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Aces with a Kicker: Bonus credits are awarded for quad Aces with a specific fifth card.
All American Poker VP: Straight Flush pays 1000=100.72% APB. 8/8 FP.
Basic VP: Single payline VP game using one 52-card deck. Unlike progressives, basic VP has a constant top jackpot payout; e.g. 4000 coins for Royal Flush.
Bet Max: To bet the max coins (usually 5) for each play/spin. The best payouts occur when maximum bet is wagered. If you want to receive full value for your VP play, this is the best strategy.
Bet One Button: Pressed when betting less than max coin. Press 1 for 1 coin, 2 for 2 coin, etc. Not recommended, as this will eliminate the top payouts including Royal Flush.
Bonus 4-of-a-kind: Pays bonus credits for certain quads and/or certain quads with a specific fifth card. Examples are Bonus Poker=400 credits for 4 Aces or Double Double Bonus Poker=2000 credits for 4 Aces with a 2, 3 or 4 kicker.
Bonus Deluxe VP: Any Quad pays 400= 98.5% APB. 8/5 FP.
Bonus Deuces 9/4 VP: Payout of 2000 for 4 Deuces with an Ace as the fifth card plus higher coin for five of a kind. Five 3’s
Bonus Jacks+ VP: 2 pair pays 2, Four Aces pays 400=99.17% APB. 8/5 FP.
Complete Hand: Term for straight, flush, full house, quad and/or straight flush combination.
Credits VP: Paid for winning hands or when you place an initial betting amount as displayed on the credit meter
Cycle: M athematical possibility of receiving the top jackpot of a Royal Flush. Example is a Royal occurs approx. every 40,000 hands for Jacks or Better 9/6 VP versions.
Deal/Draw Button: Press for replacement cards not held during play or deal new hand.
Definition: Many VP Games are referenced by the full house and flush payout. Example: 9-6 Jacks or Better game pays 9-for-1 for full houses and 6-for-1 for flushes. Exception is the Deuces Wild game where 9-5 refers to straight flush and 4-of-a-kind payouts. See specific VP games for further details.
Denomination: Most VP slots offer several denominations options, usually from nickels to $25.
Deuces Wild VP: 4 Deuces pays 1000 =100.76% APB. 9/5 FP.
Dirty Royal: Royal with 1 or more Deuces. Not the big pay, but keeps you in the game.
Cycle: M athematical possibility of receiving the top jackpot of a Royal Flush. Example is a Royal occurs approx. every 40,000 hands for Jacks or Better 9/6 VP versions.
Discard: Cards tossed in search of a better hand. Examples are Jacks+ where all five cards are discarded approx. 3% of the time. Deuces approx. 20% of the time.
Double Bonus Jacks + VP: 2 pair pays 1=100.17% APB. 10/7 FP.
Double Double Bonus VP: 4 Aces with 2, 3 or 4 pays 2000=98.98% APB. 9/6 FP.
Double Double Jackpot Poker (aka Aces and Faces) VP: 2 pair pays, bonus credits for K, Q, J, A=100.35% APB. 9/6 FP.
Double Inside Straight Flush: Three cards in the same suit in with two gaps where two cards will complete a Straight Flush, e.g., 7c, 9c, 10c, 3, 4.
Double Up: Option to double credits for a winning hand. You must draw a higher card than displayed by the VP slot to win.
Expected Value or EV: Average return expected with optimal strategy. Example is Jacks+ choice between 4 cards dealt for a possible straight and at the same time, 4 cards dealt for a possible flush. You would choose the 4 cards to a flush as the expected value is higher.
Expert Strategy: Method of deciding which cards to hold and which to discard for each VP version, providing the best chance of winning in the long run.
Flush (FL): Five cards all the same suit—clubs, spades, hearts or diamonds.
Four of a Kind (QUAD): Four cards of the same denomination. Example is four Aces.
