Also, keep in mind that these returns are for “expert” play-you need to work to get these returns! Keep in mind that for every one unit reduction in pay, the game’s return is lowered about 1.1 percent.Īs you can see, it doesn’t take much to reduce the normally low house edge video poker to nothing more than a slot machine in terms of return. You are much more likely to come across short-pay version such as 9/5, 8/6, 8/5, 7/5 and even 6/5.
However, even these games are becoming harder and harder to locate. You can still find some full-pay Jacks or Better (9/6 – meaning 9-for-1 paid for a full house and 6-for-1 paid for a flush) which returns 99.54 percent with expert play. Gone are the golden days of video poker when you could readily find returns of 100+ percent. Editorial Staff | Posted on Janu| Strategy changes for short-pay Jacks or Better By Jerry “Stickman” Stitch
