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Video poker offers
a poker simulation that can be played at a
fraction of the cost of its table counterpart.
Just like slot machines, each additional coin
wagered increases the amount of the payout. Object
of the Game
In video poker there is no opponent, so
the objective is to simply get the highest ranking
hand possible.
How to Play
The
video poker screen displays three values:
- Paid
- The number of coins won from the last
hand.
- credits
- The total number of coins remaining in
your balance. This value will adjust according
to the coin denomination setting of the
video poker machine.
- coins
- The number of coins to be bet on the next
hand.
The video poker machine also
has four buttons:
- Cash Out :
Resets the number of coins being bet to
0, returning them to your balance. You may
only cash out prior to starting the deal.
- Deal/Draw
: When at least one coin has been
bet, the deal/draw button will become enabled.
The first time the deal/draw button is clicked,
the game begins and the initial hand is
dealt. Once the player has chosen which
cards to hold (keep), the deal/draw button
can be clicked a second time to draw the
replacement cards and complete the game.
- Bet Max :
Allows the player to quickly bet the maximum
number of coins permitted by the machine
and immediately deal the initial hand.
- Bet One :
Bets one coin at a time. Once the desired
number of coins is bet, the player must
begin the game by clicking the deal/draw
button.
The
Bets. Select a denomination for
the video poker machine by using the buttons
below the "Select coin value" label. This
will set the value of each coin played. Next,
deposit one to five coins into the machine
-- use the Bet One button
to bet one coin at a time, or use Bet
Max button to bet the maximum coins
allowed by the machine (balance permitting).
Finally, click on the Deal/Draw
button to deal the initial hand. Note that
the Bet Max button will
automatically cause the initial hand to be
dealt.
The Cards. Cards are ranked
in order of their face value, with aces considered
"high". The ranking is from lowest to highest:
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King,
Ace. Some games make use of Wild Cards
(ie. a joker, or any deuce) that can
be used as any other card (rank and suit)
to improve the hand. Read further in this
help document for the details of how the cards
are used by each of the Video Poker game variation.
The Deal. Five initial cards
will be dealt to the player, of which, the
player may choose to hold (keep) any, all,
or none. The player will then have one opportunity
to replace all of the cards that were not
held with new cards drawn from the deck. The
final hand, made up of the cards held from
the initial hand (if any) plus any newly drawn
cards, will determine the result of the game.
The higher the rank of the final hand, the
greater the payout.
When you receive a hand that earns a payout,
you may have the option to Double
Up . The Double Up
feature is a "double or nothing" proposition
whereby you can play a bonus game for chance
to double your winnings for that hand. See
"Double Up Feature" later in this help for
more information.
Payouts
Video Poker payouts vary depending on the
number of coins wagered, and the rank of the
final poker hand achieved. There is no opponent
in Video Poker, so the player must simply
try to achieve the highest ranking hand. The
higher the rank of the hand, the greater the
payout.
 The
Video Poker machine displays a table of payouts
at the top of the screen. Each line in the
table shows the poker hand and the resulting
payouts (shown as the total number of coins
paid) depending on the number of coins bet.
A typical line in the payout chart may look
similar to:
The first column displays the name of the
poker hand for which this payout applies (see
the following page for examples of the various
poker hands). The columns to the right of
the hand name show the number of coins paid
if this hand is achieved. The first column
lists the number of coins paid if 1 coin was
bet when the game started. The other columns
list the number of coins paid if 2, 3, 4,
or 5 coins were bet.
The example above shows that if the player
bets 1 coin and achieves a Royal Flush
, the player is paid a total of 400 coins.
If the player had bet 2, 3, 4, or 5 coins,
the payout would have been 800, 1200, 1600,
and 4000 respectively. The denomination of
the coins paid is the same as the denomination
of the coin bet.
Note that most Video Poker games offer a larger
payout for a Royal Flush when the
maximum 5 coins are played. Whereas the payout
for a Royal Flush with 1 to 4 coins
played is 400 coins per coin played, the payout
for a Royal Flush with 5 coins played
is 800 coins per coin played!
