.

Hold the pair of nines and discard the rest. A low pair outranks the three-diamond and queen kickers in Jacks or Better.

Holding 3-4-5-6 gives an 8-out straight draw worth about 0.681 per credit, which beats a lone jack (about 0.46) and every other subset.

Low pair of threes with no four-card flush or straight draw. Holding only the pair maximizes expected value toward trips, two pair, full house, and quads.

Hold the pair of queens, which already pays jacks or better, and draw three cards for the best chance to improve to three of a kind or better.

Hold the pair of fours and discard the three kickers; a made low pair is the best starting hand here.

Two pair (aces and deuces). Discard the king kicker: 4 of 47 draws make a full house, so expected return is about 13 credits versus 10 for standing pat.

Pair of tens is the only paying draw; discard the three kickers rather than holding any of them.