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How to Play IGT’s Game King Video Poker

The quintessential land-based Video Poker experience is now available online! All the play elements you know and trust along with nine of the hottest paytables available.

9 Video Poker Paytables in 1 Game

Game King Video Poker provides a rich selection of the most popular video poker paytables:

Jacks or BetterThe most well-known version of Video Poker.
 Wins start with a pair of Jacks.
Bonus Poker Higher 4-of-a-Kind pays for low-cards and aces.
Bonus Poker Deluxe Simplest of the higher volatility games
 with higher wins on all 4-of-a-Kind hands.
Double Bonus Poker Three groups of even bigger 4-of-a-Kind wins.
Double Double Bonus Poker  Additional 4-of-a-Kind win groups with kickers
 make this a popular high-volatility choice. 
Triple Double Bonus PokerHighest volatility game with 4-of-a-Kind kickers
 that can pay as much as a Royal Flush.
Deuces Wild All 2s are wild, offering loads of action in this
 wildly popular game.
Deuces Wild BonusAll 2s are wild, plus special 4-of-a-Kind and
 5-of-a-Kind wins.
Joker Poker A wild Joker added to the deck
 opens up new ways to win.

HOW TO PLAY

In Video Poker, the goal is to build the best hand possible relative to the paytable.

Paytable Selection:

  • Press the desired video poker paytable button on the paytable selection screen.
  • Press MORE GAMES within a game to return to paytable selection screen.

Betting:

  • Press BET UP or BET DOWN to select the preferred stake

Ways to HOLD/UNHOLD:

  • Press one card at a time
  • Press keys 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Ways to DEAL:

  • Press DEAL button
  • Press SPACE bar (enable in Options)

Ways to DRAW:

  • Press DRAW button
  • Press SPACE bar (enable in Options)

Video Poker Outcome Types

HandDescriptionExample
Royal Flush10, J, Q, K, A of one suit10S–JS–QS–KS–AS
Straight Flush5 cards of consecutive ranks in one suitAC–2C–3C–4C–5C
5 of a Kind5 cards of one rankWild–8C–8D–8H–8S
4 of a Kind4 cards of one rank9C–9D–9S–9H–3C
Full House 3 cards of one rank, 2 cards of another rankAH–AC–AS–8D–8H
Flush5 cards of one suit8H–9H–2H–JH–AH
Straight5 cards of consecutive ranks3H–4H–5S–6D–7D
3 of a Kind3 cards of one rank6S–6D–6C–AD–JC
2 Pair2 cards of one rank, 2 cards of another rank9D–9H–7H–7S–4D
Kings or Better 2 cards of one rank (K, or A)KD–KC–5C–4S–2H
Jacks or Better 2 cards of one rank (J, Q, K, or A)JD–JC–9H–8C–2S

Notes:

  • Card order does not matter.
  • Ace can be treated as lowest rank to complete a straight (e.g. A-2-3-4-5).
  • Ace can be treated as highest rank to complete a straight (e.g. 10-J-Q-K-A).
  • 5 of a Kind requires at least 1 Wild card in the hand.
  • Only highest paying outcome paid per hand.
  • Different paytables can have different minimum rankings for which prizes are paid (e.g. the lowest winning outcome in Deuces Wild is 3 of a Kind).

Wild Cards

Some paytables are based on the use of one or more wild cards:

  • In Deuces Wild and Deuces Wild Bonus, each of the four cards with the rank of ‘2’ is wild.
  • In Joker Poker, the single Joker card added to each deck in each game is wild.
  • A given wild card can substitute for any other card to form the highest paying outcome.
  • In Deuces Wild and Deuces Wild Bonus, the wild can be evaluated as a regular ‘2’ if that maximizes the outcome (e.g. for the hand AC-2H-3C-4C-5C, the wild card is evaluated as a 2C in order to form a straight flush – the highest outcome possible for that hand).
  • Certain paytables pay a different award amount for a Royal Flush based on whether or not the hand contains any wild cards – see paytable for details.
  • Dealt wild cards are not automatically held.
  • A given wild card in the deck is equally as likely to be dealt as any other remaining card.

See Pays / Options

Press SEE PAYS on the bottom of game screen to access:

  • Options
  • Award pay information
  • Game play information

PAYTABLE
The paytable indicates the award value for each winning outcome. The award values are shown in currency and for each available bet amount. When initially loaded, the paytable page highlights the awards associated with the current bet amount. To see awards for other bet sizes, press the UP button or the DOWN button. Changing the example bet size in the paytable screen does not change the active wager.

OPTIONS

Speed
Select speed of deal and draw animations.

Keyboard Functionality
Enable or disable use of the SPACE bar to deal and draw cards. Press keys 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 to HOLD/UNHOLD.

Change Background Colour
Change the background colour of the game.

Rules

Misuse or malfunction voids all pays and plays.

Cards are dealt from one deck of 52 standard playing cards per hand, shuffled for each game. For Joker Poker only, cards are dealt from one deck of 52 standard playing cards, plus one Joker.

Only highest winner paid.

If a Royal Flush is dealt on the initial deal, all cards are automatically held.

If any other winning hand is dealt on the initial deal, no cards are automatically held.

Wins are shown in currency and are based on the size of the bet.

Additional Information

Expected Payback

In accordance with fair gaming practices required in most legal jurisdictions worldwide, all cards come from a fair deck that has been randomly shuffled. Thus every card remaining in a given deck is equally likely to be the next card dealt.

The expected payback reflects the theoretical return across a very large number of plays by numerous players over an extended period of time. The SEE PAYS associated with each video poker paytable displays the expected payback for that specific paytable. The results for any given player over a play session can vary widely from this long-term, expected average in either direction. The fewer the number of games played, the wider the normal variance of actual payback that may be experienced.

The expected payback value is also based upon correct player choices for any game that involves main game and/or bonus game play strategy.