Video Poker table

Holding the suited Ace and King maximizes expected credits, as two suited high cards offer a higher return than the inside straight draw or any other combination.

Holding the four spades preserves a 9/47 chance to complete a flush paying 30 credits, which yields the highest expected value of any hold pattern.

Holding the Ace and Jack, both high cards, offers the best draw to a high pair, two pair, or better, which maximizes expected return.

Suited Ace-King has higher expected value than any other hold, offering a shot at a royal flush and a good chance at a high pair.

Only one high card (Qs); holding it maximizes expected return.

Holding the two high cards (K and J) maximizes expected value because they can form a high pair, two pair, three of a kind, or even a straight. Holding only one high card or drawing five new cards yields lower EV.

Holding the queen and jack, both high cards, maximises expected value by providing multiple ways to make a paying hand, while discarding the low cards to draw for potential pairs, two pairs, or better.

Holding the Jack alone maximizes expected value by giving the best chance to pair it or draw to a stronger hand.

Holding the pair of Aces guarantees a payout of 5 credits and offers the best expected value with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, full house, or four of a kind.

Holding the low pair (fives) maximizes expected value, providing opportunities to draw into two pair, trips, a full house, or quads.

Holding the Ace and King unsuited is optimal because it provides more opportunities to draw a high pair, which yields a higher expected return than holding only the Ace or any other single high card.

Holding the pair of nines gives the best expected value, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, full house, or four of a kind.

We have four hearts; holding them gives us a draw to a flush, which has a higher expected value than holding the single Jack or Ace.

Holding both pairs (4s4h and 3s3h) guarantees two pair paying 10 credits, with a chance to improve to a full house on the draw.

Holding the two suited high cards (Jd and Qd) gives the highest expected value by preserving royal flush, straight flush, flush, and straight possibilities, while discarding the off-suit Ace and King avoids diluting those draws.

Holding the King and Ace, two high cards, maximizes expected return. Three to a flush has lower EV.

Holding the four hearts gives a 9/47 chance of a flush paying 30 credits, with an expected value much higher than just holding the two high cards.

Hold 9-T-J-Q for an open-ended straight draw with two high cards; discarding the unsuited ace maximizes expected credits.

Holding four to a flush (2d, Ad, 3d, Qd) has an expected value of 270/47 ≈ 5.74 credits, which is higher than holding the three high cards or any other combination.

Holding the pair of eights gives the best expected return by drawing to improve to three of a kind, four of a kind, full house, or two pair.

Holding the two high cards (J and K) maximizes expected return by giving the best chance to hit a high pair or better.

Holding the low pair of fours gives the best expected return, with chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, or better.

Holding the low pair of sevens gives the best expected value, drawing three cards for chances at two pair, trips, or a full house.

Holding the low pair of twos offers the highest expected value by drawing three cards to improve to two pair, three of a kind, full house, or four of a kind.

Holding the pair of Kings (a high pair) gives the best expected return.

Only the queen is a high card, so holding it maximizes the chance of a paying pair.

Holding the Jack alone maximizes expected return, as no other combination forms a worthwhile draw.

Holding the low pair (twos) maximizes expected return because it offers multiple chances to improve to two pair, three of a kind, full house, or four of a kind.

Holding King and Queen offsuit gives a higher expected return than the three-card flush draw with no high cards.

No high cards, no pair, no four-card straight or flush; drawing five is optimal.

Holding both pairs (Jacks and Twos) guarantees the two-pair payout and gives a draw for a full house, which is the optimal expected value play.

Four hearts give a flush draw with 9 outs; holding the king alone is weaker.

Holding the pair of Kings (Jacks or Better) maximizes expected credits.

Holding the Jack gives the best expected value, as it is the only high card and no other draws are worth pursuing.