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The
Rules of Video Poker
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Albeit
it's European origins,
poker can be considered
a true "All American"
gambling game. What
started as a simple
five-card game evolved
into many variations,
up to today's popular
Video Poker. Video Poker,
or Draw Poker, is played
the same way that poker
is played. The dealer
uses a single 52-card
deck with no Joker,
and the deck is reshuffled
after each hand. Odds
in Video Poker depend
on player's ability.
There is an element
of skill in making the
best decisions, of which
cards to keep, which,
unlike Slot Machines,
will determine whether
and how much you can
win. The player is dealt
one five-card poker
hand. After the first
draw, which is automatic,
you may hold any of
the cards and draw again,
by pressing the 'Deal/Draw'
button, to replace the
cards that you haven't
chosen to hold (to hold
a card simply click
on it and a "Hold" sign
will appear). All winning
hands and their payoffs
are listed on the machine
(at the top of the screen)
and explained below.
The object is to get
the best possible combination
so that you earn the
highest payoff on the
bet you placed. Our
casino uses $0.25, $1
and $5 slots, up to
five-coin bets each.
Choose your denomination,
either as Player or
as Dealer, and start
playing.
Playing Poker
In order to play you
must first insert credits
into the Video Poker
machine. You do this
by clicking on the $5,
$25 or $100 buttons
on the lower right side
of the screen. You can
also click on the Coin
Slot to the right of
the 'Deal/Draw' button
to insert one coin at
a time. Choose the amount
you wish to bet by pressing
the 'Bet One' or 'Bet
Max' buttons. Pressing
the 'Bet Max' button
places 5 credits in
the "Bet" text box and
automatically deals
the first draw. Pressing
the 'Bet One' button
places one credit in
the "Bet" text box up
to a maximum of 5 credits.
Once there are credits
in the "Bet" text box
the 'Deal/Draw' button
lights up and can be
pressed to deal the
cards. After the first
draw you may keep any
of the cards you want
by clicking on them
(a "Hold" sign will
appear on the cards
you wish to keep). After
you have decided which
cards to keep, press
the 'Deal/Draw' button
to replace the cards
you decided to discard.
Winnings are determined
according to the winning
combinations that are
illustrated in the Payout
Table at the upper part
of the screen. If you
have a winning hand
the corresponding row
to your winning combination
will light up on the
Payout Table. If there
are any credits in the
machine you can cash
them all out by pressing
the 'Cash Out' button.
This will remove the
bets and credits from
the "Bet" and "Credit"
text boxes and return
them to your Balance.
Winning
Combinations
Jacks or Better:
A pair pays off only
if the cards in the
pair are Jacks, Queens,
Kings, or Aces. Lower
pairs do not pay off.
Two Pair:
Two sets of pairs of
the same card denomination
(for example: Q,Q,3,6,6).
Three of a Kind:
Three cards of the same
denomination (for example:
K,K,K,Q,10).
Straight:
Five consecutive denomination
cards of different suit
(for example: 6,7,8,9,10.
An Ace can be the starting
card or the ending card
- A,2,3,4,5 or 10,J,Q,K,A
).
Flush:
Five non-consecutive
denomination cards of
the same suit (for example:
2,5,10,J,A and all cards
of the same suit - Spades,
Hearts, Clubs or Diamonds).
Full House:
A set of three cards
of the same denomination
plus a set of two cards
of the same denomination
(for example: K,K,K,A,A).
Four of a kind:
Four cards of the same
denomination (for example:
7,7,7,7,J).
Straight Flush:
Five consecutive denomination
cards of the same suit
(for example: 5,6,7,8,9
and all cards of the
same suit - Spades,
Hearts, Clubs or Diamonds).
Royal Flush:
Five consecutive denomination
cards of the same suit,
starting from 10 and
ending with an Ace (for
example: 10,J,Q,K,A
and all cards of the
same suit - Spades,
Hearts, Clubs or Diamonds).
