Joker Poker Video Poker

Video Poker is a game with many interesting variants. Joker Poker is an exciting and unique variant of Video Poker.  Video Poker players enjoy playing this game due to its extra wild card, Joker which enhances their chances of winning.

Objective of the game

The objective of Joker Poker Video Poker is to attain a five-card poker hand with a winning combination. The better is the hand of the player and the better is the payout. The player can obtain a winning hand with the help of the Joker which acts as a Wild card.

Rules to play Joker Poker Video Poker

Double Joker Video Poker is similar to Jacks or Better with the difference in the card deck. Double Joker Video Poker is played with a 53 card deck in which the additional card is a Joker which acts as a wild card. The player begins the game by making a bet and pressing the ‘Deal’ button after which he is dealt with five cards. The player can hold them all or discard the cards that he doesn’t want. As the player discards the cards he is dealt with the new cards. If the player gets a winning combination then he can choose to keep the winnings or choose the option of ‘Double’. If player chooses to double then the dealer draws one face-up card and 4 face-down cards. The player chooses one card from the four cards and if the rank of the card is higher then he wins otherwise he looses his original winnings also. The best possible hand in Joker Poker Video Poker is a Natural Royal Flush.

Poker hands in Joker Poker Video Poker

	Two pairs
	Three of a kind
	Four of a kind
	Five of a Kind
	Kings or Better
	Straight Flush
	Natural Royal Flush
	Joker Royal Flush
	Straight
	Flush
	Full House

Strategies for playing Joker Poker Video Poker

	A player should prefer to hold a low pair instead of keeping one high card (King or Ace).
	A player can enhance his chances of winnings by holding three cards to a Royal Flush.
	A player should prefer to hold any three of the cards to a straight flush.
	A player should hold the 4 connected cards that can lead to a straight or an inside straight draw.
	In Joker Poker Joker acts as a wild card and it improves the player’s chances of winning. So if a player gets a joker eh should always hold it as it can convert the player’s hand into winning hand.
	A player should hold a joker as it adds to his outs. For e.g. if a player has King of clubs, 4 of Diamonds, Ace of clubs, 2 of Hearts and a Joker then joker is an addition to his outs as without it the player could not make the highest hand like 5 of a kind.

Payout Table

Payout for Joker Poker video poker for minimum and maximum bet on each hand offers is as follows: Two Pairs (minimum 1 and maximum 5), Three of a kind (minimum 2 and maximum 10), Four of a kind (minimum 17 and maximum 85), Five of a kind (minimum 200 and maximum 1000), Straight (minimum 3 and maximum 15), Straight Flush (minimum 50 and maximum 250), Flush (minimum 5 and maximum 25), Natural Royal Flush (minimum 750 and maximum 5000), Joker Royal Flush (minimum 100 and maximum 500), Full House (minimum 7 and maximum 35), Kings or Better (minimum 1 and maximum 5) .