Video Poker Jacks or Better

Video poker Jacks or Better is one of the most common variations of video poker games available on the internet. Payouts are made for a pair of Jacks or a better combination of cards. Jacks or Better variations include Full pay Jacks or Better or 9/6 Jacks or Better; where the 9 refers to payments for a full house and the 6 refers to payments for a flush. This game has a probable return of 99.5% when played with a perfect strategy.

To play Jacks or Better you first need to know the video poker rules: Place your bets, bet up or bet down, to increase or decrease your bet amount. Click ‘Deal’ and 5 cards will be dealt to you. Click ‘Hold’ to keep the number of cards you need and ‘Draw’ to replace the discarded cards. Winning combinations are paid off immediately and a new game starts again.

• High Card – Jack, Queen, King or Ace
• Outside Straight – an open ended straight (eg. 7,8,9,10)
• Inside Straight – a straight with a missing card (eg. 6,7,9,10)

Play For Free

Playing for free will help you learn all the strategies and rules. The mistakes you make won’t cost you either! So play the free game below and have fun.

How To Play For Free In 3 Easy Steps

• Download the relevant DirectX plugin if needed and then wait for the game to load.
• Click "OK" in the Casino Login box.
• Start Playing by clicking on "DEAL".

Video Poker Jacks or Better Tips

• If you have a Royal Flush, Straight, Four of a kind or Full House, keep the cards.
• If you have four cards to reach a Royal Flush, you need to draw one more card.
• If you have four cards to a Straight Flush, then you need to replace one card.
• If you hold Two Pairs or four cards to a flush, you will have to draw one card.
• You will have to draw three cards if you have a pair or two high cards (jack, king, queen and ace).
• If you have four different cards you need to keep the high cards and draw four additional cards.

The main objective in video poker Jacks or Better is to achieve any of the winning combinations of poker hands portrayed by the casinos’ pay table. Jacks or Better is the classic version of a gambling video poker game that uses a regular deck of 52 cards without Jokers. The minimum winning hand is a pair of Jacks or higher combination and not lower than that. The game represents the probabilities of poker and gives higher payments for good hands. The object of the game lies in keeping or discarding cards to build a better hand that might increase your chances of winning.

• Royal Flush – includes Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 all of the same suit.
• Straight Flush – any five card of
• Four of a Kind  – Four cards of the same value
• Full House – three pairs combined with a single pair
• Flush – five cards in different sequence but of the same suit
• Straight – five cards in sequence but different suit
• Three of a kind – three cards of the same value
• Two Pair – Two separate pairs.
• Pair – Two cards with the same value

The decision on choosing which cards you would like to keep and which ones you need to discard is important and you need to know the correct video poker strategy. The great advantage of playing online video poker is that you can take a few minutes to think about your options and check the video poker odds before making your. Some online poker US games have additional attractions like Wild Cards. A Wild Card can act as any card to complete a winning poker hand.