Synopsis of Fundamentals of Video Poker
Fundamentals of Video Poker by Mason Malmuth and Lynne Loomis discusses the most popular forms of video poker - jacks or better, tens or better, deuces wild, and joker wild - that are found in most major casinos throughout the country. It covers everything from the mechanics of play, the ranking of hands, standard and progressive machines, and full pay machines to the most important strategy considerations that are necessary just for basic survival.
All books are must reading for anyone new to these games or to anyone who does not understand the basics of these games and who would like to do better. Each text includes quizzes which are designed to not only help you learn the material better, but to make your play in a casino or cardroom much more enjoyable.
Excerpt from the Book Fundamentals of Video Poker: Full Pay Machines
It is extremely important to understand the difference between full-pay and partial-pay machines. Full-pay refers to those machines that pay out the maximum for each winning hand. As an example, a full-pay standard Jacks or Better machine returns 9-for-1 on a full house. Many other standard Jacks or Better machines pay only 8-for-1 and thus are classified as partial-pay machines. Clearly, you would prefer to play the device that provides the higher paybacks.
Not all casinos offer full-pay standard machines. Moreover, only a small number of progressive video poker machines provide full-pay schedules, since approximately 1 percent of the money taken in goes toward the royal flush jackpot. To make up for this, the payouts for other winning hands are lowered. For instance, most progressive Jacks or Better machines in Las Vegas pay 5-for-1 on a flush and 8-for-1 on a full house. These are known as 8/5 machines, as opposed to full-pay 9/6 machines, which return 6-for-1 on a flush and 9-for-1 on a full house.
The following tables list the paybacks for the full- pay machines we discuss in the book Fundamentals of Video Poker.
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The paybacks listed in the tables are per coin played. If more than one coin is played, the payout for each winning hand can be derived by multiplying the payout listed by the number of coins played. For example, if you are playing a standard full-pay Jacks or Better machine and make a full house after inserting three coins, you will receive 27 coins (or credits) from the machine.
