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No pair or qualifying draw; the queen is the only high card, so hold it alone and redraw the rest.

No pair, flush, or straight draw. Holding the lone jack is the highest-EV pattern; the other four cards are unrelated low cards.

Hold the pair of nines and discard the rest; a low pair outranks the lone ace and has no competing four-card draw.

Hold the low pair of twos and draw three; no four-card flush or straight draw is present, so this is the highest-EV hold.

Hold the pair of nines and discard the rest; no paying pair or draw is present, so drawing three to the low pair is the highest-EV play.

Three eights already pays; keep the trips and draw two cards for a full house or four of a kind. The ace and queen do not improve the made hand.

Hold the pair of aces (a paying jacks-or-better hand) and discard the three unrelated cards to draw for three of a kind or better.

Hold the low pair of threes and discard the rest. No four-flush or three-to-a-royal draw is present, so the pair is the highest-EV keep.

No pair or draw; hold the ace alone as the only card that pays as a pair and redraw the rest.

Four to a royal flush (J-A-K-Q of spades); discard the offsuit deuce to draw for the ten of spades.

Two pair is already a paying hand; hold both pairs and draw one card for the full-house outs.

No pair or draw; hold the two unsuited high cards (Q and K) for the best expected return.

Low pair of sevens is the only paying structure; no four-card straight, flush, or straight-flush draw beats holding it.

Low pair of threes is the best hold; the other cards do not form a four-flush or open straight worth breaking the pair.

Pair of aces is a paying Jacks or Better; discard the three kickers to chase three of a kind, full house, or quads.

Made pair of jacks already pays; discard the ace kicker and low cards so three draws can improve to two pair, trips, full house, or quads.

Holding 2-3-4-5 keeps four to a straight (8 outs). That draw returns about 0.68 per credit, better than discarding more or holding any weaker subset.

Low pair of deuces is the only paying draw; no straight or flush potential, so hold both twos and redraw three.

Hold the pair of nines and discard the rest; no four-card straight or flush draw is present, so the low pair is the highest-EV hold.

No pair or draw; hold the ace and queen as the only jacks-or-better candidates and discard the three low cards.

K-T suited is two to a royal, which outranks holding the lone king. The other three cards are unconnected junk.

Hold the pair of kings, which already pays jacks or better, and discard the three unrelated low cards to draw for three of a kind or better.

No pair, four-card straight, or four-card flush. Holding the lone jack is the highest-EV draw in Jacks or Better.

No pair, flush draw, or four-card straight. The queen is the only paying high card, so keep it and discard the ten and low cards.

Hold the low pair of sixes; it is the highest-EV pattern, with draws to trips, two pair, full house, and quads.

Low pair of fours is the best hold; no four-card flush or straight draw is present to justify breaking it.

Only the jack is a paying card; the rest are unconnected low cards with no flush draw, so keep the jack and redraw four.

No pair, flush, or straight draw worth keeping; the lone queen is the only card that pays if paired, so hold it and draw four.

Hold the pair of jacks, which already pays jacks or better, and draw three cards for trips, full house, or quads.

Pair of tens is the only made value; kickers and the jack do not pay and cut draw equity, so keep both tens and draw three.

Two pair already pays; discard the 7 and keep both pairs to draw for a full house, which is the highest-EV hold.

Four diamonds to a flush is the highest-EV hold; any diamond completes a flush and a king still pays jacks or better.

Hold the pair of fours and discard the rest; a low pair is the best starting hand here with no straight or flush draw.