| 1 | Already have a winning 5-card hand: A Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, or Full House. (Keep all 5 cards). |
| 2 | Three of a Kind: You have 3 cards of the exact same number/face. (Keep these 3 cards). |
| 3 | Two Pair (Keep all 4 cards) OR 4 cards to a Royal Flush (Keep the 4 suited high cards). |
| 4 | Already have a winning 5-card hand: A regular Flush or a regular Straight. (Keep all 5 cards). |
| 5 | 4 cards to a Straight Flush: Keep the 4 cards of the same suit that are in sequence. |
| 6 | High Pair: A pair of Jacks, Queens, Kings, or Aces. (Keep the pair). |
| 7 | Specific 4-card Flush: Keep 4 cards of the same suit (must include an Ace, a Ten, another High Card, and a low card) BUT ONLY IF the 5th card you are throwing away is a King, Queen, Jack, or Ten. |
| 8 | 3 cards to a Royal Flush: Keep 3 High Cards (or 10) of the same suit. |
| 9 | 4 cards to a regular Flush: Keep 4 cards of the same suit. |
| 10 | 4 cards to an outside Straight: Keep King, Queen, Jack, and Ten. |
| 11 | Low Pair: A pair of 2s through 10s. (Keep the pair). |
| 12 | 4 cards to an outside Straight: Keep 4 cards in sequence (from 5-4-3-2 up to Queen-Jack-10-9). |
| 13 | 3 cards to a Straight Flush IF (Possible Straight combos + Number of High Cards) is 3 or more. |
| 14 | 4 cards to an inside Straight: Keep Ace, King, Queen, Jack (mixed suits) BUT ONLY IF your other option is keeping a suited Queen & Jack that has a Flush Penalty OR you are throwing away a 9. |
| 15 | 2 cards to a Royal Flush: Keep Queen and Jack of the same suit. |
| 16 | 4 cards to an inside Straight: Keep Ace, King, Queen, and Jack (mixed suits). |
| 17 | 2 cards to a Royal Flush: Keep Ace & any High Card of the same suit, OR King & any High Card of the same suit. |
| 18 | 3 cards to a Straight Flush IF (Possible Straight combos + Number of High Cards) exactly equals 2 AND you have NO Straight Penalty. |
| 19 | 4 cards to an inside Straight: Keep Ace, High Card, High Card, Ten OR Keep King, Queen, Jack, 9. |
| 20 | 3 cards to a Straight Flush IF (Possible Straight combos + Number of High Cards) exactly equals 2 (Even if you have a penalty). |
| 21 | 3 cards to a Straight: Keep King, Queen, and Jack (mixed suits). |
| 22 | 2 cards to a Straight: Keep Queen and Jack (mixed suits). |
| 23 | 2 cards to a Straight: Keep King and Jack (mixed suits) BUT ONLY IF your other option is keeping a suited Jack & Ten that has a Flush Penalty. |
| 24 | 2 cards to a Royal Flush: Keep Jack and Ten of the same suit. |
| 25 | 2 cards to a Straight: Keep King and any High Card (mixed suits). |
| 26 | 2 cards to a Straight: Keep Ace and Queen (mixed suits) BUT ONLY IF your other option is keeping a suited Queen & Ten that has a Flush Penalty. |
| 27 | 2 cards to a Royal Flush: Keep Queen and Ten of the same suit. |
| 28 | 2 cards to a Straight: Keep Ace and any High Card (mixed suits). |
| 29 | 1 card to a Royal Flush: Keep a King by itself BUT ONLY IF your other option is a suited King & Ten that has a Flush Penalty AND you are throwing away a 9 (9 Straight Penalty). |
| 30 | 2 cards to a Royal Flush: Keep King and Ten of the same suit. |
| 31 | Just one High Card: Keep a single Ace, King, Queen, or Jack by itself. |
| 32 | 3 cards to a Straight Flush IF (Possible Straight combos + Number of High Cards) exactly equals 1. |
| 33 | Garbage Hand: Absolutely none of the above rules apply to your hand. (Discard all 5 cards and draw 5 new ones). |