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Video Poker Tips & Strategy
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Jacks-or-Better
Rules
Everybody has a theory as to the origin of poker. Suppositions range from China to India, from Persia
to Egypt and thence across the Mediterranean to Europe. Regardless of its ancestral journey, there is strong evidence that
it came to America with the French settlers in New Orleans who played a card game called poque involving bluffing and rounds
of betting. This poque deck may have been the first to use suits of spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs.
Poque
migrated up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers by boat where it met English-bred railroad men – who probably corrupted
the name to poker and carried it back to the eastern cities during the U.S. Civil War. Then, in the late 1860's and early
1870's, Civil War veterans brought poker westward over the Continental Divide until it became a fixture in every hotel
parlor and saloon in America's Wild West.
As a widely popularized game, poker developed many variations including
stud, draw and straight. The introduction of wild cards around 1875 added another level of intrigue and excitement. Today,
poker is probably the most widely played card game in the world. It ranks as one of the top sporting events (in prize money
if not publicity), with many tournaments culminating in the grand stakes of the World Series of Poker.
With the
advent of computer chips in the 1970's, Video Poker came on the scene. It combines the elements of draw poker with the
look-and-feel of slot machines. A key difference between Video Poker and regular poker is that you're not playing against
other players (so there is no need to bluff). Instead, you're trying to build the best hand you can to win the highest
odds. Because it's a fast-paced game involving both skill and luck, Video Poker has millions of enthusiasts around the
globe who enjoy this exciting, engaging pastime.
Game Play:
To play a Video Poker game, just drop Casino chips into the INSERT COINS slot and click the DEAL button. The machine will
deal five cards to the player, all face up. Since this is draw poker, you can choose to hold or discard any of the five cards.
Your goal is make the best hand you can between your original deal and your potential draw. You must get a pair of Jacks or
better to be in the money.
To hold or keep a card, click the HOLD button under that card or simply click the card.
A pin will appear to indicate that the card is to be held, and the Hold button changes to RELEASE. If you change your mind,
click Release or (click the card). After cards-to-hold are selected, click DRAW to draw new cards for those which are to be
discarded (i.e. not held).
These new drawn cards plus the hold cards from the first deal constitute your final
hand (always a total of 5 cards), and the game pays according to the chart at the top of the machine by increasing your coin
credits (shown as a CREDIT meter on the machine face).
You can drop as many Casino chips as you wish into the
Insert Coins slot. Putting chips in the slot increases your coin credits based on the coin setting for the machine and the
dollar value of the chips. The Video Poker machine can be set to play $0.25 coins, $1 coins or $5 coins. If you put a $10
Casino chip in a machine with a $1 coin setting, your coin credits will be 10. If you change the coin setting to $0.25, your
coin credits will increase to 40 (for a $10 chip).
The number of coins bet per game can range from a minimum of
1 coin to a maximum of 5 coins. The setting for the number of coins bet per game is shown in the COINS BET meter. The machine
sets Coins Bet to 1 by default. You can increase your bet by clicking the BET ONE button. Each time you click BET ONE, you
will increase your bet by one chip. (If you click on Bet One when Coins Bet is 5, it will wrap back to 1).
To
bet the maximum five chips with a single click, just click BET MAX. If the machine is set to a $5 coin value and a Coins Bet
of 5, you will be betting $25 per hand. Once you set the Coins Bet number, the machine will use this value for each hand until
you change it to another value.
Payouts are as shown in the chart at the top of the machine. The payout table
has rows containing the payout amounts for various rankings of poker hands (see listing below). Each rank has 5 possible payout
amounts, depending on the number in the Coins Bet meter. As you change the Coins Bet value, the vertical column of payout
amounts for that Coins Bet number will be highlighted.
For example, if you play 1 coin in a $5 Video Poker machine
and come up with a Royal Flush, you will be credited with 250 coins which represent a winning of $1,250. If you had bet the
maximum of 5 coins and came up with a Royal Flush, you would be credited with 4000 coins — representing a winning of
$20,000 on a $5 machine!!
When you are finished playing, you can click COINS OUT to exchange your coin Credits
for Casino chips. As the coins come out of the machine, the number of Credits will be multiplied by the coin value setting
($0.25, $1 or $5) and the resulting amount will be added to your Casino Account balance.
RANKING OF HANDS
FOR VIDEO POKER
Royal Flush The highest ranking hand possible. An Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10
of the same suit. Starting with an Ace, all five cards are in sequence and in a common suit.
