Ten Hot Video Poker Games

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To win at video poker it’s essential to find a machine with a favorable paytable. The paytable determines the “theoretical rate of return” for the game, and the rate of return dictates how much you are going to win (or how little you will lose) assuming optimal playing strategy.

We searched the Internet and found agen bola that offer Jacks or Better and Deuces Wild video poker with a return greater than 97%. Again, this assumes optimal play while betting the maximum number of coins. (Generally, the payout on a Royal Flush is proportionately greater when you play five coins than when you play just one coin.)

Jacks or Better at Royal Vegas and Other Microgaming Casinos

Jacks or Better is the most played version of video poker. There are no wild cards and you must have a pair of Jacks or better to win.

Royal Vegas, Gaming Club, Geisha Lounge, and other casinos powered by Microgaming software offer what players sometimes call a “9/6” Jacks or Better machine. “9/6” refers to the payouts for a full house (9) and flush (6) in the paytable and is a general indicator of the game’s rate of return. The actual rate of return at Royal Vegas is 99.54%, which is very good.

William Hill Casino, Kiwi Casino, and other online casinos that use Cryptologic software, also have a pretty good Jacks or Better game with a 98.25% return.

Casino On Net, one of the most popular casinos on the Internet, just snuck in above our 97% threshold with a 97.30% return on their Jacks of a Better game.

Deuces Wild at Global Player and Gambling Stadium

In Deuces Wild, all deuces (2’s) are wild cards that can act as any card you need to produce a better poker hand.

Of all the major online casinos we checked, Global Player offered the best Deuces Wild game with a whopping 100.76% rate of return.

Gambling Stadium, which is powered by Unified Gaming, offers a respectable 98.91% return. Other casinos that use Unified Gaming software include Winward Casino and Island Casino.

CryptoLogic casinos, like William Hill and Kiwi, payout 97.97% on Deuces Wild.

For comparison, Deuces Wild at Microgaming casinos like Royal Vegas and Gaming Club is 96.77%, not nearly as good as their Jacks or Better.

Find More Hot Video Poker Games

Video poker pay tables sometimes vary from casino to casino, even when the casinos use the same software, so always check the paytable before you play. Also, note that the above results are just a sampling of the video poker games available at major online casinos. You may be able to find other good games if you hunt around.

Finally, hardcore video poker fanatics may wish to invest $30 to purchase Bob Dancer’s WinPoker software program. It’s a handy tool for calculating the theoretical return of different games and for brushing up on your playing strategy.