====== Video Poker ======

Video Poker is an automated version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-card_stud|five-card stud]]. The player places a bet, then clicks **DEAL** to receive 5 cards. The player selects the cards he or she wishes to keep in his or her hand, then clicks **DRAW** to replace any cards which are not held with new cards, revealing the player's final hand.

[{{ :games:video_poker.jpg?direct&400|Video Poker Screen}}]

The objective is to get the best possible hand. A table on-screen describes the payout multiplier for each type of hand. The payout will be the bet times the highest-paying multiplier which describes your hand.

If you haven't played poker before, you may wish to review a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_poker_hand_categories|list of possible hands]].

There are a few Video Poker game types or //variants//, and when you play for the first time you will be prompted to select one of the following:

===== Jacks or Better =====
Lowest paying hand is a Pair of Jacks. No wild cards.

===== Deuces Wild =====
Lowest paying hand is a Three of a Kind. Twos of any suit are wild.

===== Joker Poker =====
Lowest paying hand is Two Pair. Deck contains two Joker cards, which are wild.


After selecting a variant, it may be changed by clicking on the logo (e.g. 'Joker Poker') in the upper left of the screen.

===== Shortcuts =====
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