Tips and Strategies for Video Poker

If you are using one of the strategy tables below make sure you analyze every hand very carefully. Take your time, there is no need to rush. The videopoker machine will patiently wait for your decision regardless how long it takes.

Jacks or Better

Hold any paying hands you get dealt. The only reason to slit them up would be if you get dealt at least four cards to a royal flush.
If you don't get any paying hand dealt check the following and select the first option on the list that applies to the hand you were dealt. You should always hold any:

• Single High Card
• Two High Cards of a different suit
• Two High Cards of the same suit
• Low Pair (Tens and lower)
• Jack, Queen or King of different suits
• Jack, Queen, King or Ten of the same suit
• Four consecutive cards to a Straight
• Four cards to a Flush
• Three cards to a Straight Flush
• Four cards to a Straight Flush
• Three cards to a Royal Flush
• Four cards to a Royal Flush
• It is recommended if you are not dealt any of the above you should draw a whole new hand of five cards.

Jokers Wild

Follow these suggested guidelines if you are dealt a hand without a joker. You should always hold any:

• Paying hand with the same exception as in Jacks or Better, if you have four cards to a Royal Flush
• Pair from Two's to Queens
• King or Ace alone
• Unsuited King or Ace
• Four cards to any Flush
• Three cards to a Straight Flush
• Two suited King or Ace to a royal flush
• Three or four cards to a royal flush
  

This table is recommended for hands containing a joker. You should always hold any:

• Pair of High Cards (Tens to Ace)
• Three of a kind or higher
• Four cards to a Straight
• Four cards to any flush without an Ace or a King
• Three cards to a straight flush
• Three or Four cards to a Royal Flush
• If none of the above applies keep the joker only.

Deuces Wild

In Deuces Wild is is recommended you always keep any:

• Paying hand with the exception of four cards to a royal flush .
• One Pair / Keep two pairs only if a Full House pays the same as a Four of a Kind
• Two of Ten, Jack, Queen and King of the same suit
• Four consecutive cards to a Straight
• Four card Flush
• Three cards to Straight Flush
• Four cards to a Straight Flush
• Three cards to a Royal Flush
• One Deuce with another paying hand
• Two Deuces with a four of a kind or better
• Three Deuces with Wild Royal Flush or Five of a Kind
• Four Deuces (your hand can't get any better than that)
• Keep only the deuces if none of the above applies