Tens or Better
There are sure to win approaches for every game, at the most the least risky method of play. Understanding a bit about when to play and when to sit it out will help you build a better strategy in Tens or better.
The Tens or better game is a lot similar to Jacks or better video poker; however, in Tens or better game, the tens or better hand is the lowest paid hand.
The rules applicable for playing this game is lot similar to all video poker games from the dealing of the 5 initial cards, followed by a discarding session, followed by replacement cards being dealt for discards, and comparison of hands; however, the payout for tens or better is lowest in this game and that is the exceptional factor that differentiates it from other games.
The order of the ranking from highest to lowest is as follows:
- Royal Flush > Straight Flush > Four of a Kind > Full House > Full House > Flush > Straight > Three of a Kind > Two Pair, Pair > Ten or Better Hand.
The qualifying Tens or better are:
- Pair of Tens
- Pair of Jacks
- Pair of Queens
- Pair of Kings
- Pair of Aces.
When you are going to play from a group of machines you need to know that casinos are likely to shuffle up similar looking machines, which means there can be a mix of low pay off machines and high pay off machines. If you are used to machine mechanics you will know that with some machines there will be a better pay for a said hand, whereas for the same hand, there can be a very low pay off in another machine, irrespective of similar or varied strategies that you might use for your play. Therefore identifying between machines is extremely important.
- Any two high suited cards can be played.
- It is better to discard high rank unsuited cards.
- 3 suited cards can be played, whereas 3 unsuited cards should be discarded.
- If you get K-Q-J keep them.
- If you get A-K-J or A-Q-J you should consider discard Ace.
- Since you know pairs of Tens, Jacks, Queens, Kings, or Aces are paid lowest, we can consider having only a single high card like A, K, Q, J, 10 and discard one if you have a pair of them.
Also you need to know that some of the dealt cards are going to be those which pay already, discarding them can be a mess. Consider this factor and make your discarding decisions. Just compare your primary cards with the payouts and make your targets and decisions accordingly.