All American Video Pokerby The Art of Games

To understand the different video poker pay table variants one must first know Jacks or Better as this is the game all other are compared to for reference. Bonus Pokers, and poker games with wild cards all have modified pay tables that reward certain hands such as Four-of-a-Kind or Natural Royal Flush. Some games provide a mostly steady play experience with medium volatility, and some have extreme variance that may give few medium returns and even fewer large returns – these are the true gambling games for risk takers. You could hit the jackpot on your first hand, or go many sessions without winning the big prizes.

All American Video Poker from The Art of Games is a high variance game with a modified pay table designed for risk takers. The payouts for Full House, Flush, and Straight are all the same at 8x bet. Payouts for Four of a Kind and a Straight Flush are higher in this game than they are in Jacks or Better. The bottom of the pay table is looted to make up for these increases by paying even money for the common hand of Two Pairs rather than paying 2:1. With the payouts for 4-of-a-Kind and Straight Flush at 30x and 200x respectively, and a jackpot of 800x for Royal Flush a modified strategy will be needed to avoid ruin. Many consider this to be the ultimate video poker game online, while others would do well to stick to Jacks or Better.