Video Poker table

Keep the pair of sixes and draw three cards. Its expected payout exceeds chasing the three-card diamond straight flush.

Hold the ace and queen, the two unsuited high cards. Drawing three cards offers the best expected payout through high pairs and stronger hands.

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

Hold the queen and king, the two lowest unsuited high cards. Drawing three cards offers better expected value than keeping all three high cards or the ace alone.

Keep the three fives and draw two cards. This guarantees three of a kind while maximizing the chances of improving to a full house or four of a kind.

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

Hold the pair of twos and draw three cards. The low pair has higher expected value than keeping the lone king or any other available combination.

Hold the suited ace and king for a two-card royal-flush draw, while retaining chances to make high pairs and other paying hands. This has higher expected value than keeping either high card alone or all three diamonds.

Hold the pair of kings for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to seek two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind. This maximizes expected payout.

Keep the pair of twos and draw three cards. The low pair has higher expected value than keeping the queen or pursuing the weak heart draw.

Hold the pair of queens for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to seek two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the pair of nines and draw three cards. This maximizes expected payout by pursuing two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold 4♣, 6♣, and 7♣ for a three-card straight-flush draw. Its combined straight-flush, flush, and straight potential gives higher expected value than keeping the lone ace.

Hold the jack and queen as two high cards. Their combined chances of paying pairs and stronger hands give a higher expected return than keeping the suited ten and queen.

Keep the four spades and discard the ace. The four-card flush draw has the highest expected payout, with nine flush-completing cards and three additional queens that make a paying pair.

Hold both pairs and discard the five. This guarantees at least two pair and gives four outs to a full house, maximizing expected payout.

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

Hold the ace and king, the two unsuited high cards. Drawing three offers the best expected payout through high pairs and stronger hands.

Hold the jack as the only high card and draw four. There is no stronger straight or flush draw, so this maximizes expected payout.

Keep the unsuited ace and queen for the best expected payout from high pairs and stronger hands. This is better than drawing one card to the ace-low inside straight.

Hold the ace and draw four cards. Its high-pair potential gives a higher expected payout than keeping the three hearts or the suited 7–8.

Hold the pair of twos and draw three cards. This has higher expected value than keeping the unpaired high cards, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold all three kings 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 ace and queen. Keeping both high cards has slightly higher expected value than keeping the queen alone, while the suited ace-ten draw is weaker.

Hold 4-5-6-7 for an open-ended straight draw. Any 3 or 8 completes the straight, giving eight winning draws and the highest expected payout.

Keep 8-9-10-J for an open-ended straight draw, with eight cards completing a straight. Pairing the jack also pays, making this stronger than the three-heart straight-flush draw.

Hold the king and queen, the two unsuited high cards. Drawing three offers the best expected payout through high pairs and possible stronger hands.

Hold the king and draw four cards. A lone high card has higher expected value than the disconnected three-card flush or the three-card straight draw.

Hold the three aces and draw two cards, preserving three of a kind while giving the best chance to improve to a full house or four of a kind.

Hold 8♣, 9♣, and 10♣ for a three-card straight flush draw. Its straight, flush, and straight-flush possibilities give it higher expected value than holding the lone king.

Hold the ace as the only high card and draw four. This has higher expected value than chasing the inside straight or the three-card flush.

Hold the ace and king as two unsuited high cards, drawing three cards. This offers the best expected payout through high pairs and stronger improvements.

Hold the pair of queens for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to pursue two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind. This has higher expected value than holding the suited jack and queen.

Keep the pair of jacks for a guaranteed payout and chances to improve. Its expected return is higher than drawing one card to the four-card flush.

Hold the pair of twos and draw three cards. The low pair has higher expected value than keeping the unsuited king and queen, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold 7-8-9-T for an open-ended straight draw. Any six or jack completes the straight, giving eight winning cards among the 47 remaining.

Hold the suited ten and king for a two-card royal draw. Their royal, flush, and straight potential gives higher expected value than keeping the king alone.

Hold the jack as the only high card and draw four. There is no stronger pair, straight, or flush draw to keep.

Hold the pair of kings for a guaranteed paying hand and draw three cards to maximize the chance of improving to two pair, three of a kind, a full house, or four of a kind.

Hold the four clubs and discard the 8 of spades. Nine of the 47 remaining cards complete a flush, giving this hold the highest expected payout.