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A low pair (4-4) is worth about 0.82 per credit, which beats holding the lone queen or any unsuited high-card or straight draw in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

There are no pairs, useful suited high cards, or strong straight draws here. Keeping the lone King and drawing four is the standard best play.

Holding three kings and drawing two maximizes expected value (about 4.30 per credit), well above keeping the ace kicker or holding all five.

The 3-5-6-7 inside straight draw returns only about 0.34 per credit (4 outs × 4). Holding the lone ace returns roughly 0.47 in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so I keep the ace.

There is no made hand or strong draw here. Keeping the suited Jh-Ah as a two-card royal draw has the highest expected value under 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy.

A low pair of tens is the best hold here, better than any draw with the remaining cards. Keep both tens and discard the 4, 5 and 2.

A high pair (aces) is worth about 1.54 per credit, which beats the three-card royal draw (A-J-T of spades) under 9/6 optimal strategy. So I hold both aces.

Holding the low pair of nines is optimal. Its expected value (about 0.82 per credit) beats keeping the lone king or the three-card diamond flush draw.

A low pair (4s) is worth about 0.82 per credit in 9/6 Jacks or Better. That beats holding the unsuited high cards AQ, so I keep the pair and draw three.

A low pair (3-3) is worth about 0.82 per credit, which beats holding the lone queen or any other partial draw. So I keep the pair of threes and draw three cards.

There is no made hand or three-card royal draw here, and in 9/6 Jacks or Better a low pair (the fives) has higher expected value than the two-card A-Q suited royal draw or holding the high cards. So I keep the fives and draw three.

Four to a flush (3c 9c Jc Ac) is worth about 1.28 per credit. That beats holding just the suited AJ, a two-card royal draw.

There is no made hand or strong draw here, so a suited queen-jack is the best available hold. It keeps royal flush, straight flush and flush chances alive and still pays for a high pair, which beats holding the unsuited ace-queen-jack.

3-4-5-6 is an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs, worth about 0.68 per credit. That beats holding the lone jack, which is worth about 0.47.

Three to a straight flush (2d-4d-5d) has the highest expected value here; there are no high cards or pairs worth keeping.

Holding 8-9-T-J keeps an open-ended straight draw with eight outs (any 7 or Q), plus a chance to pair the jack. That is worth roughly 0.74 per credit, well above holding the jack alone.

A low pair (EV ~0.82) beats holding the three unsuited high cards (about 0.46-0.48 for the best high-card option). There is no flush or straight draw, so keep the 5s.

There are no pairs, straight draws or suited high-card combinations here, and the three-card heart draw has no high cards. Keeping just the jack follows standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy.

There is no made hand, no four-card draw and no strong three-card draw here. Under standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, keeping the lone queen beats holding the three-card flush or the suited T9.

With no pair, straight draw or strong flush draw, keeping the lone ace is the standard 9/6 Jacks or Better play. It has higher expected value than the three-card spade flush draw or keeping A-T of spades.

A high pair (kings) is the best hold in 9/6 Jacks or Better here, well ahead of any other option. Holding just the two kings and drawing three maximizes expected value (about 1.54 per credit).

A low pair (99), worth about 0.82 per credit, beats the suited AQ and the three-card flush in the 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy. So I hold the pair and draw three.

A high pair of queens beats any other hold here (EV about 1.54 per credit). The suited AQ in diamonds is only a two-card royal draw, so keeping the pair and drawing three is optimal.

2-3-4-5 is an open-ended straight draw: an ace or a six completes it, giving 8 outs and an EV of about 0.68 per credit. That beats holding the lone queen, which is worth roughly 0.47.

With three unsuited high cards A-K-Q and no suited high pair, optimal 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy keeps the unsuited K-Q and discards the ace, which gives better straight potential.

Two pair (7s and 9s) is the optimal hold; drawing one card for a full house chance gives EV of about 2.60 per credit, beating any alternative.

Holding the lone King beats the no-high-card inside straight draw (2-3-5-6, EV about 0.34 per credit) and a full redraw. Under 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy it gives the best expected return, roughly 0.46 per credit.

A low pair of nines (EV about 0.82 per credit) beats the three-card diamond flush draw or holding the lone queen in 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy.

Holding 3-4-5-6, an open-ended straight draw (8 outs, EV about 0.68 per credit), beats holding the lone jack (about 0.47).

A low pair (EV about 0.82) beats two unsuited high cards (KJ offsuit, about 0.47) in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so I hold the pair of fives and draw three.

A low pair (sixes) beats holding a lone high card or a Q-T. Keeping the pair of 6s is the optimal 9/6 strategy.

A low pair of threes is worth more than the three-card flush draw or the gutshot straight options, so I hold the pair and draw three.

Four to a flush (EV about 1.15 per credit) is worth more than the low pair of sixes (about 0.82) under 9/6 Jacks or Better, so I hold the four spades and discard the 6h.

In 9/6 Jacks or Better, a high pair (aces) has higher expected value than a 3-card royal draw (Ad Kd Td), so I keep both aces and draw three.

A high pair (queens) outranks a three-card royal draw like KQ suited. Holding the QQ pair has an expected value of about 1.54 per credit.

The 6-7-9 of diamonds is a three-card straight flush draw with one gap. Standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy ranks that above both the four-card inside straight and holding the lone jack.

A low pair beats a four-card open-ended straight draw in 9/6 Jacks or Better. Here there is no four-card straight anyway (5-4-2 with a pair), so I keep the pair of fours and draw three.

Holding 3d-6d-7d, a three-card straight flush draw with no high cards, is worth slightly more than the inside straight draw 4-6-7-8, which pays only if a 5 comes. This follows the 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy ranking.

Holding two pair (aces and twos) and discarding the Kc is optimal. It keeps a guaranteed 2x payout with a 4/47 chance of a full house, for an expected value of about 2.60 per credit.

A low pair (tens) beats the 4-card inside straight 7-8-T and any other draw in 9/6 Jacks or Better. Hold the two tens and draw three.