There are now variants of the basic five- card draw due to newer video poker machines.
Jacks or Better Video Poker
This is the most common video poker variation, in which payoffs begin at a pair of jacks or better. 9/6 Jacks or Better refers to the full pay, which pays 9 coins for a full house and 6 coins for a flush. When played the machine with perfect strategy, it is believed that the return is 99.54 percent.
Tens or Better Video Poker
It is actually a variation of 6/5 Jacks or Better. Rather than a pair of Jacks, the minimum paying hand is a pair of tens. They also have very different full house and flush payouts.
Deuces Wild Video Poker
The four two’s in the deck can be substituted for any other card, for any rank, in any suit. When played with good strategy, this variation of video poker is believed to provide a theoretical return as high as 100.762 percent.
Bonus Poker Video Poker
This video poker variant is based on Jacks or Better. The difference is that bonus poker provides a higher payout percentage for four of a kind. It also has multiple versions featuring different bonus payouts based on the ranking of the four of a kind.
