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Low pair of sixes is the made hand; a three-card flush is not worth breaking it, so hold only the pair and draw three.

No pair, flush, or straight-flush draw; the Ace and Queen are the only paying high cards, so hold both unsuited high cards.

Hold the pair of fives; a low pair is the best starting hand here with no flush or straight draw worth chasing.

Hold the unsuited ace, queen, and king; discard the two low cards. Three high cards is the best expected-value hold.

Three fives already pay; keep them and draw two cards for a full house or four of a kind.

Pair of tens is the only paying seed; low pairs are held and the other three cards discarded. Three clubs is not a strong enough draw to break the pair.

Low pair of twos is the only paying seed; hold both deuces and draw three cards to chase trips, two pair, full house, or quads.

Hold the pair of kings (a paying jacks-or-better) and draw three; no stronger draw justifies breaking the pair.

Low pair of deuces is the best hold; no four-card flush or straight, so discard the queen and the off cards and draw three.

Pair of queens is a paying jacks-or-better hand; hold both queens and draw three for trips, full house, or quads.

Low pair of nines is the only made hand; no four-card flush or straight. Hold both nines and draw three for trips, two pair, full house, or quads.

Four to a flush (Qs 6s 5s 4s) returns about 1.21 per credit, beating the three-to-a-straight-flush and all high-card holds.

Two pair already pays; discard the 5 and draw one card for a full-house chance, which is the highest-EV hold.

Hold the pair of tens only. A low pair outranks a lone ace, and keeping the ace as a kicker reduces draw equity.

Hold the unpaired ace and king, the only jacks-or-better cards, and draw three.

Only the jack is a paying high card; there is no pair, flush draw, or straight draw worth keeping, so hold the jack and draw four.

Hold the unsuited ace and queen; the three low cards do not form a paying draw worth keeping.

Hold the pair of twos and discard the rest; a low pair outranks keeping the ace and queen as kickers or high-card draws in 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Three kings already pays; discard the off cards to chase four of a kind or a full house.

Four to a straight (4-5-6-7) yields about 0.681 expected return per credit from eight straight outs; every other hold, including drawing five, is lower.

No pair or draw; hold the two offsuit high cards (KQ) for the best chance at jacks or better and better hands.

No pair, straight, or flush draw worth keeping. Holding only the king is the highest-EV pattern; the low spades and 8-9-10 do not justify the penalty cards.

Three aces is a made three of a kind; discard the 9 and 8 to chase four aces or a full house while keeping the paying trips.

Holding the 8-9-10 of clubs (three to a straight flush) yields higher expected payout than keeping the king alone or any other subset.

6h-8h-Ah is only three to a flush (A-6-8 cannot make a straight or straight flush) and returns about 0.447. A lone ace draws better, about 0.464, so discard the other four.

Hold the queens pair (a paying Jacks-or-better hand) and draw three; no flush, straight, or royal draw is strong enough to break the pair.

Made jacks or better: hold the pair of jacks only. Do not break the paying pair to chase the four-flush.

Low pair of deuces has higher expected payout than KQ offsuit or any other subset; no flush or straight draw overrides it.

7-8-9-10 is an open-ended straight draw (8 outs). Its EV of about 0.68 beats holding the lone king or any shorter partial.

Hold the lone king; the rest offer no pair, straight, or flush draw worth keeping.

No pair or draw; the jack is the only paying card, so hold it alone and redraw the four low cards.

Hold the pair of kings only; discarding the queen and low cards maximizes expected value toward trips, full house, and quads.

Four clubs to a flush; discard the offsuit 8s. Four-to-a-flush is the clear highest-EV hold.