Reason #2 why the Wizard likes Bovada:

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Most online casinos spend more effort trying to separate you from your money than they do trying to give you a good experience. They have all kinds of popup windows, they usually make you download their software, and if they do offer play-in-browser games then you have to register an account before you can play. And if you register they start sending you emails trying to get you to deposit real money.

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Joker Poker Video Poker

Last Update: Aug 15, 2007

Joker Poker —99.92%
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Natural royal flush 1000 563282916 0.000023 0.022927
Five of a kind 100 2233260252 0.000091 0.009090
Wild royal flush 50 1943560596 0.000079 0.003955
Straight flush 50 14391986604 0.000586 0.029289
Four of a kind 20 199990738944 0.008140 0.162800
Full house 10 368724902652 0.015008 0.150078
Flush 6 506692612764 0.020623 0.123740
Straight 5 710073454308 0.028901 0.144507
Three of a kind 2 3047390034264 0.124035 0.248069
Two pair 1 2573579792592 0.104750 0.104750
Nothing 0 17143281895308 0.697764 0.000000
Total 24568865521200 1.000000 0.999205

Joker Poker — 98.59%
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Natural royal flush 800 571069812 0.000023 0.018595
Five of a kind 800 2229721608 0.000091 0.072603
Wild royal flush 100 2258559732 0.000092 0.009193
Straight flush 100 18782015520 0.000764 0.076446
Four of a kind 16 200637576768 0.008166 0.130661
Full house 8 369789203016 0.015051 0.120409
Flush 5 476627340576 0.019400 0.096998
Straight 4 656256122328 0.026711 0.106844
Three of a kind 2 3065268988956 0.124762 0.249525
Two pair 1 2570307537960 0.104616 0.104616
Nothing 0 17206137384924 0.700323 0.000000
Total 24568865521200 1.000000 0.985891

Joker Poker — 97.19%
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Natural royal flush 100 387150900 0.000016 0.001576
Five of a kind 800 2234707560 0.000091 0.072766
Wild royal flush 100 1854157404 0.000075 0.007547
Straight flush 100 18743814324 0.000763 0.076291
Four of a kind 16 201191678208 0.008189 0.131022
Full house 8 370454225112 0.015078 0.120626
Flush 5 496933465812 0.020226 0.101131
Straight 4 651921941148 0.026534 0.106138
Three of a kind 2 3072270868740 0.125047 0.250095
Two pair 1 2573172862848 0.104733 0.104733
Nothing 0 17179700649144 0.699247 0.000000
Total 24568865521200 1.000000 0.971923

Joker Poker — 93.90%
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Five of a kind 100 2270016756 0.000092 0.009239
Any royal flush 1000 2195702688 0.000089 0.089369
Straight flush 40 13622261184 0.000554 0.022178
Four of a kind 15 204172926516 0.008310 0.124653
Full house 8 373868462592 0.015217 0.121737
Flush 5 514810773888 0.020954 0.104769
Straight 4 663016029840 0.026986 0.107944
Three of a kind 2 3107220333912 0.126470 0.252940
Two pair 1 2608251298920 0.106161 0.106161
Nothing 0 17079437714904 0.695166 0.000000
Total 24568865521200 1.000000 0.938991

Joker Poker — 92.66%
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Five of a kind 1000 2261967624 0.000092 0.092066
Any royal flush 100 2245255776 0.000091 0.009139
Straight flush 40 13656566184 0.000556 0.022234
Four of a kind 15 203098065480 0.008266 0.123997
Full house 7 372076236072 0.015144 0.106010
Flush 5 516462811500 0.021021 0.105105
Straight 4 684637901544 0.027866 0.111464
Three of a kind 2 3085596672948 0.125590 0.251179
Two pair 1 2588521504896 0.105358 0.105358
Nothing 0 17100308539176 0.696015 0.000000
Total 24568865521200 1.000000 0.926552

Also see my tables for Joker Poker kings or better, andaces or better.

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