Video Poker table

Keep both pairs and discard the nine. This guarantees at least two pair and gives four outs to a full house, maximizing expected payout.

Hold the pair of nines and draw three. The low pair has higher expected value than keeping either high card, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the jack and king as two unsuited high cards, maximizing expected payout through high pairs and stronger hands.

Hold the pair of tens and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout through chances to make two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of eights and draw three cards. The low pair offers the highest expected payout through chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the ace and draw four cards. Keeping the lone high card has higher expected value than chasing the unsuited three-card straight.

Discard all five cards. There is no paying pair or worthwhile straight or straight-flush draw, and keeping three hearts has lower expected value than drawing five new cards.

Hold the pair of fours and draw three cards. The low pair offers the best expected payout through chances of two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the ace and draw four cards. With no pair or strong straight or flush draw, keeping the lone high card gives the best expected payout.

Hold the queen as the only high card and draw four. There is no strong straight or flush draw worth keeping instead.

Hold 7-8-9-10 for an open-ended straight draw. Any six or jack completes the straight, giving eight winning draws out of 47.

Hold the ace and draw four cards. With no pair or strong straight or flush draw, keeping the lone high card gives the highest expected payout.

Hold the pair of tens and draw three cards. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, or better give it higher expected value than the suited ten-jack.

Keep the pair of twos and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout by pursuing three of a kind, two pair, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the jack and draw four cards. A lone high card has higher expected value than the inside-straight draw with no high cards.

Hold the pair of threes and draw three cards. The low pair has higher expected value than keeping the ace or pursuing a straight.

Hold the pair of jacks for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to maximize the chance of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the three fives and draw two cards for chances at four of a kind or a full house, while guaranteeing at least three of a kind. This maximizes expected payout.

Hold the ace and draw four cards. A single high card has better expected value than keeping this three-card flush draw or the disconnected low cards.

Keep the pair of sevens and draw three cards. Its expected payout exceeds chasing the three-card straight flush.

Hold the four diamonds and discard the king. The nine remaining diamonds complete a flush, making this the highest-expected-value draw.

Hold the suited ten and jack for royal-flush, straight-flush, flush, and straight possibilities. This offers better expected value than keeping only the jack or any other available hold.

Hold the pair of sixes and draw three cards. The low pair has the highest expected payout, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the king for the best expected return. The three spades form only a two-gap straight-flush draw, which is worth less than keeping the single high card.

Hold the suited king and jack for the best expected payout, preserving royal-flush potential and chances to make a paying high pair. The three-card flush draw is weaker.

Hold the pair of sixes and draw three cards. The low pair has the highest expected payout, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the king and draw four cards. Keeping the lone high card has higher expected value than keeping the three hearts or discarding everything.

Keep the suited king and jack for the best expected return, preserving royal-flush potential and chances to make a high pair or stronger hand.

Hold the pair of threes and draw three cards. The low pair offers the highest expected payout through chances to make two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of aces and draw three cards. This guarantees a paying pair while maximizing expected payout through chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold 9♣, J♣, and Q♣ for the three-card straight-flush draw. Its combined straight, flush, and high-pair potential gives the best expected payout.

Hold the ace and king as two unsuited high cards. Drawing three cards gives the best expected payout, with chances to make a paying pair or stronger hand.

Hold the jack and queen, the two lowest unsuited high cards. Drawing three gives better expected value than retaining the ace as well.

Hold the suited king and queen for the highest expected payout, preserving royal-flush potential and chances to draw a paying high pair.

Hold the pair of eights and draw three cards. The low pair has the highest expected payout, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of eights and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout through chances to make two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the queen and jack, the two unsuited high cards. Their combined chances of making a paying pair or better give higher expected value than keeping the suited ten and queen.

Keep the pair of fours and draw three cards. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, or better give it higher expected value than holding the suited jack and king.

Hold the four hearts and draw for a flush. The 9 remaining hearts give an expected payout of 270/47 credits, higher than keeping the low pair or the three-card straight flush draw.

Hold the pair of sixes and draw three cards. The low pair has the highest expected payout, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.