Video Poker table

There is no paying pair, flush draw, or meaningful straight draw, so drawing five new cards has the highest expected value.

Keep the lone king as a high-card draw; the other cards make no useful pair, straight, or flush draw.

Keep the three distinct high cards: this gives multiple chances to make a paying high pair and can also complete a straight. The two suited diamonds are less valuable than holding all three high cards.

Keep both pairs; drawing one card preserves two pair unless it matches one of the pairs to make a full house.

Keep the two unsuited high cards, ace and jack, for the best chance to make a paying high pair or better.

Keep the queen as a high card; the other cards form neither a pair nor a strong draw, and drawing four cards to the queen has better expected value than keeping the low three-card flush draw.

Keeping the three spades gives a strong two-card flush draw while retaining three ranks that can pair. This has better expected value than keeping only the suited high cards.

Keep the two high cards, K♦ and A♦, to give both a chance to pair for a paying Jacks-or-Better hand.

Keep the queen to draw toward a paying high pair; the low, unsuited cards offer weaker prospects.

Keep the three hearts: drawing two more hearts can make a flush, and the held ace also gives a chance to make a paying high pair.

Keep the king as a high card with a chance to make a paying pair; the other cards do not form a sufficiently promising draw.

Keep the pair of fives; drawing three cards to improve or retain the pair has higher expected value than pursuing the weaker alternatives.

Keep the pair of threes; drawing three cards gives the strongest expected return by pursuing trips, two pair, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep the pair of twos; a low pair has higher expected value than drawing toward the three-heart flush.

Hold the pair of tens to draw three cards; improving it to trips or better offers more value than keeping the king kicker.

Keep the three hearts for a flush draw; the ace and king also retain high-pair and premium-hand potential.

Keep the pair of fours; drawing three cards gives the best expected value, with chances to improve to two pair, trips, a full house, or four of a kind.

Keep both unsuited high cards, J and Q, to draw toward a paying high pair or stronger hand.

Hold the pair of queens; a high pair has better expected value than the incomplete straight draw.

Keep the four-card inside straight draw: a queen completes the straight, while a king, jack, or ace also gives a paying high pair.

Hold the pair of eights; drawing three cards to a made pair has better expected value than keeping the unpaired ten and jack.

Hold the pair of jacks; the other cards do not form a useful draw, and keeping the paying pair has the highest expected value.

Keep the connected T-J-K; drawing two cards gives useful straight completions as well as chances to pair the held ranks.

Keep the pair of sevens; drawing three cards gives the best chance to improve to three of a kind, two pair, or better.

Keep the pair of nines: it offers the strongest draw through trips, two pair, and full houses, outweighing the suited ace-king draw.

Hold the four-card open-ended straight draw (6-7-8-9), which has strong straight-making potential; discard the lone queen.

Keep the pair of nines; drawing three cards has the strongest expected value compared with pursuing the weaker alternatives.

Keep the four consecutive ranks 3–6 for an open-ended straight draw; the king does not improve this draw.

Keep the jack as a high card; with no stronger made hand or premium draw, it offers better expected value than the three-card club flush draw.

Hold the high pair of jacks; drawing three cards has the strongest expected value.

Hold the pair of sixes; drawing three cards gives much better chances of improving to trips or two pair than pursuing the low straight draw.

Hold the four diamonds for a strong flush draw; this has higher expected value than keeping the unpaired high cards.

Hold the ace as the only high card; discarding the low, unconnected cards preserves a chance to make a paying pair of aces.

Hold the suited ace and queen: they preserve two high-card pair chances and a draw toward a flush or royal flush.

Keep the high pair of kings for strong three-of-a-kind and full-house potential; the unpaired cards do not form a stronger draw.

Keep the pair of tens: drawing three cards gives chances to improve to three or four of a kind or two pair, while the other cards do not form a stronger draw.

Hold the queen as a high card to draw toward a paying pair of jacks or better; the other cards have no strong draw together.

The hand has no paying pair, flush draw, or four-card straight draw, so drawing five fresh cards offers the best expected value.

Keep the pair of queens; drawing three cards gives the strongest expected return, while the remaining cards do not form a compelling draw.

Keep the pair of fives to draw toward three or four of a kind; the unpaired ace and queen do not outweigh that draw.