Video poker game, also known as Draw poker is one of the most popular casino games being played today. Some of the best features of video poker include a lower house edge, the possibility of higher constant wins, and playing it alone. The main aim of the player in the video poker game is based on 5 card draw poker. That is the player has to form a five card hand with the best possible card combination.

 

Video Poker Variations

 

Jacks or Better Video Poker: In Jacks-or-Better, pay outs begin at a pair of jacks or better of it. It is also called a 9/6 machine because it offers a 9-to-1 pay out for a full house and a 6-to-1 pay out for a flush.

 

Deuces Wild Video Poker: In Deuces Wild, all four deuces i.e. 2’s are wild cards. If a player gets all four deuces, he wins a mini-jackpot. A Deuces Wild machine does not pay out for any pair or a two pair. The lowest paying combination in this game is for three-of-a-kind hand. 

 

Bonus Poker: It is a variation of Jacks-or-Better. In this game, a higher payout is given for four-of-a-kind. Different bonuses are also paid based on the ranking of the cards in the four-of-a-kind hand.

 

Double Bonus: It is also a variation of Jacks-or-Better in which a bonus is paid out for four aces.

 

Double Double Bonus: In this variation, bonuses are given for different four-of-a-kind hands.

 

Anything's Wild: It is similar to Deuces Wild except that the player chooses a wild card by rank, after dealing with the first five cards.

 

Deuces and Joker Wild: In this variation, all deuces and one joker are considered as wild cards.

 

Joker Wild: In this variation, one joker card serves as a wild card.

 

Ace Invaders: It is a three-line video poker in which the top two lines are stud poker and the bottom line is a bonus poker game based on Five-Card Draw. The game checks the top line for a paying combination and then pays out for that. If any of the cards in the top line are aces or would help create a royal flush in the second line, they become part of the second hand.

 

Aces & Faces: It is a video poker game based on 8/5 Jacks-or-Better, with increased payouts for four-of-a-kind with aces or face cards.

 

Super Aces: It is also known as "All Aces". It is a video poker variation based on Jacks-or-Better, but with an increased payout for four-of-a-kind and an even bigger payout for four aces.

 

King of the Decks: In this game, five decks of cards are used. If a player gets five kings of clubs, he wins the progressive jackpot.