This is a general help section and some casinos may have video poker machines that
have the deal buttons or hold buttons in slightly different positions, but we have tried to
write the help files more genralized to give visitors the basic concepts.
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Jacks or Better Video Poker
This is a game of draw poker. The dealer will deal you five cards face up. At this
point you should decide which cards to keep and which ones to throw. To keep a card just
click on the card you want to keep or on the hold button below it. Once you are finished
picking the cards to be discarded click on the deal button and the dealer will deal your
new cards. Depending on how many cards you throw, the same number of new cards will be
dealt back into your hand so you end up with five. Whether you win or lose is determined
by how good a poker hand you have.
Basics of Poker and Poker Hands
Most poker games
inside of our casinos are played with a standard 52-card deck. The
cards are ranked according to the value of the number on the card or
the value of the face. The ranking, from highest to lowest, goes as
such: Ace (A), King (K), Queen (Q), Jack (J), 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3,
2. The ace can also be used to complete a low straight; A, 2, 3, 4, 5.
As well as numbers and faces there are 4 different types of suits
which are used to determine the value of a poker hand. These are:
Spades (S), Clubs (C), Diamonds (D), Hearts (H).
Poker hands are
valued based on their five card ranking. These rankings are detailed
below:
(A rank of 1 equals the best) |
| Rank |
Hand Name |
Description of hand |
Example |
| 1 |
Royal Flush |
A, K, Q, J, 10 of same suit |
10S, JS, QS, KS, AS |
| 2 |
Straight Flush |
Five cards of same suit in sequence |
4D, 5D, 6D, 7D, 8D |
| 3 |
4 of a kind |
Four cards of the same rank |
7S, 7C, 7D, 7H |
| 4 |
Full House |
Three of a kind plus a pair |
3D, 3S, 3C, KS, KH |
| 5 |
Flush |
Five cards of the same |
3H, 7H, 10H, QH, AH |
| 6 |
Straight |
Five cards in sequence |
5C, 6D, 7C, 8H, 9S |
| 7 |
3 of a kind |
Three cards of the same rank |
JH, JS, JD |
| 8 |
2 Pair |
Two pairs of different rank |
5H, 5S, 9C, 9S |
| 9 |
1 Pair |
Two cards of the same rank |
AS, AD |
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Tie Hands
- If two players both have straight flushes, flushes, or straights, the highest card that is part of the hand determines the winning hand. If the highest card still results in a tie then the next highest card will determine the winner. And so on...
- If both players have a full house, then the highest 3 of a kind will determine the winner.
- If both players have three of a kind the highest ranking three of a kind will be determined the winner.
- The highest-ranking pair in the hand will decide two hands with two pair. If this still results in a tie then the remaining pairs will be compared and the highest-ranking pair will then decide the winner.
- If both players have a single pair then the highest-ranking pair will win. If this is also a tie then next highest-ranking single card will determine the winner. If this still results in a tie then the next highest single ranking card will determine the winner. And so on...
- Two hands with no pairs, flushes, or straights are compared and the card with the highest ranking single card will be determined the winner. If this still yields no winner then the next highest card will be determined the winner. And so on..
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