Example: A, K, Q,
J, 10
Straight Flush Five cards both in sequence and common suit, but not starting with an Ace. Example:
10, 9, 8, 7, 6
Four of a Kind Four cards of the same rank. Example: 5, 5, 5, 5, 2
Full House Three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank. Example: K, K, K, 4, 4
Flush Five cards of
same suit. Example: K, J, 9, 6, 3
Straight Five cards in sequence (Aces may be used high or low). Example: 5, 4, 3, 2, A
Three of a Kind Three cards of same rank. Example: 9, 9, 9, A, 8
Two
Pair Two groups of two cards of same rank. Example: 4, 4, J, J, A
A pair, Jacks or better Two cards
(Jacks or better) of the same rank Example: 8, 4, J, J, A
Deuces Wild Deuces Wild Rules Just as poker began dominating card tables in America's Wild
West, some enterprising enthusiasts added the concept of "wild" cards. The term may have derived from the famous
wildcats, or mountain lions, that would occasionally come down from the hills at night to add a good deal of excitement to
a mining camp.
There's plenty of excitement in our Deuces Wild Video Poker game. It's played like regular
Video Poker, but the Deuces ("2"s) are wild, meaning they can take on the value of any other card to give you a
stronger hand. With a Wild Deuce, you can turn a Pair into Three-of-a-Kind, or Two Pair into a Full House. It's easy,
it's fun – and, with a wildcard in your hand, there's always plenty of excitement!
To Play
Set Coin Value. Select the coin value for the Video Poker machine by clicking one of three buttons labeled "25¢",
"$1" and "$5" that appear in the lower right-center of the control panel. This determines whether you
are paying 25 cents, one dollar or five dollars for each coin you are betting in the game. Insert Coins. Add money to
the Video Poker machine by clicking on the Casino chips to drop them in the coin slot. As you add Casino chips, the coin Credit
meter will increment according to the coin value setting. Set Coins Bet. Choose how many coins you want to bet on each
hand. You can bet up to 5 coins per hand. The Bet One button increases the coins bet by one each time you click it. Bet Max
adjusts it to the maximum of 5 coins per hand. The number of coins bet is shown in the Coins Bet meter and indicated by the
highlighted column of the payout table. Click Deal to Start. This deals five cards to you. Hold Cards. Click on
those cards you want to hold. Those not marked by a Hold Pin will be discarded and replaced on the draw. Click Draw.
Those cards not held will be replace with new cards from the deck. The resulting hand is matched against the payout table
and your bet is settled. Any wildcards showing will be used to make the highest hand possible. Click Deal to Play Again.
The deck will be reshuffled and you'll be dealt a new hand. Game Play: When the DEAL button is clicked, the
machine will deal five cards, all face up. Since this is draw poker, you can chose to hold or discard any of the five cards.
Your goal is make the best hand you can between your original deal and your potential draw. Any Deuces you get are wild, so
they can help you make a better hand.
To hold or keep a card, click the HOLD button under that card or simply
click the card. A pin will appear to indicate that the card is to be held, and the Hold button changes to RELEASE. If you
change your mind, click Release or (click the card). After cards-to-hold are selected, click DRAW to draw new cards for those
which are to be discarded (i.e. not held).
These new drawn cards plus the hold cards from the first deal constitute
your final hand (always a total of 5 cards), and the game pays according to the chart at the top of the machine. Payout is
accomplished by increasing your coin credits (shown as a CREDIT meter on the machine face).
Coins In, Coin Value
and Coins Credit
You can drop as many Casino chips as you wish into the Insert Coins slot. Putting chips in the
slot increases your coin credits based on the coin setting for the machine and the dollar value of the chips. The Video Poker
machine can be set to play $0.25 coins, $1 coins or $5 coins. If you put a $10 Casino chip in a machine with a $1 coin setting,
your coin credits will be 10. If you change the coin setting to $0.25, your coin credits will increase to 40 (for a $10 chip).
The minimum bet per hand is 25 cents and the maximum is $25 (5 coins times $5 per coin).
When you
are finished playing, you can click COINS OUT to exchange your coin Credits for Casino chips. As the coins come out of the
machine, the number of Credits will be multiplied by the coin value setting ($0.25, $1 or $5) and the resulting amount will
be added to your Casino Account balance. If you exit the game without clicking Coins Out, we will automatically empty the
machine and increase your Account balance by the proper amount.
