Video Poker table

With only a low pair and no flush or straight draw, holding the pair of fives maximizes expected value by giving chances to improve to three of a kind, two pair, a full house, or four of a kind.

With no pair, flush draw, or straight draw, holding the two high cards K and J gives the best chance at a paying pair or better.

With no high pair or strong draw, the optimal Jacks or Better play is to hold the low pair of 9s and draw three cards, maximizing chances to improve to two pair or trips.

Holding both pairs (4s and 3s) gives a guaranteed two-pair payout of 10 credits with a chance to draw a full house, yielding an expected value of about 12.98 credits, which is higher than any other hold pattern.

Holding the pair of Jacks gives the best expected value, as it already pays with a chance to improve to two pair, trips, or better; the other cards offer no stronger draw.

With no pair, no four-card flush, and no four-card straight, the best play is to keep the lone high card (jack) and draw four new cards, maximizing chances at a paying jacks-or-better pair or better.

The dealt hand contains a pair of tens, which is the strongest hold in Jacks or Better here; drawing three cards to the low pair maximizes expected value compared with holding any incomplete straight or flush draw.

With no pair, flush draw, or straight draw, the best play is to keep the two unsuited high cards K and Q, maximizing chances for a paying pair or better.

Holding the pair of Kings secures a guaranteed jacks-or-better payout and has the highest expected value; the three clubs are not a four-card flush and offer no better draw.

Holding the pair of Queens maximizes expected value; the four-card flush is weaker because it only pays on a heart draw and forfeits the guaranteed jacks-or-better pair payout.

Holding the pair of sevens is the best available draw, maximizing chances at three of a kind or improvement to two pair/full house. No flush or straight draw in this hand is strong enough to beat the low-pair hold.

Holding the low pair of twos is the strongest draw in this Jacks or Better hand; it gives the best chance to improve to two pair, three of a kind, or better while discarding the unhelpful offsuit high card and kickers.

Holding the low pair of 5s gives the best expected value here; there is no four-card flush, straight, or higher pair to pursue.

Holding both pairs (4s and 8s) and discarding the 7s guarantees two pair and gives four outs to a full house, the highest-EV play for this Jacks or Better hand.

Holding the two unsuited high cards (Q and J) gives the best expected value; there is no flush or straight draw worth pursuing.