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Let us say you have a pair of 5s and 7s in a game where you don't need to hold both pairs. I always hold 7s even if the odds of scoring are the same with the 5s. Anyone else have favorites or strange things they do?

I also like to hold red cards instead of black when odds are close to the same

Wow so are you my twin?  
 
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This is an interesting question and one you might not expect me to have an opinion on.I always play two machines if I can. I hold my cards using a finger technique similar to playing chords on a piano. This way I can hold whatever cards I'm trying to hold in a single motion. Certain chord (card)  combinations are easier than others.Therefore when having to pick between equal value pairs I always pick the pair that is the easiest to hold and lest stressful on my hand.~FKP.S. My old partner Steve had a silly suggestion: Hold one card from each of the pairs, this way you can never be wrong. Warning: this method also limits your ability to ever be right.

If you mean you push two buttons at the same time, I didn't think the machines can hold them both?

If you mean you push two buttons at the same time, I didn't think the machines can hold them both?No it was a joke my partner Steve used to make:If you are dealt AA 55 on FPDW holdA5This way you can't pick the wrong pair and have the other one come up. Don't worry it is just humor.~FK

then when 222 pops up you get 45 for straight flush vs 75 for 5 of a kind

I play DW and I believe in most cases you hold the lower pair. I noticed that in the tutorial.

If I have no faces and no 2,3,4 or 10's I toss it all but I play mostly TDB.