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A low pair (4-4) beats both a lone high card (K) and the inside straight draw (4-6-7) in 9/6 Jacks or Better. Holding the pair gives an EV of about 0.82 per credit.

There is no pair, four-card draw or three-card straight flush here. Keeping the two unsuited high cards, K and Q, has the best expected value; it beats keeping three weak spades to a flush.

Hold the low pair of fives (0.82 per credit), which beats any straight draw here. The 4-5-8 cards give only an inside draw at best.

In 9/6 Jacks or Better, a low pair (4-4) is worth more than holding two unsuited high cards (Q, A). A low pair has an EV of about 0.82 per credit, versus about 0.48 for the unsuited high cards.

A low pair (about 0.82 EV) beats holding a lone jack or any low straight draw. So keep the 2s and 2d and draw three cards.

With no pair or strong draw, keeping the two unsuited high cards A and J gives the best expected value. The three-card flush and the other low cards are weaker than AJ.

A low pair (7s) is worth more than holding two unsuited high cards (K, A) in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so I keep the pair of sevens and draw three.

A high pair (aces) beats every three-to-a-royal or other draw option here. Holding just the pair of aces is the optimal 9/6 play, worth about 1.54 per credit.

A low pair of sixes (EV about 0.82 per credit) beats the other options. The 6-7-8 is only a three-card straight draw, and the lone ace is weaker.

A high pair of aces (EV about 1.54 per credit) beats any draw here, including the 4-card inside straight A-4-5 or a low pair alternative, so hold the aces and draw three.

Under optimal 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, two suited high cards (the Ace and Queen of clubs) rank above a 3-card flush with two high cards. So I keep the A and Q of clubs as a 2-card royal draw.

With no pair, no suited high cards, and no four-card draw, holding the lone high card (the king) beats drawing five new cards or keeping the scattered straight cards.

A low pair of nines is the best hold here; it beats any straight draw with these cards. Keep the pair and draw three for two pair, trips or better.

There are no pairs, straight draws, or flush draws, so the two unsuited high cards A-K are the standard hold. Keeping both beats keeping either high card alone.

A low pair (EV about 0.82 per credit) beats holding the two unsuited high cards QK (about 0.49). So keep the pair of sixes.

A low pair (2c 2d) beats a four-card inside straight draw (2-3-5 plus an ace or 4) in 9/6 Jacks or Better, so keep the pair and draw three.

A pair of aces is a paying high pair, so keeping it and drawing three beats any other hold here. There is no four-card flush or straight draw to consider instead.

There are no high cards, pairs or flush draws, and the only straight draw (3-5-6-7) is an inside draw with no high cards. It is worth about 0.34 per credit, which is slightly below redrawing all five cards (about 0.36), so I discard everything.

With no pair, no straight or flush draw worth keeping, and only one high card, holding the lone ace gives the best expected value.

Four to a diamond flush, including two high cards, has a higher expected value than the low pair of nines under 9/6 strategy. So I keep the four diamonds and discard the 9s.

The hand has no high cards, no pair, no four-card straight or flush draw and no strong three-card straight-flush draw. Standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy is to discard all five.

Under 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, a low pair (EV about 0.82) beats holding the unsuited high cards AK (about 0.47), so I keep the pair of 2s.

There is no pair and no suited high cards, only three unsuited high cards: A, Q and J. Standard 9/6 strategy with three unsuited high cards including an ace is to drop the ace and keep the two lowest, Q and J, since they make more straights.

A low pair of eights beats any four-card straight draw here, since 4-7-8 plus a 5 or 6 would be an inside draw at best. Holding the pair of eights is the optimal play.

There is no pair, flush draw or useful straight draw, so the best play is to keep the two unsuited high cards (A and J), as standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy recommends.

A high pair (kings) beats the unsuited high cards or the KQ suited draw; the pair of kings is worth about 1.54 per credit. Hold Kc and Kh and draw three.

Two suited high cards (Ad Jd) are the strongest holding here under optimal 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy, since they draw to a royal, a flush and a high pair.

With no pair, no three-card flush and no draw worth keeping, the standard 9/6 Jacks or Better play is to hold the two unsuited high cards, A and K, over a single high card.

A lone jack (about 0.47 per credit) is worth more than the inside straight 5-6-7-9 with no high cards (about 0.34). Holding the jack is the standard optimal play.

There is no pair, no flush draw and no open straight draw, so a lone high card is the best hold. Keeping the king (EV about 0.46) beats a 3-card inside straight draw or discarding everything.

Three of a kind (tens) is dealt, and the optimal play is to hold the trips and draw two cards. That gives chances at a full house or four of a kind, with an expected return of about 4.3 per credit.

There is no pair or strong draw here, so the standard 9/6 Jacks or Better play is to keep the two unsuited high cards, K and Q. That gives the best chance at a paying pair or better.

A-2-3 of hearts is a three-card straight-flush draw that also keeps an ace. In 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy it ranks above holding the unsuited A-K.

The lone queen is worth about 0.45+ per credit. That beats the no-high-card inside straight draw (5-6-8-9, about 0.34), so I hold only the Qc.

A low pair (the threes) is worth about 0.82 per credit, which beats holding the lone king (about 0.47). Keep the pair of threes and draw three cards.

Two pair (aces and sevens) is dealt; holding both pairs and drawing one card (EV ~2.60 per credit) beats holding only the aces.

A high pair of kings (EV about 1.54 per credit) beats every other hold here, including three-card flush or straight draws, so I keep both kings and draw three.

A low pair (about 0.82 EV per credit) beats the open-ended straight draw 7-8-9-T (about 0.68), so I keep the pair of sevens and discard the rest.

The only real asset is the lone high card. The hand has no pair, no suited high cards and no four-card straight draw, so holding the jack alone gives the best expected value.

There is no pair, no flush draw and no straight draw here. The standard 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy says to hold the lone ace rather than the suited A-10, since that ten adds less than it costs.