Four Card Flush: Four cards of the same suit in a VP hand; e.g. 7c-8c-9c-Jc
Four Card Inside Straight: Four cards in any suit with one or two gaps;
e.g., 6- 8-9-10-Q.
Four Card Inside Straight Flush: Four cards of the same suite with one gap where 1 card will complete a Straight Flush, e.g., 7c, 8c, 10c, Jc, 3.
Four Card Royal Flush: Four cards in the same suit where one card will complete a Royal Flush, e.g., 10c-Jc-Qc-Kc-7.
Four Card Straight: Four cards not in the same suit in consecutive order with both ends open. One card (a 6 or J) will complete a Straight, e.g., 7c, 8s, 9h, 10d, K.
Four Card Straight Flush: Four cards in the same suit in consecutive order with both ends open. One card (a 6 or J) will complete a Straight Flush, e.g., 7c, 8c, 9c, 10c, 4.
Full House (FH): Hand containing three of a kind and a pair. Example is AAA-22.
Full-Pay VP (FP): Game that displays the best pay schedule. Example is Jacks+ 9/6 game.
Games/Hour: 500/games/hour is an average for VP players. These stats can change dependent upon whether coins are manually inserted or credits used.
Hammer a Machine: Play the same slot over a period of time vying for a higher-than-usual Video Poker progressive jackpot.
Hand: Five cards as dealt or held constitute your hand.
High Card: Refers to Jack, Queen, King or Ace. Most VP games will return your bet for a pair of Jacks or Better.
Hold Button: Pressed for each cards you choose to hold for that particular hand.
Inside Straight: Completed with one card only, (e.g., dealt--6, 7, 9, 10)--only the eight can produce a winning hand. This is a good bet to complete a Straight Flush or Royal.
Jackpot: You are a Winner! This Big VP Hit is a Royal Flush and/or Progressive Royal.
Jacks or Better (Jacks +) VP: 2 pair pays 2=99.54% APB. 9/6 FP
Joker Wild VP: 5 of a kind pays 1000, Quad pays 100=100.64% APB. 7/5 FP.
Kicker: Fifth card held or dealt that pays additional credits with 4-of-a-kind. Example is a 2, 3, or 4 with four Aces in Double Double Bonus Poker. Definitely recommended.
Kicker: Holding an additional high card with a small pair. Not recommended.
Loose Deuces VP: 4 Deuces pays 2500=100.97% APB. 10/4 FP.
Max Bet Button: Pressed when you bet the maximum coins for a hand. Usually a 5-coin bet. If you choose not to play max. coin, you will not qualify for the larger jackpots including Royal.
Maximum Payout: If you bet 5 coins for each VP hand, all winning hands are paid out multiplied by a factor of five, except for the royal flush. This is a bonus amount designed as an incentive to play five coins. All those players who play less than maximum coins are setting up the best payoffs for those who do.
Multi Play: VP slots where you can play 3, 5, 10 or up to 100 hands at one time.
9-6 or 8-5: Definitions used to describe VP versions. Examples are 9/6 for Jacks+ full pay while 8/5 Jacks+ describes a short/partial pay version of the same game.
Optimal Payback: Achieved at a full-pay VP machine with optimal play.
Optimal Play: Requires a combination of maximum coins in play plus strategy techniques utilized for that specific version with a full-pay VP schedule.
Outside Straight: Completed with two possible cards, (e.g., dealt 6, 7, 8, 9)--a ten or five can produce a winning hand. This hand should be held for a possible win.
Pat Hand: Winning hand is dealt with five initial cards. Hold all and collect those credits.
Payback Percentages: % of how much a game will give back to the player in the long run given expert strategy. 9-6 Jacks+=99.5 percent game means that if you make expert plays every time, the most likely result is that you will get back $995 of every $1,000 you wager.
