Video Poker table

Three to a flush with two high cards (Ad Jd 4d) ranks just above two suited high cards (AJ) in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy. It is the best hold here.

A low pair (fives) beats every alternative here, including the 5-6 suited or 2-5-6 straight fragments. Hold the pair of fives and draw three cards.

There is no pair, flush draw or straight draw here. By standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, the best hold is the two unsuited high cards, King and Jack.

With no pair, no flush draw and no strong straight draw, keeping the unsuited King and Jack is the standard best hold. Two high cards give the most chances at a paying jacks-or-better hand.

A low pair (2s 2d) beats every other option here, including the 5-8-9 straight draw and the two-card 8h 5h flush draw. Hold the pair and draw three.

Standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy ranks an unsuited QJ above a suited QT or three to a flush. So I keep Jh and Qs and draw three.

A low pair (nines) is worth more than the 4-card open straight 7-9-T with a 9, so hold the pair and draw three.

Two pair (4s and 3s) is a guaranteed 2x payout with a full house chance, so hold both pairs and draw one card; that beats the 4-card open straight 2-3-4-4.

There is no pair, no four-card draw, and no qualifying three-card draw here. By standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, holding the unsuited A-Q rates above the diamond flush draw or a suited A-T.

A high pair of jacks (EV about 1.54 per credit) beats every other option here, including drawing to 7-J straight cards, so hold the two jacks and draw three.

There is no pair, no four-card draw and no strong three-card draw here. Keeping the lone jack and drawing four is the standard highest-EV play.

With no pair, flush draw or four-card straight draw, the best play under full-pay Jacks or Better strategy is to keep the two unsuited high cards, King and Ace. The small spades and the gapped low cards are worth less.

With no pair, no four-card draw and no suited high cards, the standard 9/6 Jacks or Better play here is to keep the unsuited ace and queen. That beats holding the three-card club flush draw.

A low pair of tens is the best hold here, with an expected value of about 0.82 per credit. It beats keeping 9-T-T or any draw, since there is no flush draw or open-ended straight draw.

A four-card flush draw (6d Td 3d Qd) has the highest expected value here, about 1.2 per credit. That beats any hold built around the high cards.

There is no pair, draw, or suited high-card combination here. Keeping the unsuited King and Queen is the standard highest-EV hold in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy ranks a suited J-T (two cards to a royal) above holding the lone jack or three to a flush. So I keep Td and Jd and draw three.

Kh and Jh are two suited high cards, which gives a royal flush draw plus high-pair chances. Standard 9/6 strategy ranks this above the three-card spade flush draw (5s 9s 3s).

A low pair (8s) has an EV of about 0.82 per credit. That beats unsuited QJ (about 0.49) and three to a flush, so keep the eights and draw three.

A high pair of kings (EV about 1.54) beats a three-card flush draw or a 3-card straight-flush draw of 9-8-c (well under 1), so hold KK.

The pair of queens is the strongest hold, at about 1.54 per credit. The four-card heart flush draw is worth only about 1.28, and there is no three-card royal draw.

A low pair (3-3) beats holding a lone ace in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so keep the pair and draw three. That gives an expected value of about 0.82 per credit.

A low pair of sevens is the strongest hold here, since there is no four-card straight or flush draw. Keep both sevens and draw three cards.

Two pair (4s and 8s) pays 2x as is. Holding both pairs gives about 2.596 EV, which beats every alternative including a flush draw.

A low pair (2-2), with an expected value of about 0.82 per credit, beats holding the lone King (about 0.46). So I keep the deuces and draw three.

In 9/6 Jacks or Better, a low pair (EV about 0.82 per credit) beats a three-card flush draw with one high card, so I keep the two fives and draw three.

With no pair, no four-card draw and no suited high cards, holding the lone queen is the strongest play. It has a higher expected value than drawing to 7-8-9 or to the suited 7-8.

The deal is already two pair (8s and 4s), and keeping both pairs while drawing one card is the optimal hold. That gives an EV of about 2.6 per credit, with a chance at a full house.

There is no pair or flush draw. Keeping unsuited KQJ is the standard 9/6 Jacks or Better play, beating any two-card high-card hold because it combines three chances at a high pair with straight potential.

With no pair, draw or suited high cards, optimal 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy keeps the two unsuited high cards, A and K. The small cards are discarded.

The best hold here is the unsuited Q-J. There is no pair, flush draw or four-card straight, so two high cards offer the best expected return.

A low pair (the two 5s) has a higher expected value than the three-card straight-flush draw (5c-6c-8c) under 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy. Hold the pair and draw three.

A high pair of jacks is best held alone (EV about 1.54 per credit), which beats any alternative such as keeping the extra high cards or drawing to a straight.

A low pair of nines (EV about 0.82) beats the three-card flush draw and the inside straight draw. The pair is the optimal hold.

A low pair (3s 3h) is worth more than a suited QT draw or holding the queen alone, so I keep the pair of threes and draw three.

The inside straight draw 5-7-8-9 returns about 0.34 per credit. Holding the lone queen returns more, about 0.47, so I keep just the Qs.

There is no pair, and the only draws here are weak. Keeping the lone ace (about 0.45 expected per credit) beats the 6-7-8-10 inside straight draw with no high cards (about 0.34).

There is no pair, no four-card draw, and no two high cards to combine, so a lone ace is the standard play. It is a close call against the three-card heart flush (A-8-9), and I think the ace alone scores slightly better in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, though I haven't computed the exact values.

A low pair (about 0.82 EV) beats keeping suited J-T, a two-card royal draw worth about 0.6. So I hold the pair of 4s and draw three.

The suited Ace-King of clubs is the strongest partial hand here. With no pair, straight draw or flush draw, holding those two cards gives the best expected value under 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy.