Video Poker table

Low pair of 3s is the only made hand value; hold the pair and draw three new cards for chances at trips, two pair, or full house.

No made hand or draw; keep the lone jack as the only card with showdown value and draw four new cards.

No pair or draw; keep the lone king as the only high-card value and discard the rest for a fresh shot at jacks-or-better or better.

Pair of 5s is low, best EV is to hold the pair and draw three new cards for a shot at trips/full house/quads.

T-J-Q-K is an open-ended four-card straight draw (any 9 or Ace completes it), clearly better EV than holding the lone 6h or breaking up the sequence.

Low pair of 4s is the best holding; keep both 4s and draw three new cards for a chance at trips or better.

Only made hand is a low pair of tens; standard strategy holds the pair and draws three new cards for the best expected value.

No pair or 4-card draw present; only the jack qualifies as a high card worth keeping, so discard the rest and draw four new cards.

Pair of queens is a made paying hand; hold both queens and draw three new cards for chances at trips, full house, or four of a kind.

Pair of aces already pays; discard the other three to draw toward trips, full house, or a second pair while keeping the guaranteed win.

Low pair of sixes beats a weak three-card flush draw in EV; hold the pair and draw three new cards.

Four cards to a flush (3c,7c,9c,Jc) is a strong draw; discard the Ts and draw one card for the flush.

Pair of aces is a made paying hand; hold the pair and draw three new cards for chances at trips, full house, or four of a kind.

No pair, no made straight/flush draw of value; best EV is to discard all five and redraw fresh.

No made hand or draw; hold the lone high card Ace and draw four new cards for best EV.

Pair of 8s is low pair, best to hold just the pair and draw three new cards for chances at trips/quads/full house.

No pair or made hand; the three low diamonds lack straight-flush potential, so the single high card (Qh) is the strongest hold, keeping it and drawing four fresh cards.

Pair of 9s is a low pair; standard optimal strategy holds it over two unsuited high cards, discarding 7c, Ks, As to draw three new cards.

Low pair of sixes is the strongest holding here; drawing three new cards keeps a solid shot at trips, two pair, or a full house.

No pair or draw present; holding the two unsuited high cards (Q, A) maximizes chances to form a paying pair or better on the redraw, per optimal Jacks or Better strategy.

Pair of jacks is already a paying hand; no four-card straight or flush draw present, so hold JJ and draw three new cards.

Low pair of tens beats holding a lone ace kicker in expected value; discard the rest and draw three fresh cards.

Pair of Queens is a made paying hand; the three-card club draw isn't strong enough to outweigh the guaranteed high pair, so hold QQ and draw three new cards.

Pair of kings is a made paying hand; hold KK and draw three for shots at trips, full house, or quads, which beats keeping the ace kicker or chasing a weak draw.

Low pair of 8s has the highest EV here; keep both 8s and draw three new cards for a chance at trips, full house, or four of a kind.

No pair or made hand; holding the three-card club flush (K,4,8) offers better EV than keeping just the lone king.

Low pair of 5s has higher EV (~0.82) than a raw 3-card flush draw (~0.35-0.45), so keep the pair and draw three new cards.

Pair of Kings is the only made hand; hold both kings and draw three new cards for best EV toward trips/quads/full house.

No pair or straight potential; the three diamonds (6d, Ad, 3d) give a three-card flush draw, which has higher expected value than keeping the lone Ace or discarding everything.

Low pair of 2s has the highest EV here versus any garbage high-card holds; discard the three unrelated cards and draw three.

Four cards to a flush (Ks-3s-4s-8s) outrank the low pair of 8s in optimal video poker strategy, so discard the off-suit 8d and draw for the flush.

No pair, no 4-card flush or straight draw; holding the lone Ace as a single high card outperforms a mere 3-card flush draw in expected value.

Two pair (66/33) is already made; discard the Ts kicker and draw one card for a chance at a full house while locking in the two-pair payout.

Pair of 8s is low pair but only viable made hand; hold the pair and draw three new cards for chances at trips, two pair, or full house.

The pair of fives is the strongest retained value; the T-Q-K cards don't form a strong enough straight or flush draw to beat a low pair in this deck.

Three cards to a flush (3s,4s,2s) with straight-flush potential outweighs holding the lone Qh; discard 8c and Qh.

Pair of Kings is the only made hand; hold both kings and draw three new cards for shots at trips, full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of jacks (guaranteed payout) and draw three new cards for a shot at trips, full house, or four of a kind, which is the standard optimal play for a low pair with no other draws.

Only a low pair of 4s; standard strategy is to hold the pair and draw three new cards, ignoring the single ace kicker since it doesn't add enough equity.