The Double Up feature, if available,
allows you to play a bonus game to double
your winnings. Each time you successfully
double up , your payout doubles.
However, if you fail to win a double up
bonus game, you lose all the winnings
earned for that hand. If you choose not to
double up at any time, the game
ends and you keep all the winnings earned
for that hand.
For example: if you receive
a Straight Flush in the Deuces
Wild game with 5 coins played, you win
45 coins and you have the option to double
up . If you choose to double up
and win the bonus game, you would be paid
90 coins! If you decide double up
again and win, you would then be paid 180
coins! However, if you lost the bonus game,
you would be paid nothing and the game would
end.
Video
Poker Hands
1.
Royal Flush
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2.
Four Deuces
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3.
Five of a Kind
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4.
Wild Royal Flush
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5.
Straight Flush
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6.
Four of a Kind
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7.
Full House
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8.
Flush
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9.
Straight
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10.
Three of a Kind
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11.
Two Pair
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12.
Jacks or better Pair
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NOTE: Five of a Kind and Wild
Royal Flush require wild cards, which can
be any deuce (2) in Deuces Wild or
a joker in Joker Poker .
Video
Poker Details
All American Poker is played
with one standard 52 card deck with no wild
cards. The lowest ranking hand with a payout
consists of any pair of Jacks, Queens, Kings,
or Aces.
Deuces Wild is played with
one standard 52 card deck with all four deuces
(2's) considered wild cards. It should be
noted that in Deuces Wild a Wild Royal
Flush (a Royal Flush that
makes use of a wild card) ranks higher than
a Five Of A Kind , and a hand containing
all four deuces ranks second only to a natural
Royal Flush .
Jacks or Better is played
with one standard 52 card deck with no wild
cards. The lowest ranking hand with a payout
consists of any pair of Jacks, Queens, Kings,
or Aces.
Joker Poker is played with
one standard 52 card deck plus an extra joker
that is considered a wild card. It should
be noted that in Joker Poker a Five Of
A Kind ranks higher than a Wild
Royal Flush (a Royal Flush
that makes use of a wild card).
Tens or Better : Tens or
Better is played with one standard 52 card
deck with no wild cards. The lowest ranking
hand with a payout consists of any pair of
Tens, Jacks, Queens, Kings, or Aces.
Placing
Bets
 Video
poker bets are determined by the value/denomination
of the coins being played. The bottom of the
video poker machine has a small digital coin
value display that allows you to
select from five different coin denominations.
As you change the value of the coins being
played, you'll notice that the number of credits
adjusts itself accordingly.
For example: $100 will provide
the user with 400 25¢ credits
(100 ÷ 0.25 = 400). If you increase
the coin value to $5, the number of credits
drops to 20 (100 ÷ 5 = 20).
All payouts are made using the coins with
the same denomination as those wagered.
The video poker screen displays 3 values:
- Paid -
The number of coins won from the last hand.
- Credits
- The total number of coins remaining in
your balance. This value will adjust according
to the coin denomination setting of the
video poker machine.
- Coins
- The number of coins to be bet on the next
hand.
To place your bet before dealing
the cards, click the Bet One
button to bet one coin at a time. Each time
you click the Bet One button,
you will notice that one coin is removed from
the credits value, and the
coins value increases by
one. Also, you'll see the column corresponding
to the number of coins you have bet turn red
at the top of the screen. Video poker accepts
a maximum of bet of 5 coins (balance permitting).
If you have sufficient credits remaining,
you can click the Bet Max
button to quickly bet the maximum 5 coins
and immediately start the deal.
Click the Cash Out button
if you wish to return any coins you have bet
to your balance. This effectively takes the
number of coins shown in the coins
display, and returns them to your
total credits . You may only
use the Cash Out button
prior to starting the deal.
