Video Poker: Playing the Game

The Deal

When you have selected a coin value and a number of coins that you wish to bet, click on the Deal button to start the game. Five cards will appear face-up on the screen.

Holding and Discarding

You will need to evaluate the cards you have been dealt, against the game’s pay table, and judge which of those cards give you the best chance of getting a high scoring hand. Click on the cards you want to keep, these will be flagged as Held; all remaining cards will be discarded when you Draw. You can Hold any, all or none of the cards, at your own discretion.

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The Draw

Once you have selected which cards are to be held and which discarded, click the Draw button. This will replace any cards from your hand that were not Held, and leave you with your final hand. If the cards you are left with contain any of the winning combinations listed in the Pay Table, you will have won a payout. If not, the game is over.

Double or Collect?

When you have won a payout, the Double and Collect buttons then become active. If you want to risk your payout on the chance to double it (potentially more than once), clicking the Double button allows you to play a mini-game to do so. If you want to add the credits you just won straight into your account, click on the Collect button.