Payback Percentages: for ten VP versions utilizing optimal play:
9/6 Jacks or Better (Jacks +)--2 pair pays 2= 99.54%
8/5 Bonus Jacks+--2 pair pays 2, Four Aces pays 400=99.17%
10/7 Double Bonus--2 pair pays 1=100.17%
9/6 Double Double Bonus--4 Aces with 2, 3 or 4 pays 2000=98.98%
9/6 Double Double Jackpot Poker (aka Aces and Faces)--2 pair pays 1=100.35%
7/5 Jokers Wild--5 of a kind pays 1000, Quad pays 100=100.64%.
18/15--Pick ‘Em Poker--pair of 9’s+ min. payout=99.95%
9/5 Deuces Wild=100.76%
10/4 Loose Deuces--4 Deuces pays 2500=100.97%
8/8 All American Poker—Straight Flush pays 1000=100.72%
The first two numbers reflect the payouts for a full house and flush as per one coin payout, a 10/7 Bonus VP version would pay 10 coins for a full house and 7 coins for a flush for a one-coin bet.
The exception being for Deuces Wild versions which reflect the payouts for a straight flush and 4 of a kind as per one coin payout. The minimum payout for Deuces games is 3-of-a-kind.
9/6 Double Jackpot Poker version is also known as Aces and Faces where the higher payouts
are reserved for Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks.
In addition, because Bonus VP versions offer higher payouts for four aces and four 2’s, 3’s and 4’s, the pair and two pair payouts are often the same--1 coin. VP versions that pay 2 for 2 pair are Jacks+ and Bonus Jacks+ in the list above.
Pay Out: N umber of coins or credits paid for a winning hand expressed as ‘one-coin’ payout. Multiply by 5 for total payout for max coin play. Example is Jacks+ full house=9 for 1 or 45 coins total.
Payout Schedule: Posted at each VP machine. This table displays payouts for each winning hand to correspond with number of coins bet. Example is Jacks+ full house=9 for 1 coin, 18 for 2, 27 for 3, 36 for 4 and 45 for 5 max. coin bet.
Payout Schedule: Example is Jacks or Better.
Pair--Jacks or Better returns the bet.
Two pair (2 PR) pays 2-1 (exception--Bonus VP, returns the bet, pays 1-1)
Three-of-a-kind (3/kind) pays 3-1
Straight (ST) (sequence, not same suit) pays 4-1
Flush (FL) (non-sequential, same suit) pays 6-1
Full house (FH) (3 of a kind and pair) pays 9-1
Four-of-a-kind (quad) pays 25-1
Straight flush (SF) (in seq., same suit) pays 50-1
Royal flush (RF) pays 250-1
(except with max. coins, pays 4000.)
Penalty Card: Received on the initial deal that, if discarded, would decrease the odds of drawing flushes or straights. Example is to keep King and Queen of diamonds and discard the 2 of diamonds, the 2 is a penalty card because it is a potential piece of a diamond flush that is no longer available to you. If you keep King and Queen of diamonds and discard a 9 of spades, the 9 is a penalty card because it is no longer available to you as a part of a straight.
Pick ‘Em Poker VP: Pair of 9’s+ min. payout=99.95% APB. 18/15 FP. Two cards are displayed along with 2 stacks of 3 cards with 1 card visible=total 4 cards displayed. Choose one stack of three cards to complete a 5-card hand. Strategy: Choose the 3-card stack that will form the best hand with cards already shown.
Positive Expectation: Video poker game that returns 100%+ for optimum play over the long term. In addition, PE is achieved when combined with cashback adding to the value of game.
Progressive Video Poker: Offers growing jackpots dependent upon amount of monies played through the linked VP bank/carousel. Possible two jackpot levels – primary for Royal Flush and secondary for certain quad combinations. When either jackpot wins, values are reset to minimums for each. Max coin play is mandatory here.
Quad: Term for four-of-a-kind.
Random: VP slots draw cards are selected at random from a single deck of 52 cards (53 for Jokers Wild). Each subsequent hand is shuffled utilizing 52 cards and dealt randomly.
