Video Poker - 5 of a kind hit!

[MikeV]

Here’s something different to look at. My parents and I went to the casino tonight, as we usually do during New Years. I played some video poker. I won’t go into too much detail, but video poker is common here in America. As far as I know, there is no equivalent in the UK. I decided to play the “Joker Poker” variant, which adds a joker to the standard deck of cards. With only $20 in, I managed to build it up to $80, getting five 4-of-a-kinds in the process. Then I received this beauty. My first 5-of-a-kind win!

Money in: $20.00

Denomination: 1 credit = $0.25

Stake: $1.25

Payoff: $250.00 (200x stake)

[Mentholdan]

Very nice, I've seen Brian Christopher play this on you tube. Also, we do have the video poker on the slots in our betting shops, and we've got cockroach racing, beat that. 😁🎰

[StopandStep]

That's a great hand! We do have video poker in this country, but unlike the popular US version, ours is compensated. The American version odds are calculated from a single deck of cards every game, so the odds are the same every game and are pretty good. Ours goes by how much money someone has lost beforehand before it decides whether it wants us to win or not. I think the reason ours is compensated is is to keep the payout a lot lower, US video poker has one the highest RTP's of any game, close to 99%, our version is mostly 78% and probably explains why it isn't as popular.

[MikeV]

I don’t consider the compensated version as an equivalent to the one we have. But yes, I recall Darren playing it in a couple of his videos.

For this particular pay table, the RTP is 98.44%, assuming proper strategy.

In case you did not notice in the photo, there is a button on the bottom of the screen that says “double up.” Some video poker machines have a gamble feature. It is exactly like the one used in 20p Slot - pick 1 of 4 cards to find a value higher than the dealer’s card. I think Darren said it’s his favourite.

[StopandStep]

On 12/31/2019 at 7:06 PM, MikeV said:

In case you did not notice in the photo, there is a button on the bottom of the screen that says “double up.”

It certainly is one of my favourite type of gambles. I noticed a lot of the video poker over there no longer has it? 

[MikeV]

1 hour ago, StopandStep said:

It certainly is one of my favourite type of gambles. I noticed a lot of the video poker over there no longer has it? 

It is rare to find video poker with a gamble. I am aware that it can be toggled on or off by the operator. Most casinos leave it off.