Game Variations

The following popular game variations, often called game families, are stand-alone single-hand video poker games featured in the traditional Game King bundle. They are also available in most multi-hand video poker games.

Double Double Bonus Poker

This is without a doubt the most popular video poker game variation in the country.  It is a volatile ride and often a lot of fun.  Four-of-a-kind Aces with a 2, 3 or, 4 “kicker” pays 2,000 credits.  Four aces without a “kicker” or quad 2s-4s with an ace, 2, 3, or 4 “kicker” pay 800 credits. To compensate for these juicy jackpots, the full house payout is usually reduced by one credit.

Double Bonus Poker

The allure of this game is that quad aces pay 800 credits.  It pays 400 credits for 2s-4s, and 250 credits for all others.  Because there are no high paying kicker combos like in Double Double Bonus Poker, the full house and flush usually pay an extra credit or two.  It’s a fun game, the emphasis still on aces, but it’s trickier to learn to play perfectly.

Bonus Poker Deluxe

This is a good game variation if you are not seeking a ton of volatility but still want to get excited about quads.  All quads in this game pay 400 credits!  Typically this is funded by a reduction in the payout for a full house and an even-money return on two pair.  This is a good variation to play if you are looking for time-on-device.

Bonus Poker

Bonus Poker is another moderately volatile variation.  The attraction here, besides time-on-device, is that quad aces pay 400, quad 2’s, 3’s, and 4’s pay 200 credits and all other quads pay 125 credits.  You don’t really get “walking money”, but you get to play for a while.  Another key attraction of this game is that two pairs return 10 credits, or twice your wager.

Deuces Wild Poker

This is a very popular game in great part due to the game’s high hit frequency.  Almost like slots with a lot of reinforcement along the way and not really any BIG jackpots other than the royal or quad deuces.   The even-money payoff requires that you make 3-of-a-kind, but the presence of four wild cards greatly enhances this prospect, and makes for lots of straights, flushes, and full houses. Four deuces pay a sizable 1,000 credits. A nice jackpot and non-taxable for quarter players.  Paytables are tightened in this variation by reducing the payouts for straight flushes, and 4- and 5-of-a-kinds.

Deuces Wild Bonus Poker

Deuces Wild Bonus is essentially Deuces Wild with a kicker opportunity and 5-of-a-kinds broken out into bigger jackpots. Four 2s with an ace kicker pays a big 2,000 credits. Five aces pay 400, five 3s–5s pays 200, and five 6s-Ks pays 100. The reduction in the payout for a straight is a significant giveback that calls for key adjustments in strategy.  People who love “wild” cards who also love the “rush” of big jackpots are drawn to this entertaining variation.

Triple Double Bonus Poker

This is an exceptionally high risk, high reward game variation and one of the most volatile.  Four aces with a 2, 3, or 4 kickers pay 4,000 credits, the same as a royal flush. Four 2s–4s with ace, 2, 3, or 4 pays 2,000 credits, which is the same as aces with a kicker in the popular Double Double Bonus variation. You still get 800 credits for aces and 400 credits for 2s–4s. The payouts for full house, flush, and straight are good, but you get only 2 credits for 3-of-a-kind instead of 3 credits. You make 3-of-a-kind more than you realize, so this reduction is costly.

Jacks or Better

Jacks or Better is a straightforward game with relatively low volatility, which means you can often play it for longer periods of time than other video poker variations. As the name implies, it pays even money for a pair of jacks or better. All 4-of-a kinds pay 125 credits.  It is a game people play for time-on-device.  It is one of the easier ones to learn how to play and is quite popular in high-limit areas, and less popular on the main casino floor.

Joker Poker

This game is primarily popular on the east coast in Atlantic City, but also in CT, PA and MI. The deck has 53 cards, due to the addition of one joker. The royal (without the joker) on this game often pays 4,700 credits. This is because the extra card in the deck lengthens the odds of hitting it. The 5-of-a-kind pays 1,000 credits. These higher jackpots are compensated for by counting only kings or better as a high pair.

 

Other variations available include the following:

Aces and Faces Poker
Black Jack® Bonus Poker
Deuces Bonus Poker
Deuces Super Bonus Poker
Deuces Wild Double Double Bonus Poker®
Double Aces and Faces Poker
Double Bonus Shockwave Poker
Double Double Aces and Faces Poker
Double Joker Poker
One Eyed Jacks
Red Black Double Double Bonus Poker®
Shockwave Poker
Super Ace Bonus Poker
Super Double Bonus Poker®
Super Double Double Bonus Poker®
Super Triple Bonus Poker®
Tens or Better Poker
Triple Triple Bonus Poker®
Two Pair Poker
White Hot Aces Poker