Video Poker Odds

You may be a little surprised to hear that there are over 2.5 million different hands you can be dealt in online video poker. This means that you could expect to get a royal flush once out of every 40 000 hands you play. The odds of getting a straight flush are better at about once out of every 9 000 hands played.

While there are hundreds of variants of Video poker machines, they are usually categorized by type of game and payout. For instance, you might compare a Deuces Wild 9/6 game with a Deuces Wild 8/5 game. While the games themselves are effectively the same, they differ in payout.

A 9/6 game will return approximately 99.5% when played with the maximum of five credits, while a 8/5 game will only return about 97.3% when played with the maximum credits. It therefore makes sense to play online video poker games with the best online odds and highest payout schedules.

The different variants of video poker games, such as Deuces Wild, Joker?s Wild or Jacks or Better, will also dictate the frequency of specific hands.

Below is a table that highlights online video poker odds in terms of games type versus percentage payout:

Game Type	Payout
10/7 (Double Bonus Game)	100.2%
9/7	100.7%
9/6	99.5%
8/5	97.3%
7/5	96.3%
6/5	95.2%

The following table highlights the odds of receiving specific hands in a Jacks or Better 9/6 game when playing the maximum credits:

Video Poker Hand	Frequency	Payout
Royal Flush	40 390	4000
Straight Flush	9148	250
Four of a Kind	423	125
Full House	86	45
Flush	90	30
Straight	89	20
Three of a Kind	13	15
Two Pairs	7	10
Jacks or Better	4	5