Ranking of cards is done from highest to lowest as follows: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, Ace. Ace will be counted as either low or high. There will be separate scoring for Royal Flush per casino pay out patterns.
Common Hand rankings:
Royal Flush > Straight Flush > Four of a Kind > Full House > Full House >Flush > Straight > Three of a Kind > Two Pair > Pair.
No hand ranking = No points.
General video poker game proceeds:
- Machine deals five card hand..
- You discard the cards you do not want.
- Get replacement cards.
- The hand is assessed after replacement and if you have a winning combination you get paid.
Commonly played Video Poker Games are:
- Jacks or Better
- Deuces Wild
- Jokers Wild
Jacks or Better
In this variant Pair of Jacks or Better gets the least payout therefore the name. The order of pay out is:
Royal Flush > Straight Flush > Four of a Kind > Full House > Full House >Flush > Straight > Three of a Kind > Two Pair > Pair > Jacks or better.
Jacks or better hands are:
- Pair of Jacks
- Pair of Queens
- Pair of Kings
- Pair of Aces.
Deuces Wild Rules
Deuces are used as wildcards in this variant. Never discard a deuce, 4 deuces can be used for any value. Rankings and pay-outs from the highest to lowest are:
Royal Flush without deuce(s) > Four Deuces > Wild Royal Flush > Five of a Kind >
(Straight Flush / Four of a Kind / Full House / Flush/Straight / Three of a Kind)
Jokers Wild Rules
Jokers Wild is played with a 52-card deck with joker, therefore 53 cards. Joker is wild card. Rankings and pay-outs from highest to lowest are:
Royal Flush without the joker > Five of a Kind > Joker Royal Flush > Straight Flush > Four of a Kind > Full House > Flush > Straight > Three of a Kind > Two Pair / Pair of Kings or Aces
There are two variants of Jokers Wild:
One will return your bet for a two-pair hand,
Another gives back your money if you have a pair of Kings or Aces.
The above is just the order of highest to lowest payouts, the exact points varies between casinos.