Some players call Jacks or Better the ‘staple diet’ of video poker variations. But that’s not true anymore as there are a lot of changes that have been made. With the number of variations offered in video poker, players tend to play the wide variety of video poker games and not just one.
One of the world’s leading casino software providers, Real Time Gaming (RTG), offers video poker players more than 20 different varieties of the game which do not include the multi hand variants. The most popular and regular played games are Double Double Bonus Poker, Bonus Deuces Wild, Deuces Wild and Bonus Poker. Video poker Jacks or Better is one of the games most played by players as it comprises of the easiest strategy and winning it has become more mechanical than skillful. This game offers a number of twists and turns that make it even more interesting and challenging without players having to give up on the payout percentage.
The two most interesting elements of Bonus Poker are the Four of a Kind pay line that is split into a number of different pay lines. Instead of the usual single pay given for all hands that consist of a Four of a Kind, there are three separate payouts. Four of a Kind, i.e. 5s to Ks payout 25 to 1, on 2s to 4s payout 40 to 1 and A’s gives out a high payout of 75 to 1. The second important feature is the Double or Nothing bonus round where players are allowed to double any of their winnings by opting to play this game. If the player draws a card that’s greater than the dealer’s their winnings are doubled.
The variant, Double Double Bonus Poker includes 5 pay lines on Four of a Kind that makes the game more thrilling and payouts out from 45 to 1 to 350 to 1. The Deuces Wild variant where 2s are the wild cards consists of 3 pay lines where a player is given 200 to 1 on receiving 4 Deuces or a Royal Flush. The Bonus Deuces Wild has 3 pay lines that gives players 800 to 1 on a Royal Flush.