Deuces
Wild
Player's
Final
Hand |
1
coin |
2
coins |
3
coins |
4
coins |
5
coins |
Royal Flush |
250 |
500 |
750 |
1000 |
4000 |
Four Deuces |
200 |
400 |
600 |
800 |
1000 |
Wild Royal Flush |
20 |
40 |
60 |
80 |
100 |
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 |
Jacks
or Better
Player's
Final
Hand |
1
coin |
2
coins |
3
coins |
4
coins |
5
coins |
Royal Flush |
250 |
500 |
750 |
1000 |
4000 |
Straight Flush |
50 |
100 |
150 |
200 |
250 |
Four of a Kind |
25 |
50 |
75 |
100 |
125 |
Full House |
9 |
18 |
27 |
36 |
45 |
Flush |
6 |
12 |
18 |
24 |
30 |
Straight |
4 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
Three of a Kind |
3 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
Two Pair |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
Jacks or Better Pair |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Joker
Poker
Player's
Final
Hand |
1
coin |
2
coins |
3
coins |
4
coins |
5
coins |
Royal Flush |
400 |
800 |
1200 |
1600 |
4000 |
Five of a Kind |
200 |
400 |
600 |
800 |
1000 |
Wild Royal Flush |
100 |
200 |
300 |
400 |
500 |
Straight Flush |
50 |
100 |
150 |
200 |
250 |
Four of a Kind |
15 |
30 |
45 |
60 |
75 |
Full House |
8 |
16 |
24 |
32 |
40 |
Flush |
5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
Straight |
3 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
Three of a Kind |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
Two Pair |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Kings or Better Pair |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Tens or Better
Player's
Final
Hand |
1
coin |
2
coins |
3
coins |
4
coins |
5
coins |
Royal Flush |
250 |
500 |
750 |
1000 |
4000 |
Straight Flush |
50 |
100 |
150 |
200 |
250 |
Four of a Kind |
20 |
40 |
80 |
120 |
160 |
Full House |
6 |
12 |
18 |
24 |
30 |
Flush |
5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
Straight |
4 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
Three of a Kind |
3 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
Two Pair |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
Tens or
Better Pair |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Starting the deal
If you click the Bet Max
button, the maximum 5 coins are bet and
the deal begins automatically. If you choose
to bet one coin at a time using the Bet
One button you must manually start
the deal by clicking the Deal/Draw
button.
Once the cards have been dealt, you have
the option to hold (keep) any of, all of,
or none of these 5 cards (see below).
Any card that is not held will be replaced
when you draw replacement cards by clicking
the Deal/Draw a second
time. You should hold any cards you feel
will contribute to the best hand possible.
To hold a card, either click on the card
itself, or click the Hold
button located just below the card you want
held. You may also click the Hold
All button to quickly mark all
of the cards as held , or click
the Clear All button to
remove the held status from any/all
cards.
Once you are done selecting which card(s)
to hold (if any at all), click the Deal/Draw
button a second time to draw your
replacement cards. Any card that was not
held will be replaced by a new card. The
game is now complete and the resulting hand
determines your payout.
Double up Feature
When you receive a hand that earns a payout,
you may have the option to Double
Up . The Double Up
feature is a "double or nothing" proposition
whereby you can play a bonus game for chance
to double your winnings for that hand. If
you win the bonus game, your payout is doubled
and you may have the opportunity to Double
Up again. However, should you fail
to win the bonus game at any time, you lose
all of your winnings for that hand. Note
that there may be a cap on the number of
times you may Double Up as well
as a cap on the maximum payout earned by
this feature.
The double up bonus game is simple.
To start the double up bonus game,
click yes when prompted
to " Double Up? ". Five new cards
will then be dealt after re-shuffling the
deck. The first card, called the house card,
will be turned over while the other four
cards will remain face-down. To win the
bonus game, you must select one of the four
unrevealed cards which you think will rank
higher than the house card. If the card
you select has a higher rank than the house
card, you win and your payout is immediately
doubled. However, if you select a card with
a lower rank, you will lose all of the winnings
earned for this hand and the game will end.
If the two cards are of the same rank, you
payout will remain the same and you will
have the option to double up again
or stop and keep your current payout.
If the house card is a 2, you will win with
any card except another 2 (where your payout
will remain unchanged). If the house card
is an Ace, you must select another Ace in
order not to lose all of your winnings.
Be aware that the five cards for the bonus
game are dealt randomly from the re-shuffled
deck. Therefore, it is possible that none
of the four unrevealed cards are of higher
rank than the house card.
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