Video Poker table

Holding the queen and king keeps two high cards for a likely pair of jacks or better, which I judge slightly stronger here than chasing the three-spade flush draw.

Keeping the suited 4-5-6 gives an open-ended straight flush draw, which should beat holding the low pair of sixes at full pay.

Holding the pair of 4s is the standard best play here; the 2-3-4 straight draw needs two specific cards and is weaker than keeping the pair.

Holding the three nines is the standard optimal keep, since three of a kind is the strongest made hand here and the 6 and 5 are discarded to draw for a full house or better.

No pair or four-card draw, so holding the two high cards K and Q gives the best chance at a pair of jacks or better, a straight, or a royal.

A pair of sixes is the strongest holdable result here, so keep the 6d and 6c and discard the 8d, 9s, and 2c to draw for trips, two pair, or better.

I'm holding the pair of fives for a three-of-a-kind or two-pair draw, since a 4-5-6 straight draw needs two specific cards and the pair is the stronger chance to pay.

Holding the Ace, Jack and Ten keeps three high cards that can build a straight or royal, which is a stronger draw than a single Jack. The Ace and Ten are kept in place of the 8 and 5, which are the weakest cards.

Holding 8c, 8h, 7h and 6d keeps an open-ended straight draw (5 or 9 completes it) plus two extra outs for three 8s, which beats keeping the heart draw alone.

Keeping the pair of sixes is the strongest available hold here, since the other options are only weak connected or gapped draws. I'm discarding the 7c, 9s and Qh to draw three cards toward two pair, trips or better.

Holding the suited 6-7 gives straight and flush chances that should beat keeping the lone jack, which only pays on a pair of jacks or better.

Holding the three diamonds 6d, 7d and 9d keeps flush and straight-draw potential, which beats keeping the lone ace or the disconnected 4c.

Holding the pair of jacks is the standard optimal play; the other three cards have no useful draw potential.

Holding the three hearts 5-6-7 keeps a straight-flush and flush draw with good straight potential, which is the highest-EV option here among the available patterns.

A pair of 7s is the strongest made hand here, and holding it keeps three-of-a-kind, two-pair, full house, and quad chances, while the ace and ten-nine offer only weak draws.

A pair of nines is the strongest made hand here, and holding it beats keeping the lone jack for a draw toward jacks or better, a flush, or a straight.

Holding the unsuited Jack and Queen is the standard play here, since they are the only cards that can make a jacks-or-better pair or better, and the 8, 4, and 2 have little draw value.

No pair or better, and no flush or four-card straight draw is available. Holding the Ten and Nine keeps two connected high cards for straight and jacks-or-better chances.

Holding the pair of nines is the standard choice here; it beats keeping only the queen or chasing the weak 5-7 draw, and the pair can improve to trips, two pair, or better.

No pair and no four-card straight or flush draw, so keeping the two high cards, the queen and the ace, gives the best chance at a jacks-or-better or better hand.

Only a jack is in hand, which pays nothing alone. I'm holding the 4-5 suited pair plus the 7-8 for a straight draw (a 6 completes it) and discarding the jack.

Holding 5-6-7 plus the 4s keeps an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs (3s or 8s), which is worth more than a pair of 4s, since 4s don't pay under Jacks or Better.

Holding the pair of sevens gives the best chance at trips, two pair, or a full house, which beats keeping the lone queen or the two-spade draw. The sevens are the only made hand here.

Holding the king and queen gives two high cards that can pair up or build toward a straight, which is generally worth more than the weak three-card heart flush draw with the 3 and 9.

Holding the pair of nines gives the best chance to improve to two pair, trips, or better, which beats keeping the ace and jack as two unpaired high cards.

A pair of kings is a made jacks-or-better hand, and holding it beats drawing to the weaker diamond J-K or other partial draws under this paytable. Discarding the 5, 6, and jack gives three fresh cards to improve.

Holding the pair of 8s is the standard best keep here, since a low pair gives three-of-a-kind and full-house upside that two unsuited high cards like K and Q do not match.

Holding the Jack, Ten and King keeps a three-card high straight draw toward Q-A or 9-Q, which beats keeping a single high card in this jacks-or-better game. The 4 and 7 are discarded because they add no pair or straight potential.

No pair and no strong draw, so holding only the king keeps the best single high-card value while drawing four cards.

Holding 8, J, T, 9 keeps an open-ended straight draw needing a 7 or queen, which is the strongest hold here under 9/6 Jacks or Better.

Holding the three hearts Ah, Kh, Th keeps a royal-flush draw (needs Qh and Jh) and the high-card value, which beats keeping only the pair-type high cards.

Two pair is best kept, and discarding the 4h gives four cards to a full house (9 per credit), which beats holding all five for a guaranteed two pair (2 per credit).

Holding the three hearts (Kh, 2h, 4h) keeps a flush draw that pays 6 per credit, which beats holding the lone king, since there is no pair or better to keep.

Holding the four spades keeps a flush draw with nine outs in the 47-card deck, which is worth more than the non-paying pair of eights.

A low pair of sevens is the strongest made hand here, and the Qd, 6d, and Jh don't form a worthwhile straight or flush draw, so I'm keeping the sevens and drawing three.

No pair and no flush or straight draw of value, so holding the lone jack is the standard best play; the other four cards are discarded for a fresh draw.

A pair of 4s is the strongest holdable group here: it can become three of a kind, two pair, or a full house, which beats holding the unsuited Jh and Qd. Discarding the jack, queen, and 6 gives the draw three cards.

Holding the three queens makes three of a kind, the strongest guaranteed made hand here, and the jack and four offer little drawing value.

Holding 8-9-T-Q leaves one card (the jack) completing a straight, about 4/47 to hit for 20 credits, which beats keeping only 8-9-T for a two-card draw.

Holding the three diamonds keeps a flush draw, which pays 6 per credit and has about a 4% chance on the draw. Only hold is legal here, so this is the chosen pattern.