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No pair, high card, or four-card straight or flush draw, so discard all five for the best redraw.

No pair, straight, or flush draw. Holding the lone king is the highest-EV pattern; the low cards do not justify a multi-card hold.

Holding both pairs and discarding the 9s gives about 12.98 expected payout, better than standing on two pair for 10.

Hold the unsuited ace and jack; the low cards do not form a paying pair or a worthwhile straight or flush draw.

Queen is the only high card; its draw EV beats the three low diamonds to a flush (no straight-flush chance) and every other partial.

Hold the unsuited ace and king; they are the only jacks-or-better cards and give the best draw EV.

No pair, straight, or flush draw. Holding the queen alone is the highest-EV pattern; the low cards do not justify a multi-card hold.

Only one high card and no paying hand or worthwhile draw, so keep the king and discard the rest.

Low pair of fives is the highest-EV hold; kickers and the offsuit KQ draw return less than keeping the pair and drawing three.

Low pair of threes is the only paying structure; holding just the pair maximizes three-of-a-kind, full house, and two-pair draws.

Low pair of deuces is the only paying seed; kickers do not improve expected value, so discard the other three and draw for trips, two pair, full house, or quads.

Hold the pair of tens and draw three cards; a low pair outranks any high-card or scattered draw here.

Hold the suited ace-king; a low third heart is not worth a three-flush draw in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Pair of fours is the only paying seed; low pairs are held and the three kickers discarded.

Hold the unsuited jack and queen; they are the only cards that pay as a pair, and drawing three is better than keeping one high card or discarding all.

High pair of queens outranks the three-to-a-royal hearts draw in 9/6 Jacks or Better; hold only the queens.

Low pair of eights is the only made hand; no flush or straight draw is strong enough to break it, so hold both eights and draw three.

Hold the pair of jacks and discard the three low kickers; a made jacks-or-better is the highest-EV keep.

Hold the pair of sevens and discard the three unmatched low cards; a low pair is the only paying draw and outranks any weak straight or flush chance.

Hold the open-ended 6-7-8-9 straight draw; its eight outs beat keeping the lone queen.

Hold the low pair of nines and discard the rest; that is the highest-EV pattern, since no four-card straight or flush draw is present.

Open-ended 3-4-5-6 straight draw returns about 0.68 per credit, beating a lone king.

No pair, straight, or four-flush. The lone jack is the only paying starter, so discard the rest.

Hold the made pair of jacks and discard the three low kickers; no straight or flush draw is worth breaking the paying pair.

Hold only the low pair of sixes. It outranks the unpaired ace and the weak 4-5-6 straight fragments.

Four diamonds to a flush is the highest-EV hold; the offsuit ace does not improve it, so discard the ace and draw one.

Only the ace is worth keeping: no pair, no four-card straight or flush, and the low cards do not form a draw that beats drawing to the ace.

Hold the pair of kings; it already pays and is the highest-EV keep versus any three-card draw.

Hold the low pair of tens and discard the rest; in 9/6 Jacks or Better a low pair outranks a lone queen or any kicker hold.

Lone queen is the only paying starter; 7-8 suited returns less than holding the high card and redrawing four.

No pair, high cards, or 4-card draw. A 6-7-8 three-card straight returns less than redrawing all five, so discard everything.

Hold the pair of queens, which already pays jacks or better, and discard the king, nine, and three.

Low pair of fives is the best hold; discard the ace, nine, and queen rather than keeping kickers or breaking the pair for high cards.