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The game is All American which pays 40 for 5 on Straights, Flushes and Full Houses and a whopping 1000 for 5 on Straight Flushes. This makes the two-pair worth a lot less. The numbers are:

Hold 2 pair: 7.9787
Hold 3-cd. Royal: 9.8936

The game is 10/7 Double Bonus poker. A lot of people forget that the extra pay on the flush makes the 3-card draw viable. Here are the numbers:

Hold 3 diamonds: 2.3173
Hold Queen only: 2.1582

The game is 9/6 Jacks or Better with a Straight Flush progrssive of $100. Normally, a 3-card double-inside straight flush is the 'lowest' hand one should keep and it's exceeded by any single face card. That's the case here, even with a fairly high SF pot, but it's close:

Hold 4,6,8: 2.3404
Hold Jack only: 2.4098

The game is All American which, because of the 40 for 5 pay on straights, makes inside straight draws worthwhile. Here, we have two inside possibilities, but because one contains a high card, it's the best choice.

Hold A,2,3,4: 3.7234
Hold 2,3,4,6: 3.4043

The game is classic Deuces Wild which pays for 3-of-a-kind or better. Since the Full House pays only 15 for 5, you should not hold two pair. The proper play is to drop one pair or the other; it makes no difference which.

Hold two-pair: 2.5532
Hold 3, 3: 2.8067
Hold J. J: 2.8067

The game is 9/6 Jacks or Better with a 4000-coin Royal. This hand confuses a lot of people and would be played differently if the Royal was higher. But at this level, here are the numbers:

Hold Q, A: 2.7558
Hold J,Q,K,A: 2.9787

If the Jack and Queen were suited, they would be the play, since their number is 3.0019.

The game is 9/6 Jacks with a progressive Straight Flush; I was dealt this hand the other night. Do I go for the SF or hold the straight? I went for the SF because it was at $198 or 792 coins.

Hold all: 20.0000
Hold 4 hearts: 40.2979

I knew the SF was the way to go, but didn't stop to think it was that big a difference. No, I didn't hit it.

The game is the 8/6 Jacks or Better which is found at Casino Royale, an online casino which I have visited recently. Because you may bet almost any amount, their pay schedule is different than a 5-coin version of the game. The royal pays 250 for 1, so on a 5-coin bet that works out to just 1250. Because of that lower pay, 3-card royals which normally outrank a 4-card flush aren't as strong.

The numbers here work out to be:
Hold 4 diamonds: 6.7021
and hold J,Q,A: 4.3895.
Incidentally, this game has a long term payback of 97.5%.

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