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Payoff
Table
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1
Coin |
2
Coin |
3
Coin |
4
Coin |
5
Coin |
| Royal
Flush |
250 |
500 |
750 |
1000 |
JACKPOT |
| Straight
Flush |
50 |
100 |
150 |
200 |
250 |
| 4
of a Kind |
25 |
50 |
75 |
100 |
125 |
| Full
House |
8 |
16 |
24 |
32 |
40 |
| Flush |
5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
| Straight |
4 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
| 3
of a Kind |
3 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
| Two
Pair |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
| Jacks
or Better |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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Gameplay
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Video
Poker Limits
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Poker Type |
Minimum
Bet |
Maximum
Bet |
| I |
$0.25 |
$1.25 |
| II |
$1 |
$5 |
| III |
$5 |
$25 |
General
Text Boxes
Message - This
indicates whether 'You
are the Player' or whether
'You are the Dealer'.
Opponent - This
tells you the name (or
nickname) of your current
opponent.
Last Round - This
tells you how much you've
won or lost in the previous
round.
Credit Points -
This is your current Credit
Points balance. As Player,
you accumulate 1 Credit
Point on every dollar
you place as a bet. As
Dealer, 1 Credit Point
is deducted for every
1 dollar bet against you
(see example below).
Fun Balance / Balance
- This is your current
Fun / Real-Money Balance
(in US dollars).
Commission - When
playing as Dealer, you
pay a commission of 1.5%
on the total bets placed
against you (when playing
as Player you do not pay
commissions), see example
below.
General
Options
Back - Pressing
'Back' returns you to
the Options Screen.
'?' (Help) - Pressing
'Help' opens the Help
screen relevant to the
room you're currently
in. In this case, Video
Poker.
'$' (Cashier) -
Pressing '$' opens the
Cashier screen.
Timer - This is
the circle at the bottom-right
corner of the screen.
On every round, you have
40 seconds to make your
decisions when playing
as Player, and 35 seconds
to make your decisions
when playing as Dealer.
The Timer indicates how
much time you have left
before reaching the time
limit. If you haven't
finished making your decisions
during the specified time
limit, you will exit the
table.
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Playing
as Player
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BeTheDealer
Casino lets you play either
as Player or as Dealer.
Playing as Dealer is optional
and is not mandatory.
If you do not wish to
play as Dealer, you can
play the traditional role
of the Player, knowing
you can rely on the fairness
and credibility of BeTheDealer
Casino.
Video
Poker Text Boxes
Payout - This tells
you how many credits you've
won on the current round.
Credits - Tells
you how many credits are
currently in the machine.
The number of credits
depends on the selected
Video Poker denomination
(for example, $5 equals
1 credit in the $5 machine,
5 credits in the $1 machine
and 20 credits in the
$0.25 machine).
Bets - This is
your current bet (between
0 and 5).
Game
Options
Cash Buttons :
$5, $25 and $100
Pressing the Cash buttons
inserts credits into the
machine. The amount of
credits depends on the
machine's selected denomination
(pressing the $5 Cash
button in the $1 machine
inserts 5 credits, etc.).
Coin Slot
Clicking on the Coin Slot
to the right of the 'Deal/Draw'
button inserts 1 credit
at a time into the machine.
Deal/Draw
After you've entered your
bet into the machine,
press 'Deal/Draw' in order
to deal the first 5 cards.
After you decide which
cards you want to keep,
press 'Deal/Draw' again
to replace the cards you
wanted to discard.
Bet One
Pressing 'Bet One' adds
1 credit to the "Bet"
text box up to a maximum
of 5.
Bet Max
Pressing 'Bet Max' inserts
5 credits to the "Bet"
text box and automatically
deals the hand.
Cash Out
If you still have any
credits or bets in the
machine, pressing 'Cash
Out' returns them to your
balance.
Disconnections
Communication problems
over the Internet may
cause sudden disconnections.
We have designed our software
to cope with such incidents
in a manner that our clients
will be protected from
unjustifiable loss, while
eliminating the possibility
of intentional disconnections
and/or system abuse.
