Video Poker table

Hold the three nines and draw two cards. This guarantees three of a kind while maximizing opportunities to improve to four of a kind or a full house.

Hold the ace for the best expected payout, drawing four cards toward a paying pair or stronger hand. Keeping the three spades offers less value than holding the ace alone.

Hold the ace and draw four cards. Its chances of forming a paying high pair or stronger hand give better expected value than either available inside-straight draw.

Hold the jack and draw four cards. Keeping the lone high card has higher expected value than chasing the four-card inside straight.

Hold the three sixes and draw two cards. This guarantees three of a kind while maximizing opportunities to improve to a full house or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of kings for a guaranteed paying hand. Drawing three cards maximizes expected payout, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold only the queen, the sole high card. Drawing four cards offers the best expected payout; the suited 9–Q is not worth retaining.

Hold the pair of nines and draw three. Its expected payout exceeds the three-card club straight-flush draw, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the unsuited queen and jack, the best two high cards to retain here. Drawing three cards gives higher expected payout than keeping all three high cards.

Keep 7♥, 9♥, and J♥ for the three-card straight-flush draw. Its flush, straight, and pair possibilities give it higher expected value than keeping the unsuited ace and jack.

Hold 5-6-7-8 for an open-ended straight draw. Any 4 or 9 completes the straight, giving eight winning draws out of 47 and the highest expected payout.

Hold the pair of nines and draw three. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind give it higher expected value than the other holds.

Hold the four hearts and draw one card. Nine hearts complete a flush and three jacks make a paying pair, giving higher expected value than keeping the pair of sixes.

Hold the pair of sixes and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout by retaining chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the suited king and jack for the best expected payout, retaining royal-flush and flush potential along with chances to make a paying pair or better.

Hold the pair of sixes and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout by giving chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the jack for the best expected payout. Keeping the three clubs offers a weak, two-gap straight-flush draw and is less valuable than drawing four cards to a high card.

Hold the queen and king, the two high cards, and draw three. This maximizes expected payout through high-pair opportunities and possible stronger hands.

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

Hold the four hearts and discard the 3♦. Nine remaining hearts complete a flush, and three remaining aces make a paying pair, giving this hold the highest expected payout.

Hold all four hearts and draw one card. Nine remaining hearts complete a flush, and six kings or queens give a paying pair, making this the highest-EV hold.

Hold the suited ten and jack for the best expected payout, combining royal-flush, straight, and flush potential with chances to pair the jack.

Hold the jack and queen: these two high cards offer the best expected payout through high pairs and potential straights, two pair, or stronger hands.

Hold the queen as the only high card and draw four. Its expected payout exceeds chasing the four-card inside straight with no high cards.

Hold the pair of aces for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to improve. This has higher expected value than pursuing the suited alternatives.

Hold the ace and jack to retain both paying-pair opportunities. Drawing three cards has higher expected value than chasing the inside wheel straight.

Hold the pair of threes and draw three cards. Its chances of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind give it higher expected value than keeping the lone jack.

Hold Ah, Th, and Jh for three cards to a royal flush. This has the highest expected payout, with royal, flush, straight, and high-pair possibilities.

Hold all three jacks and discard the unrelated cards. This guarantees three of a kind while maximizing the chances of improving to 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 the three-card club flush draw or the available straight possibilities.

Hold the king as the only high card and draw four. There is no stronger pair or suited/straight draw, so keeping the king offers the highest expected payout.

Hold only the king, the sole high card. With no strong straight or flush draw, drawing four cards offers the highest expected payout.

Hold the pair of sevens and draw three. This has the highest expected payout, with opportunities to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Discard all five: there is no paying pair or worthwhile straight draw, and keeping three low spades has lower expected value than drawing a fresh hand.

Hold both pairs and discard the 8. This guarantees two pair and gives a 4-in-47 chance of improving to a full house, maximizing expected payout.

Hold the suited king and queen for the highest expected payout, preserving royal-flush and flush possibilities alongside high-pair draws. This is stronger than keeping the four-card inside-straight draw.

Hold the jack as the only high card and draw four. This has higher expected value than keeping the low-card inside-straight draw.

Hold the pair of jacks for a guaranteed paying hand. Drawing three cards maximizes expected payout through chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of kings for a guaranteed paying hand. Drawing three cards maximizes expected payout through chances of two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the suited jack and king for the highest expected payout. They preserve chances for high pairs and stronger hands, including a flush or royal flush.