The rules for video poker are pretty simple to understand. The ranking of the hand in video poker is the same as in regular poker. Since it is not possible to bluff, because the game is played on a machine, of course, the only goal is to get the best paying hand. Start to play by pressing the Deal/Draw button. The poker machine deals a 5 card hand. Underneath each card will be a button where you can decide which cards you want to keep and which you want to throw away. You can hold or throw away as many cards as you like. After you make your selection which cards you want to hold or discard, you may press the Deal/Draw button again and the machine will replace the cards you choose to throw away with new ones. If you have a winning hand after this second deal you get paid.

Underneath are lists of ranking hands and pay outs for the most common video poker games.

Jacks or Better

Winning hands starting with the lowest:

Pair of Jacks or better	Pair of Jacks, Queens, Kings or Aces (As the hand name says)	returns your stake
2 Pairs	A hand with 2 Pairs (2 Tens and 2 Queens for instance)	pays double your stake
Three of a Kind	3 cards of the same Value (3 Nines for instance)	pays triple your stake
Straight	5 consecutive cards but not from the same Suit (8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen)	pays 3 times your stake
Flush	5 cards of the same Suit (7, 9, 10, Queen, Ace), they need not to be in particular order	pays 5 to 6 times your stake
Full House	2 cards of one Value and 3 cards of another Value (2 Sevens, 3 Kings)	pays 6 to 9 times your stake
Four of a Kind	4 cards of the same Value (4 Kings for instance)	pays 25 times your stake
Straight Flush	5 cards of the same Suit in consecutive order (8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen of Diamonds)	pays 50 times your stake
Royal Flush	Same as the Straight Flush but highest card must be Ace (10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace)	pays 250 times if you bet from 1 to 4 coins and 4000 times if you make a 5 coin bet

Jokers Wild

Winning hands starting with the lowest:

2 Pairs	A hand with Kings or Aces	returns your stake
Three of a Kind	3 cards of the same Value (3 Nines for instance)	pays 2 times your stake
Straight	5 consecutive cards but not from the same Suit (8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen)	pays 3 times your stake
Flush	5 cards of the same Suit (7, 9, 10, Queen, Ace), they need not to be in particular order	pays 5 times your stake
Full House	2 cards of one Value and 3 cards of another Value (2 Sevens, 3 Kings)	pays 5 to 8 times your stake
Four of a Kind	4 cards of the same Value (4 Kings for instance)	pays 15 or 20 times your stake
Straight Flush	5 cards of the same Suit in consecutive order (8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen of Diamonds)	pays 40 or 50 times your stake
Joker Royal Flush	Same as the Straight Flush but one of the 5 cards must be a Joker (7, 8, Joker, 10, Jack)	pays 100 times your stake

Deuces Wild

If you play Deuces Wild you always have to remember that you can use the 4 Two's (Deuces) as Wild Cards. You can use them as any card you want to, in any Suit and in any Rank. So you could use the 2 of Diamonds to complete a Straight Flush in Hearts. Make sure you always keep that in mind when you play. This feature increases your winning chances a lot. Due to this higher chance of winning the lowest winning hand is a Three of a Kind.

Winning hands starting with the lowest:

Three of a Kind	3 cards of the same Value (3 Nines for instance)	returns your stake
Straight	5 consecutive cards but not from the same Suit (8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen)	pays 2 times your stake
Flush	5 cards of the same Suit (7, 9, 10, Queen, Ace), they need not to be in particular order	pays 2 or 3 times your stake
Full House	2 cards of one Value and 3 cards of another Value (2 Sevens, 3 Kings)	pays 3 or 4 times your stake
Four of a Kind	4 cards of the same Value (4 Kings for instance)	pays 4 or 5 times your stake
Straight Flush	5 cards of the same Suit in consecutive order (8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen of Diamonds)	pays 8 or 10 times your stake

The hands above pay the same whether they contain 2's or not. The hands below, however, need to contain at least one 2:

Five of a Kind	5 cards of the same Value (Including One Deuce or more: 4 Nines and One 2 for instance)	pays 15 or 16 times your stake
Wild Royal Flush	5 cards of the same Suit in consecutive order where the Ace must be the highest, (Containing One or more 2's: 10, Jack, Two, King, Ace for instance)	pays 25 or 30 times your stake
Four Deuces	A hand with 4 Deuces	pays 200 times your stake
Royal Flush Without Deuces	5 cards of the same Suit in consecutive order where the Ace must be the highest, (10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace)	pays 250 times if you bet from 1 to 4 coins and 4000 times if you make a five coin bet