Should a disconnection
or timeout occur after
the player placed credits
in the "Credit" or "Bet"
text boxes and the player
has not yet pressed the
'Deal/Draw' button, then
the credits are returned
to the player's Balance.
Should a disconnection
or timeout occur after
the player pressed the
'Deal/Draw' button, but
before the player had
a chance to select the
cards to be held, the
round is considered as
if the player had selected
to hold all the cards.
If that hand had a winning
combination, the player's
Balance is credited accordingly.
After connection is re-established
the Player can enter the
"History" page and see
the results of the last
round ("History" is available
for Money mode only).
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Playing
as Dealer
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BeTheDealer
Casino offers you the
unique option of playing
the role of the Dealer.
This option increases
your chances of winning,
since you gain some of
the favorable odds reserved
for the casino. At the
end of every round the
casino takes a commission
of 1.5% of the total bets
bet against the Dealer.
Example
A Dealer chooses to play
in Video Poker Machine
II. This means that the
Dealer meets the minimum
requirements for playing
in this machine type:
a minimum of 5 Credit
Points and a minimum balance
of $510. The system then
matches a Player to the
Dealer and after the Dealer
'Approves' the next round,
the Player places his/her
bets in the machine. Let's
say the Player plays with
a Bet of 4 credits. This
means the player has inserted
4 credits into the machine
as his/her bet (for a
total bet of 4*1 = $4).
The Player then presses
'Deal/Draw' and is dealt
the first 5 cards. The
Player receives the following
as his/her first cards:
J,3,5,3,9 of the corresponding
suits: Diamonds (J), Spades
(3), Spades (5), Hearts
(3), Hearts (9). The Player
decides to keep his/her
pair of 3's and discards
the rest of the cards.
After the second hand
is dealt the Player has
6,3,4,3,8 of corresponding
suits: Spades (6), Spades
(3), Diamonds (4), Hearts
(3), Spades (8). The Player
doesn't have a winning
combination since he must
reach Jacks or better.
The Player loses his/her
bet of $4. Since the bet
against the Dealer was
$4, the casino takes a
commission of 1.5%*4 =
$0.06, which means the
Dealer wins 4-0.06 = $3.94
on this round. The casino's
edge over the player in
Video Poker is about 4.5%
(bear in mind that this
edge is how the casino
makes a profit on Video
Poker) so as the Dealer
you actually gain an edge
of about 3%.
Minimum Credit
Points and Balance
You can play
as Dealer once you have
accumulated enough Credit
Points and in addition
you need to have enough
money in your Balance,
according to the game's
limits described in the
Game Options page.
The Minimum Balance required
is a bit higher than the
total winnings of the
Player in a given round,
which are: 5(Maximum number
of credits in the machine)
* (Video Poker denomination:
$0.25, $1 or $5) * 99(Maximum
number of credits that
can be won) + 1.5%(Casino
commission) * ( 5(Maximum
number of credits in the
machine) * (Machine Denomination:
$0.25, $1 or $5) )
Game
Options
"Approve" Button /
'Auto-Approve' Feature
When playing as Dealer,
before each round commences
you must 'Approve' the
next round. After you
approve the round, the
Player can place his/her
bets and play the round.
The 'Auto-Approve' feature
lets you automatically
approve the next rounds,
without having to approve
every round individually.
Disconnections
Communication problems
over the Internet may
cause sudden disconnections.
We have designed our software
to cope with such incidents
in a manner that our clients
will be protected from
unjustifiable loss, while
eliminating the possibility
of intentional disconnections
and/or system abuse.
Should a disconnection
occur after the Dealer
pressed the 'Approve'
button, play will continue
until the Player has finished
his/her turn. This has
no effect on the Dealer,
since the Dealer is played
automatically according
to the rules of the game.
After connection is re-established
the Dealer can enter the
"History" page and see
the results of the last
round ("History" is available
for Money mode only).
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