Rank: In order from top Poker hand down is: Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight, Three of a kind, Two pair, One pair of Jacks or better
RNG - Random Number Generator: Computer program for VP slots which sequences through a series of numbers that corresponds to the results of a single game.
Royal Flush: Oh yeah! Top payout for Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten of the same suit in any order with no wild cards.
Royal Flush Sequential: Must be in order from left or right for those VP games offering a separate and much higher jackpot. AKQJT or TJQKA.
Royal Flush Wild: Formed with Wild Card(s). Examples are Joker Royal and/or Deuces Royal.
Short/Partial Pay Schedules: Return fewer coins than a full-pay VP for certain hands. Example is 8 coins for a full house rather than 9 coins for full-pay machine.
Straight (ST): Sequence of f ive cards not of the same suit. Example is 4-5-6-7-8.
Straight Flush (SF): Sequence of five cards of the same suit. Example is all clubs 4-5-6-7-8.
Strategy: Learned technique/methods of playing individual hands determined by the VP paytable and version.
Strategy Card: Printed technique/methods for playing individual hands of VP games.
Example Strategy Card for Jacks+
Draw To the Hand Higher On The List. High Card Is A Jack Or Better.
| ROYAL FLUSH |
0 |
| STRAIGHT FLUSH (SF) |
0 |
| 4 OF A KIND |
0 |
| 4-CARD ROYAL |
1 |
| FULL HOUSE |
0 |
| 4-CARD STRAIGHT FLUSH |
1 |
| FLUSH |
0 |
| 3 OF A KIN |
2 |
| STRAIGHT |
0 |
| 2 PAIR |
1 |
| HIGH PAIR |
3 |
| 3-CARD ROYAL FLUSH |
2 |
| 4-CARD FLUSH |
1 |
| LOW PAIR |
3 |
| OUTSIDE 4-CARD STRAIGHT |
1 |
| INSIDE 4-(no high cards |
5 |
| 3-CARD STRAIGHT FLUSH |
2 |
| 2-CARD ROYAL, NO 10 |
3 |
| 3 HIGH CARDS (JACKS +) |
2 |
| 2 HIGH CARDS (JACKS +) |
3 |
| NONE OF THE ABOVE |
5 |
Note: Strategy Tips above are for Jacks+ 9/6 version only. Bonus, Double Bonus and Triple Bonus Jacks+ require specific strategies for different pay tables.
Suit: Four suits comprise a non-wild deck of 52 cards: 14 of each of Clubs, Spades, Hearts and Diamonds.
Super Aces VP: Four Aces pays 2000. No kicker required. 7/5 only.
Super Double Bonus VP: Quad K, Q & J’s pay 600, Aces=800. 8/5 only.
Tens or Better VP (10+): Pair of Tens or Better is the minimum payout for this game.
Three of a Kind (3/kind): Hand with three cards of the same denomination. Example is AAA.
Trips: Term for three-of-a-kind. Example is AAA.
Two Pairs (2PR): H and with two pairs. Example is AA22.
Under Betting: Playing only 1 or 2 coins per hand. Eliminates possibility of top jackpots.
VP Tournament: Promotional event where players vie for cash prizes with highest number of credits for play within a specific time.
VP: Abbreviation for Video Poker.
Wild Card: Used to complete a winning hand. Two popular VP versions are Deuces Wild—(4 twos) and Jokers Wild—(1 wild, but there are other versions with up to 4 Jokers). VP players are now offered several Wild versions—‘tis a good thing!
Wild Royal: Hand with a wild card(s) to form a Royal Flush. Example: Deuces or Joker games.
Win! This is what the game of VP is all about. Check the meter for mounting credits.
W inning Hand: Any hand where you receive credits. Example is a pair of Jacks or three-of-a-kind in Deuces that return your bet.
X– Symbol that designates a multiplier times payout amount for VP hands.
Max. betting is calculated at 5X single coin bet. Example is Jacks+ =9 X 5=45 coin win.
Zero, Zilch, Zip: Hand received that should be discarded for five replacement cards. Next...
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