Advanced Video Poker

The percentages that follow are based on perfect playing of the strategies in this book for the best type of Jacks-or-Better machines. If I say that the four of a kind is a 424-to-one shot, it will be a much greater long shot if the player decides to discard every three-of-a-kind hand he receives on the initial round. In addition, each version of Jacks-or-Better video poker that is less than a full-pay machine has slightly different percentages because some of the strategies for these machines are different and—it bears repeating—strategies alter the percentages. However, the following percentages are merely to give you an idea of what to expect—in general. So consider the following figures as close approximations. You will note that the full house is an easier hand to make than either the flush or the straight, yet it is paid more. Go figure.

Royal Flush……………… 40,399 to 1
Straight Flush……………..9,199 to 1
Four of a Kind……………… 424 to 1
Full House………………….86 to 1
Flush……………………..90 to 1
Straight……………………88 to 1
Three of a Kind………………1 3 to 1
Two Pairs …………………..7 to 1
Pair of Jacks or better ………….4 to 1

(Approximately 55% of all hands are losers.)

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