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Keep the King and Jack for a high pair (Jacks or Better) which pays 1 credit. Drawing three cards gives the best expected value among all 32 hold patterns for this hand.

Keep the Jack-Ten high cards to draw to a straight, straight flush, or at least a pair of jacks; this is the standard optimal hold for JTs with no flush or straight draw.

Keep the Jack of clubs as the only high card; drawing four to chase a Jacks-or-better payout is the highest-EV option with no made hand.

Keeping Jh, Ad, Qh gives a two-card royal flush draw plus a pair of jacks, which is the highest-EV hold among the 32 patterns for this hand.

Keeping only the Kh is optimal; the four low cards (9s, 3c, 6c, 7c) do not form a straight draw worth keeping, so drawing five cards maximizes EV over keeping a single high card.

Holding the 6-7-7 gives a three of a kind draw with a straight possibility; discarding the offsuit T and 3 maximizes expected value over the 47-card draw.

Keep the two 5s and the Queen for a three-card royal flush draw, which has higher expected value than keeping the two pair or the suited 5-9 straight flush draw.

Keep Kd, 5d, and Jh for a pair of fives and two high cards; the 5h and 6c are deadwood that don't improve the hand enough to keep.

Keep the two Queens and the King for a pair of Jacks or better with a King kicker; this is the standard optimal hold for this hand.

The hand is an open-ended straight draw (4-5-6-8-9) with four cards to a straight. Keeping the 4,5,6,8,9 and discarding the 8 gives the highest expected value by completing straights on both ends.

Holding the two Queens and the King keeps a pair of Queens with a King kicker, which is the optimal hold for this hand and maximizes expected value.

The hand is 5c 6s 2h 4s As — a weak, disconnected low hand with no pair, no straight draw, and no high cards. Holding nothing maximizes the chance of drawing a paying hand from the fresh 47-card deck.

Keep the suited 3-4-T for a flush draw and the King for a high pair; discarding the Jack and 4h gives the best expected value among the 32 hold patterns.

Keeping 3-4-5-6 of mixed suits preserves an open-ended straight draw (needs a 2 or 7) with high expected value, while discarding the King avoids breaking the straight potential.

Holding the pair of 5s is the optimal play. It keeps a guaranteed base payout and maximizes expected value by drawing three cards to improve to three of a kind, full house, or four of a kind.

Keeping the Jacks gives a guaranteed pair of jacks (5 credits) and draws three cards to chase two pair, three of a kind, or better; discarding the 8s, Ac, and 9c maximizes expected value versus keeping the Ace or chasing the 8-9 straight draw.

Holding Ks, Jc, Jh, Ah keeps a pair of jacks (guaranteed 1-credit payout) while giving up the 2c to chase a full house, two pair, or trips. This is the standard optimal hold for a single pair with no straight/flush draw.

Holding the three-card straight 9-T-J gives the highest expected value among all 32 hold patterns for this hand, beating the two-pair option of keeping both 9s.

Holding the four clubs (7c, 4c, 8c, 2h, 3c) gives a flush draw with 9 outs to a flush paying 30 credits; discarding only the 2h maximizes expected value compared to keeping a non-paying straight draw or breaking up the flush draw.

Keep the pair of 9s and the 8-9 for an open-ended straight draw (4-5-6-7-8-9-10), which maximizes expected value over discarding the 4h.

Keep the pair of Aces; it has the highest expected value among all hold patterns, with strong draws to three of a kind, full house, and four of a kind.

Keep the pair of jacks for a guaranteed jacks-or-better payout; discarding the 9d, 7d, and Qh gives the best chance to improve to two pair, three of a kind, or a full house.

Keeping the Ace and Jack gives a pair of jacks or better, which pays 1 credit per credit bet. Discarding the three low cards maximizes the chance of improving to a higher-paying hand.

Keep the two Kings and the Ten for a pair of Kings with a three-card straight draw (K-T-6); discarding the off-suit 6h and Th maximizes expected value over the 47-card draw.

Keeping the Ace-high suited hearts (Th, Qc, Ad) gives a strong draw to a royal flush, straight flush, flush, or straight. Discarding the 2s and 7s maximizes expected value over the 47-card draw.

Keep the Jack of hearts as the only high card; the rest are low disconnected cards with no straight or pair potential, so drawing five new cards maximizes expected value.

Keeping the high cards Tc, Kd, Js gives a pair of jacks with a draw to two pair, trips, or a straight, which has positive expected value; discarding the low 5h and 4c is the standard play for this hand.

Keep the pair of Jacks; drawing three cards to a pair of Jacks yields the highest expected value among all 32 hold patterns for this hand.

Holding the two Kings keeps a pair of jacks-or-better and gives the highest expected value among all 32 hold patterns for this hand.

Holding the two 9s gives a pair; the expected value of drawing three cards to improve to two pair, three of a kind, or better exceeds keeping a 9-2 suited or a 9-10 draw.

Keeping Qh and Jh gives a pair of jacks, which pays 5 credits. Drawing three cards to chase a better hand (two pair, three of a kind, full house, or four of a kind) has a higher expected value than keeping the open-ended straight draw 7-6-5, which only pays 4 credits if completed.

Keeping the Tc is the only way to chase a high pair; discarding all five gives a slightly higher EV than keeping the 7d-8c-6d suited connectors for a flush/straight draw, so the single high card is the optimal hold.

Keep the two Queens and the Ace for a pair of Jacks or Better; discarding the 9 and 5 gives the highest expected value by drawing three cards to improve to two pair, three of a kind, or better.

Keeping the Queen of spades gives the highest expected value; chasing a flush or straight with four suited cards is inferior to holding a single high card that can make jacks or better.

Keep the Jack for a guaranteed jacks-or-better payout; the rest of the hand is a disconnected low draw with no straight or flush potential, so chasing a higher hand has negative expected value compared to locking in the pair of Jacks.

Keep the pair of fives; discarding the three high cards gives the highest expected value by drawing three cards to improve to two pair, three of a kind, or four of a kind.

Keep the high cards J, Q, T, K for a strong draw to a straight, straight flush, or high pair; discard the 4s as it adds no value to the straight draw.

Keeping the two queens and the ten gives a pair of queens plus a draw to two pair, three of a kind, full house, or four of a kind; discarding the jack and nine is correct because the jack is only a high card and the nine does not improve the straight potential.

Keeping Qs and As gives a chance at a straight (A-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-6) or a pair of jacks or better if a Q or A appears; discarding the rest maximizes expected value.

Keep the pair of 3s and the Tc for a potential straight draw; discarding Ks and 5c maximizes expected value.