Jacks or Better Video Poker

Jacks or better video poker is a game that is played with a standard deck of 52 cards. In this game there are no wild cards or jokers. The shuffling of the cards is done before each and every deal so that a random outcome is achieved. This ensures that they game is fair and just for all the players.

The game has been designed by Microgaming. This is one of the best companies when it comes to online gaming software in the world. The game is a simple one and can be easily played by any person. The game pays off only if the pair is jacks or better.

The maximum jackpot that can be awarded to a player in this game is 4000 coins. This is as a result of an occurrence of a royal flush. Royal flush is when we have 10, J, Q, K and Ace of the same suit.

Game basics

The process of wagering invokes the use of the plus (+) and minus (-) controls in deciding the size of coins to use in betting. The plus sign increases the size of the coins while the negative sign decreases the size of the coins. When a person clicks on "bet one", they are betting one unit multiplied by the number of the coin size while clicking "Bet Max gives them  maximum units multiplied by the coin size. Let's take a look at an example where the coin size is 0.25. For this coin size, the maximum bet a person will have is 1.25. If the units are 5 then the maximum bet will be 25. Everything therefore is under the control of the player.

How to begin playing

When a person wants to start playing, they click on the "Deal" button to get the game cards. After that then the player has two options of play that they are required to choose from. The can choose to do the process automatically. This option is availed using the auto play feature. This feature will make the decisions for the play in reference to a mathematically sound strategy. The game will only stop whenever the player wants it to i.e. upon getting a jackpot, exceeding pre-set win figure or after winning. The other option is for the player to play the game manually.

Game version

The game is rather a standard version. Even though that is so, there is the option of using a little twist when playing. After winning, the player can seek to double their win by requesting for a showdown with the game dealer. Upon successful grant of this request, five cards are dealt on to the screen with four of them facing down while the remaining card facing up. The cards facing down belong to the player while the one facing up belongs to the dealer. The player is required to pick one of the cards from the four of his cards. If the card he picks has a higher value than that of his dealer then his winning is doubled. If the player wants to continue playing then he can select another card and try to double his win. If he is satisfied, then he can bow out and collect his reward.

Summary: Jacks or Better Video Poker is one of the games that are easy to understand. This therefore makes it ideal for use by beginners in learning the game.