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9 Video Poker Paytables in 1 Game
Five Play Draw Poker provides a rich selection of the most popular Video Poker paytables:
Jacks or Better – The most well-known version of Video Poker. Wins start with a pair of Jacks.
Bonus Poker – Higher 4-of-a-Kind pays for low-cards and Aces.
Bonus Poker Deluxe – Simplest of the higher volatility games with higher wins on all 4-of-a-Kind hands.
Double Bonus Poker – Three groups of even bigger 4-of-a-Kind wins.
Double Double Bonus Poker – Additional 4-of-a-Kind win groups with kickers make this a popular high-volatility choice.
Triple Double Bonus Poker – Highest volatility game with 4-of-a-Kind kickers that can pay as much as a Royal Flush.
Deuces Wild – All 2s are wild, offering loads of action in this wildly popular game.
Deuces Wild Bonus – All 2s are wild, plus special 4-of-a-Kind and 5-of-a-Kind wins.
Joker Poker – A wild Joker added to the deck opens up new ways to win.
Play Multiple Hands Concurrently
Five Play Draw Poker offers five hands of Video Poker action with each play.
Press DEAL to start the game. Hold any or all of the five face-up cards in the bottom hand by clicking on them or using the keyboard shortcuts 1, 2, 3, 4, and/or 5. Held cards appear face-up in all five hands.
Press DRAW to receive replacement cards in all active hands. Replacement cards are dealt from one separate deck for each hand, excluding the five initially dealt cards. Winning hands are then paid according to the paytable. Win amounts are paid based on the ending hand.
Cards are dealt from one deck of 52 standard playing cards per hand, shuffled for each game. For Joker Poker only, cards are dealt from one deck of 52 standard playing cards, plus one Joker.
How to Play
In Video Poker, the goal is to build the best hand possible relative to the paytable.
Paytable Selection:
- Press the desired Video Poker paytable button on the paytable selection screen.
- Press the MORE GAMES button within a game to return to paytable selection screen.
Betting:
- Five hands of Video Poker are played with each game.
- "BET PER HAND" shown at the bottom of the screen indicates the bet placed on each hand.
- All hands are played at the same "BET PER HAND".
- "TOTAL BET" shown below the first hand indicates the total bet covering all hands.
Ways to BET UP:
- Press the BET UP button
- Press the RIGHT ARROW key
- Press the UP ARROW key
Ways to BET DOWN:
- Press the BET DOWN button
- Press the LEFT ARROW key
- Press the DOWN ARROW key
Ways to HOLD/UNHOLD:
- Press one card at a time
- Press and drag across cards
- Press keys 1, 2, 3, 4, and/or 5
Ways to DEAL:
- Press the DEAL button
- Press the SPACE bar (enable in Options)
Ways to DRAW:
- Press the DRAW button
- Press the SPACE bar (enable in Options)
Ways to SKIP award rollups or speed up card draw animations:
- Press the SKIP button
- Press the SPACE bar (enable in Options)
Video Poker Outcome Types
Hand | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
Royal Flush | 10, J, Q, K, A of one suit | 10S-JS-QS-KS-AS |
Straight Flush | 5 cards of consecutive ranks in one suit | AC-2C-3C-4C-5C |
5 of a Kind | 5 cards of one rank | Wild-8C-8D-8H-8S |
4 of a Kind | 4 cards of one rank | 9C-9D-9S-9H-3C |
Full House | 3 cards of one rank, 2 cards of another rank | AH-AC-AS-8D-8H |
Flush | 5 cards of one suit | 8H-9H-2H-JH-AH |
Straight | 5 cards of consecutive ranks | 3H-4H-5S-6D-7D |
3 of a Kind | 3 cards of one rank | 6S-6D-6C-AD-JC |
2 Pair | 2 cards of one rank, 2 cards of another rank | 9D-9H-7H-7S-4D |
Kings or Better | 2 cards of one rank (K, or A) | KD-KC-5C-4S-2H |
Jacks or Better | 2 cards of one rank (J, Q, K, or A) | JD-JC-9H-8C-2S |
Notes:
- Card order does not matter.
- Ace can be treated as lowest rank to complete a straight (e.g. A-2-3-4-5).
- Ace can be treated as highest rank to complete a straight (e.g. 10-J-Q-K-A).
- 5 of a Kind requires at least 1 Wild card in the hand.
- Only highest paying outcome paid per hand.
- Different paytables can have different minimum rankings for which prizes are paid (e.g. the lowest winning outcome in Deuces Wild is 3 of a Kind).
Wild Cards
Some paytables are based on the use of one or more wild cards:
- In Deuces Wild and Deuces Wild Bonus, each of the four cards with the rank of '2' is wild.
- In Joker Poker, the single Joker card added to each deck in each game is wild.
- A given wild card can substitute for any other card to form the highest paying outcome.
- In Deuces Wild and Deuces Wild Bonus, the wild can be evaluated as a regular '2' if that maximizes the outcome (e.g. for the hand AC-2H-3C-4C-5C, the wild card is evaluated as a 2C in order to form a Straight Flush - the highest outcome possible for that hand).
- Certain paytables pay a different award amount for a Royal Flush based on whether or not the hand contains any wild cards - see paytable for details.
- Dealt wild cards are not automatically held.
- A given wild card in the deck is equally as likely to be dealt as any other remaining card.