Joker Poker Online Video Poker Games

• Published: June 26, 2014
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Video poker variants with wild cards are extremely popular. The most common of such variants at online casinos is Deuces Wild, in which the twos act as wild cards. The leading software provider Microgaming offers a couple of online video poker variants in which there are jokers added to the deck and these act as wild cards.

The first of these games is Joker Poker, which is played with a deck of 53 cards, the extra card being a joker. The payout table of Joker Poker begins with Kings or Better. This results in 44% of the hands dealt contributing to winning combinations. The average return to the player for Joker Poker is 98.6%. The second Microgaming video poker variant of this type is Double Joker Poker. This game is played with a deck of 54 cards that has two jokers. The Double Joker Poker payout table begins with Two Pairs. Therefore, only 36% of the cards dealt contribute to winning combinations and the average return is only 98.1%. Players at Microgaming online casinos must note that Joker Poker is slightly more lucrative than Double Joker Poker, despite there being two wild cards in the latter.

The hand rankings in these two Microgaming video poker variants are slightly different from the standard Jacks or Better. Two additional hand rankings have been added. One is Joker Royal Flush, which is a royal flush with jokers as wild cards. The other is Five of a Kind, which is a combination of like cards and wild cards. The same hand ranking may have different payouts in the two joker video poker variants. These are highlighted below. The payouts are for five coins wagered. It is advisable to wager five coins in these online video poker variants to take advantage of the jackpot payout for Natural Royal Flush. The payouts for Joker Poker are: Flush 5 to 1, Full House 7 to 1, Four of a Kind 17 to 1, Straight Flush 50 to 1, Five of a Kind 200 to 1 and Natural Royal Flush 1000 to 1. The payouts for Double Joker Poker are: Flush 4 to 1, Full House 5 to 1, Four of a Kind 8 to 1, Straight Flush 25 to 1, Five of a Kind 50 to 1 and Natural Royal Flush 800 to 1. The payouts for Double Joker Poker are lower in comparison in order to compensate for the additional joker, which facilitates winning combinations.