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Video Poker Help
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The Rules of Video Poker | GamePlay
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Albeit it's European origins, poker can be considered a true "All American" gambling
game. What started as a simple five-card game evolved into many variations, up to
today's popular Video Poker. Video Poker, or Draw Poker, is played the same way
that poker is played. The dealer uses a single 52-card deck with no Joker, and the
deck is reshuffled after each hand. Odds in Video Poker depend on player's ability.
There is an element of skill in making the best decisions, of which cards to keep,
which, unlike Slot Machines, will determine whether and how much you can win. The
player is dealt one five-card poker hand. After the first draw, which is automatic,
you may hold any of the cards and draw again, by pressing the 'Deal/Draw' button,
to replace the cards that you haven't chosen to hold (to hold a card simply click
on it and a "Hold" sign will appear). All winning hands and their payoffs are listed
on the machine (at the top of the screen) and explained below. The object is to
get the best possible combination so that you earn the highest payoff on the bet
you placed. Our casino uses $0.25, $1 and $5 machines, up to five-coin bets each.
Choose your denomination, either as Player or as Dealer, and start playing.
Playing Poker
In order to play you must first insert credits into the Video Poker machine. You
do this by clicking on the $5, $25 or $100 buttons on the lower right side of the
screen. You can also click on the Coin Slot to the right of the 'Deal/Draw' button
to insert one coin at a time. Choose the amount you wish to bet by pressing the
'Bet One' or 'Bet Max' buttons. Pressing the 'Bet Max' button places 5 credits in
the "Bet" text box and automatically deals the first draw. Pressing the 'Bet One'
button places one credit in the "Bet" text box up to a maximum of 5 credits. Once
there are credits in the "Bet" text box the 'Deal/Draw' button lights up and can
be pressed to deal the cards. After the first draw you may keep any of the cards
you want by clicking on them (a "Hold" sign will appear on the cards you wish to
keep). After you have decided which cards to keep, press the 'Deal/Draw' button
to replace the cards you decided to discard. Winnings are determined according to
the winning combinations that are illustrated in the Payout Table at the upper part
of the screen. If you have a winning hand the corresponding row to your winning
combination will light up on the Payout Table. If there are any credits in the machine
you can cash them all out by pressing the 'Cash Out' button. This will remove the
bets and credits from the "Bet" and "Credit" text boxes and return them to your
Balance.
Winning Combinations
Jacks or Better:
A pair pays off only if the cards in the pair are Jacks, Queens, Kings, or Aces.
Lower pairs do not pay off.
Two Pair:
Two sets of pairs of the same card denomination (for example: Q,Q,3,6,6).
Three of a Kind:
Three cards of the same denomination (for example: K,K,K,Q,10).
Straight:
Five consecutive denomination cards of different suit (for example: 6,7,8,9,10.
An Ace can be the starting card or the ending card - A,2,3,4,5 or 10,J,Q,K,A ).
Flush:
Five non-consecutive denomination cards of the same suit (for example: 2,5,10,J,A
and all cards of the same suit - Spades, Hearts, Clubs or Diamonds).
Full House:
A set of three cards of the same denomination plus a set of two cards of the same
denomination (for example: K,K,K,A,A).
Four of a kind:
Four cards of the same denomination (for example: 7,7,7,7,J).
Straight Flush:
Five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit (for example: 5,6,7,8,9 and
all cards of the same suit - Spades, Hearts, Clubs or Diamonds).
Royal Flush:
Five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit, starting from 10 and ending
with an Ace (for example: 10,J,Q,K,A and all cards of the same suit - Spades, Hearts,
Clubs or Diamonds).
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Payoff Table
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1 Coin |
2 Coin |
3 Coin |
4 Coin |
5 Coin |
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Royal Flush |
250 |
500 |
750 |
1000 |
JACKPOT |
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Straight Flush |
50 |
100 |
150 |
200 |
250 |
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4 of a Kind |
25 |
50 |
75 |
100 |
125 |
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Full House |
8 |
16 |
24 |
32 |
40 |
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Flush |
5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
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Straight |
4 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
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3 of a Kind |
3 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
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Two Pair |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
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Jacks or Better |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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Video Poker Limits
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Video Poker Type |
Minimum Bet |
Maximum Bet |
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I |
$0.25 |
$1.25 |
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II |
$1 |
$5 |
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III |
$5 |
$25 |
General Text Boxes
Progressive Jackpot - If you have 5 coins in the machine and you hit a Royal
Flush, you win you the progressive Jackpot (there is a different progressive Jackpot
for every denomination).
Last Round - This tells you how much you've won or lost in the previous round.
Fun Balance / Balance - This is your current Fun / Real-Money Balance (in
US dollars).
General Options
Back - Pressing 'Back' returns you to the Options Screen.
'?' (Help) - Pressing 'Help' opens the Help screen relevant to the room you're
currently in. In this case, Video Poker.
'$' (Cashier) - Pressing '$' opens the Cashier screen.
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Video Poker Text Boxes
Payout - This tells you how many credits you've won on the current round.
Credits - Tells you how many credits are currently in the machine. The number
of credits depends on the selected Video Poker denomination (for example, $5 equals
1 credit in the $5 machine, 5 credits in the $1 machine and 20 credits in the $0.25
machine).
Bets - This is your current bet (between 0 and 5).
Game Options
Cash Buttons: $5, $25 and $100
Pressing the Cash buttons inserts credits into the machine. The amount of credits
depends on the machine's selected denomination (pressing the $5 Cash button in the
$1 machine inserts 5 credits, etc.).
Coin Slot
Clicking on the Coin Slot to the right of the 'Deal/Draw' button inserts 1 credit
at a time into the machine.
Deal/Draw
After you've entered your bet into the machine, press 'Deal/Draw' in order to deal
the first 5 cards. After you decide which cards you want to keep, press 'Deal/Draw'
again to replace the cards you wanted to discard.
Bet One
Pressing 'Bet One' adds 1 credit to the "Bet" text box up to a maximum of 5.
Bet Max
Pressing 'Bet Max' inserts 5 credits to the "Bet" text box and automatically deals
the hand.
Cash Out
If you still have any credits or bets in the machine, pressing 'Cash Out' returns
them to your balance.
Disconnections
Communication problems over the Internet may cause sudden disconnections. We have
designed our software to cope with such incidents in a manner that our clients will
be protected from unjustifiable loss, while eliminating the possibility of intentional
disconnections and/or system abuse.
Should a disconnection or timeout occur after the player placed credits in the "Credit"
or "Bet" text boxes and the player has not yet pressed the 'Deal/Draw' button, then
the credits are returned to the player's Balance.
Should a disconnection or timeout occur after the player pressed the 'Deal/Draw'
button, but before the player had a chance to select the cards to be held, the round
is considered as if the player had selected to hold all the cards. If that hand
had a winning combination, the player's Balance is credited accordingly.
After connection is re-established the Player can enter the "History" page and see
the results of the last round ("History" is available for Money mode only).
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