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Please feel free to enjoy our complimentary version of Jacks or Better. Please note that this game is meant to be played on a desktop or laptop PC, and punters attempting to play via their mobile smartphone or tablet devices may experience compatibility issues. If you are on a mobile device, please select one of the casinos above to play Jacks or Better on your smartphone or tablet.
Speaking of variations, Jacks or Better is a variety of straight video poker, offering up a few wrinkles into the game to make it different from straight poker. Jacks or Better is one of the more simple video poker variations, and is also known by the moniker Draw Poker, as cards can be discharged and then replaced with new cards.
In Jacks or Better, players can play 1 or more credits, and are dealt out five cards in a hand. These cards are then analyzed by the player, who can decide to keep all of the cards, some of the cards, or none of the cards. Players hold onto the cards they like and then hit the deal button again, wherein cards that were not held are able then replaced by new cards. The computer then analyzes the poker hand that the player has and pays out winnings accordingly.
Jacks or Better Pays out beginning with a pair of Jacks, moving all the way up to a Royal of Flush, which pays out 250:1 for 1-3 credits.
Hand Rankings on Jacks or Better going from High to Low with a 1 credit pay rate are:
The theoretical return for 1-4 credits is 98.4% for players using perfect strategy, while playing 5 credits has a theoretical return of 99.5% (as well as a Royal Flush payout of 800:1).
We also have put together a series of tips for you, which include:
Always play 5 credits. Your theoretical return is maxed out with 5 coins, and players have the biggest potential prizes to win with 5 credits in the machine.
The most important thing to remember when playing Jacks or Better is to have fun. The game is a ton of fun and very deep, and can deliver hours of entertainment to punters.
