Video Poker Games: Paytables and Free Demos
Video poker is a casino card game where you aim to form a paying poker hand: you set a stake, receive cards and reach a final hand that pays according to the game’s paytable.
Before choosing a version, check whether you or the game holds the cards, which hand starts paying, the published RTP and whether a checked free demo is available.
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How Video Poker Works
- Set your stake. Choose your stake before dealing. When learning how to play video poker, check whether the hold controls are manual or automatic, because this changes your part in the hand.
- Deal your hand. Deal your five cards: this is the starting hand that the paytable will judge once the hand is complete.
- Hold and draw. In Video Poker 100000, keep the cards you want and draw replacements for the rest. In Video Poker Deuces Wild, Video Poker Jacks Or Better and Joker Poker, the game automatically holds the strongest cards, and the outcome is fixed when you deal; Draw only reveals the result.
- Get paid by the paytable. Your final hand is checked against the paytable, which lists each winning hand with its payout expressed as a multiple of your stake.
Video poker has no dealer or opponent to beat, only the paytable, unlike casino poker games, where your hand is compared with the dealer’s, and blackjack games, another form of card play against the house.
Video Poker Variants Compared
| Game | What changes | Lowest paying hand | Published RTP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video Poker Jacks Or Better | Single 52-card deck; automatic holds; royal flush pays 800x | A pair of jacks or better returns the stake | 98% |
| Video Poker Deuces Wild | Standard 52-card deck; four wild 2s; automatic holds; natural royal flush pays 800x | Three of a kind returns the stake; pairs and two pair pay nothing | 98% |
| Joker Poker | 53-card deck with one wild joker; automatic holds; natural royal flush pays 800x | A pair of kings or better or two pair returns the stake | 98% |
| Video Poker 100000 | You hold the cards; optional Gold Bonus Mode costs 99x the stake and raises the maximum win to 100,000x | A pair of jacks or better pays 1x | 96.05% in Base Mode and Gold Mode |
Video Poker Deuces Wild, which we have reviewed, pays 200x for four deuces under its paytable. For video poker games, published RTP is the share of stakes returned over a very large number of hands, and the house edge is the rest.
Free Video Poker and Real Money Play
With free video poker, you use play credits with the same deal and paytable, without depositing money or cashing out winnings. A Play for free button appears only after a demo check, so some games may have none. You can find demos for other game types through the casino games hub and casino games catalogue. Stake’s own Video Poker game is a separate game with its own page.
To play video poker online for real money, you deposit at a casino and wager your own funds. The outcome remains a game of chance, so set a spending limit before your first hand. If gambling becomes difficult to control, the responsible gambling page explains where you can get help.
FAQ
Which Video Poker Game Pays Back the Most?
Compare the published RTP in each video poker game’s Quick Infos and rules screen: it describes the share of stakes returned over many hands. Read the paytable alongside it to check which hand starts paying.
Does Strategy Matter in Video Poker?
Video poker strategy offers no hold decision in Video Poker Deuces Wild, Video Poker Jacks Or Better or Joker Poker: holds are automatic and the hand is fixed at deal. Video Poker 100000 lets you choose holds, but only the final five-card hand determines payment; betting systems do not change the published return.
Is Stake Video Poker a Different Game?
Yes, Stake Video Poker is a separate in-house game. Video poker games from other studios use their own decks, paytables and published returns, so check each game’s rules rather than assuming they match.
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