Payouts
Payouts are as shown in the
chart at the top of the machine. The payout table has rows containing the payout amounts for various rankings of poker hands
(see listing below). Each rank has 5 possible payout amounts, depending on the number in the Coins Bet meter. As you change
the Coins Bet value, the vertical column of payout amounts for that Coins Bet number will be highlighted.
For
example, if you play 1 coin in a $5 Video Poker machine and come up with a Natural Royal Flush, you will be credited with
250 coins which represent a winning of $1,250. If you had bet the maximum of 5 coins and came up with a Natural Royal Flush,
you would be credited with 4000 coins – representing a winning of $20,000 on a $5 machine!!
Coins
Bet 1 2 3 4 5 Natural Royal Flush 250 500 750 1000 * 4000 * Four Deuces 200 400 600 800 1000 Wild Royal
Flush 25 50 75 100 125 Five of a Kind 15 30 45 60 75 Straight Flush 9 18 27 36 45 Four of a Kind 4 8 12
16 20 Full House 4 8 12 16 20 Flush 3 6 9 12 15 Straight 2 4 6 8 10 Three of a Kind 1 2 3 4 5
Ranking of Hands for Deuces Wild
Natural Royal Flush The highest ranking hand possible. Starting
with an Ace, all five cards are in sequence and in a common suit. A "natural" hand is one formed without using any
wildcards. So a Natural Royal Flush is an Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 of the same suit without using any wildcards.
Example: A, K, Q, J, 10 Four Deuces
Specifically: 2, 2, 2, 2, Any Card Wild Royal Flush A hand constituting an Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 of the same suit, where at least one of the five cards is a Deuce.
Example: A, K, Deuce substituting for Q, J, 10 Five of a Kind Five cards of the same rank, where at
least one of the five is a Deuce.
Example: 5, 5, 5, 2, 2 Straight Flush Five cards both in sequence
and common suit, but not starting with an Ace. Use of wildcards is permitted.
Example: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 Four
of a Kind Four cards of the same rank. One or more of the four can be a Deuce.
Example: 5, 5, 5, 5 Full
House Three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank. One or more of either rank can be a Deuce.
Example:
K, K, K, 4, 4 Flush Five cards of same suit.
Example: K, J, 9, 6, 4 Straight Five cards in
sequence (Aces may be used high or low), one or more can be a Deuce.
Example: A, 2, 3, 4, 5 Three of a Kind Three cards of same rank. One or two of the three can be a Deuce.
Example: 9, 9, 9, A, 8
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Jacks
or Better Hold
any paying hands you get dealt. The only reason to split them up would be if you get dealt at least four
cards to a Royal Flush. If
you don't get any paying hand dealt check the following and select the first option on the list that applies to the hand
you were dealt. You should always hold any: Single High Card Two High Cards of a different suit Two
High Cards of the same suit Low
Pair (Tens and lower) Jack, Queen
or King of different suits Jack,
Queen, King or Ten of the same suit Four consecutive cards to a Straight Four
cards to a Flush Three cards
to a Straight Flush Four cards
to a Straight Flush Three cards
to a Royal Flush Four cards
to a Royal Flush It
is recommended if you are not dealt any of the above you should draw a whole new hand of five cards. Jokers Wild Follow these suggested
guidelines if you are dealt a hand without a joker. You should always hold any: Paying hand with the same exception as in Jacks or Better, if you have four cards to a Royal
Flush Pair from Two's
to Queens King or
Ace alone Unsuited King
or Ace Four cards
to any Flush Three cards
to a Straight Flush Two suited King
or Ace to a Royal Flush Three
or four cards to a Royal Flush This table is recommended for hands containing a joker. You should always
hold any: Pair of High Cards (Tens to Ace) Three
of a kind or higher Four cards
to a Straight Four cards
to any flush without an Ace or a King Three
cards to a straight flush Three
or Four cards to a Royal Flush If none of the above applies keep the joker only. Deuces Wild In Deuces Wild it is recommended
you always keep any: Paying hand with the exception of four cards
to a Royal Flush One Pair / Keep two pairs only if a Full
House pays the same as a Four of a Kind Two of Ten,
Jack, Queen and King of the same suit Four consecutive cards to a Straight Four
card Flush Three cards to Straight
Flush Four cards to a Straight
Flush Three cards to a Royal
Flush One Deuce with another paying
hand Two Deuces with a four of
a kind or better Three Deuces with Wild Royal
Flush or Five of a Kind Four Deuces
(your hand can't get any better than that) Keep
only the deuces if none of the above applies.
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