VideoPoker Odds
There are a total of 2,598,960 totally different hands which can be dealt to you in Video Poker. When reviewing the math we find that a player, after drawing additional cards, will get a royal flush once in about 40,000 hands and a straight flush in about 9,000 hands. That results in about a 63% chance of getting at least one royal flush and about a 27% chance of getting two in the same 40,000 hands.
It typically takes about 80 hours of play to reach those 40,000 hands, which could range from 2 weeks or 2 months depending on how often and how long you play each session.
Video poker machines are identified by name and payout schedule. For example, you might see a Jacks or Better 9/6 machine sitting beside a Jacks or Better 8/5 machine.
Regardless of the payout schedule, all video poker machines play the same way, but one will pay more for the same hand than the other machine. You can tell the difference by looking at the payout schedule on the front of the machine. You always want to play the video poker machines with the highest payout schedule.
What exactly is the real difference between a 9/6 versus an 8/5 machine. A 9/6 machine, with maximum coins played and with perfect strategy, will return 99.5%. Under the same conditions an 8/5 will return only 97.3%. Over the long run, that small 2.2% will have an effect on your overall win-rate. The chart below shows the differences between other various types of machines.
Note: these percentages assume a royal flush is hit one time during the period of play.
How often a specific hand appears will vary depending on the type of machine you are playing as well. Deuces Wild will be different from Joker’s Wild, which will also be different from Jacks or Better. Listed in the chart below is a 9/6 Jacks or Better machine to give you an idea of the payout, along with the frequency of receiving specific hands.
Note: the above figures are based on playing the maximum five coins.
|
Odds between different machines |
|
Machine type |
Payout
|
|
10/7
(double bonus) |
100.2% |
|
9/7 |
100.7% |
|
9/6 |
99.5%
|
|
8/5
|
97.3% |
|
7/5 |
96.3% |
|
6/5 |
95.2% |
Note: these percentages assume a royal flush is hit one time during the period
of play.
How often a specific hand appears will vary depending on the type of machine you
are playing. Deuces Wild will be different from Joker Wild, which will also be
different from Jacks or Better. Listed in the chart below is a 9/6 Jacks or
Better machine to give you an idea of the payout, along with the frequency of
receiving specific hands.
|
Frequency of hands (9/6 Jacks or Better machine) |
|
Hand
|
Payout |
Frequency |
|
Royal Flush |
4,000 |
1 in 40,390 |
|
Straight Flush |
250 |
1 in 9,148 |
|
Four of a Kind |
125 |
1 in 423 |
|
Full House |
45
|
1 in 86 |
|
Flush |
30 |
1 in 90 |
|
Straight |
20 |
1 in 89 |
|
Three of a Kind |
15 |
1 in 13 |
|
Two pair |
10 |
1 in 7 |
|
Jacks or Better |
5 |
1 in 4 |
Note: the above figures are based on playing the maximum five coins.
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