About Video Poker |
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Play begins in Video Poker with the dealer giving you five cards. You then have one chance to replace as many cards as you feel necessary.
Winning and losing in Video Poker, un- like most other forms of poker, is not based on comparing the value of your hand against another hand. Instead, you are rewarded for the value of your hand. The better the hand, the more you are awarded.
Your award is multiplied by the dollar amount that you bet. For example, if you bet $5 on a hand that pays 5 to 1 the award would be $25. If you bet $5 on a hand that pays 1 to 1, you would then win back your original wager of $5.
The following sections explain winning hands and their value.
Jacks or Better (Pays 1 to 1): One pair of jacks, queens, kings, or aces. Two Pair (Pays 2 to 1): Two pairs of equal value cards, such as two 5's and two 9's.
Straight (Pays 5 to 1): Any five cards of consecutive value. Aces may be placed either before a 2 or after a king. Flush (Pays 6 to 1): Any five cards of the same suit (hearts, diamonds, clubs, or spades).
Full House (Pays 9 to 1): One pair and one
Straight Flush (Pays 50 to 1): Any five cards that are of consecutive value and all of the same suit.
Royal Flush (Pays 250 to 1 or 800 to 1 for $5): A 10, jack, queen, king, and ace all of the same suit.
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