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Video Poker Expected Return Tables

Last update: February 26, 2002

Following are a list of video poker tables and their associated expected return, assuming optimal player strategy. This page is somewhat out of date and is no longer maintained. For complete probability tables click here.

Table of contents

Jacks or Better

Royal flush

940

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

Straight flush

50

50

50

40

50

50

50

50

4 of a kind

25

25

80

20

80

25

80

25

Full house

9

9

8

9

8

8

7

7

Flush

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

Straight

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3 of a kind

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2 pair

2

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

Jacks/bet.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Return

99.9%

99.54%

98.49%

98.25%

97.4%

97.3%

96.25%

96.15%

Royal flush

1000

1000

800

Straight flush

50

50

50

4 of a kind

25

20

25

Full house

6

7

6

Flush

5

5

5

Straight

4

4

4

3 of a kind

3

3

3

2 pair

2

2

2

Jacks/bet.

1

1

1

Return

95.51%

95.48%

95.00%

 

Deuces Wild

Natural royal

800

800

800

800

800

800

4 deuces

200

200

400

500

200

200

Wild royal

25

25

25

25

20

25

5 of a kind

15

16

16

12

12

15

Straight flush

9

10

11

8

9

9

4 of a kind

5

4

4

4

5

4

Full house

3

4

3

3

3

4

Flush

2

3

2

2

2

3

Straight

2

2

2

2

2

2

3 of a kind

1

1

1

1

1

1

Return

100.76%

99.73%

99.62%

99.2%

98.94%

98.91%

Natural royal

800

800

800

800

800

800

4 deuces

200

200

200

200

200

200

Wild royal

25

20

25

20

25

25

5 of a kind

16

15

16

10

15

15

Straight flush

13

9

13

8

10

9

4 of a kind

4

4

4

4

4

4

Full house

3

4

3

4

3

3

Flush

2

3

2

3

2

2

Straight

2

2

2

2

2

2

3 of a kind

1

1

1

1

1

1

Return

96.73%

97.97%

96.77%

95.96%

94.82%

94.34%

 

Natural royal

800

4 deuces

200

Wild royal

20

5 of a kind

12

Straight flush

9

4 of a kind

4

Full house

4

Flush

3

Straight

2

3 of a kind

1

Return

97.06%

 

Loose Deuces

Natural royal

800

800

4 deuces

500

500

Wild royal

25

25

5 of a kind

15

15

Straight flush

8

5

4 of a kind

4

4

Full house

3

3

Flush

2

2

Straight

2

2

3 of a kind

1

1

Return

100.15%

99.07%

Joker Wild

Royal flush

800

1000

800

800

800

800

5 of a kind

200

100

200

200

200

200

Wild royal

100

50

100

100

100

100

Straight flush

50

50

50

50

50

50

4 of a kind

20

20

20

17

15

20

Full house

7

8

6

7

8

6

Flush

5

7

5

5

5

4

Straight

3

5

3

3

3

3

3 of a kind

2

2

2

2

2

2

2 Pair

1

1

1

1

1

1

Kings/bet.

1

0

1

1

1

1

Return

100.65%

99.08%

99.08%

98.09%

97.95%

97.58%

Royal flush

940

800

100

940

5 of a kind

200

200

800

200

Wild royal

100

100

100

100

Straight flush

50

40

100

50

4 of a kind

15

20

16

17

Full house

7

5

8

7

Flush

5

4

5

5

Straight

3

3

4

3

3 of a kind

2

2

2

2

2 Pair

1

1

1

1

Kings/bet.

1

1

0

1

Return

96.74%

95.46%

97.19%

98.44%

Bonus Poker

Royal Flush

800

800

800

800

800

800

Straight flush

100

50

50

50

50

50

4 aces

200

80

80

80

160

80

4 2s, 3s or 4s

40

40

40

40

80

40

4 5-K

25

25

25

25

50

25

Full House

12

8

7

6

9

10

Flush

8

5

5

5

6

8

Straight

5

4

4

4

4

6

3 of a kind

3

3

3

3

3

3

Two pair

1

2

2

2

1

1

Jacks or better

1

1

1

1

1

1

Total Return

99.36%

99.17%

98.01%

96.87%

96.49%

95.78%

 

Double Bonus

Royal Flush

800

800

800

800

800

800

Straight flush

50

50

50

50

50

50

4 aces

160

160

160

160

160

160

4 2s, 3s or 4s

80

80

80

80

80

80

4 5-K

50

50

50

50

50

50

Full House

10

9

9

9

9

9

Flush

7

7

6

6

7

6

Straight

5

5

5

4

4

4

3 of a kind

3

3

3

3

3

3

Two pair

1

1

1

1

1

1

Jacks or better

1

1

1

1

1

1

Total Return

100.17%

99.11%

97.81%

96.49%

97.74%

96.38%

 

Triple Bonus

Royal Flush

800

800

800

800

Straight flush

80

60

100

80

4 aces

240

400

240

240

4 2s, 3s or 4s

120

80

120

120

4 5-K

50

50

50

50

Full House

9

7

8

8

Flush

5

5

5

5

Straight

4

4

4

4

3 of a kind

3

3

3

3

Two pair

1

1

1

1

Jacks or better

1

1

1

1

Total Return

99.57%

98.85%

98.73%

98.5%

 

Double Double Bonus Poker

Royal flush

800

800

800

800

800

Straight flush

50

50

50

50

50

4 aces w/ 2-4

400

400

400

400

400

4 2-4 w/ A-4

160

160

160

160

160

4 aces

160

160

160

160

160

4 2-4

80

80

80

80

80

4 5-K

50

50

50

50

50

Full house

10

9

9

8

6

Flush

6

6

5

5

5

Straight

4

4

4

4

4

3 of a kind

3

3

3

3

3

Two pair

1

1

1

1

1

Jacks/bet.

1

1

1

1

1

Total Return

100.07%

98.98%

97.87%

96.79%

94.66%

Triple Double Bonus Poker

Royal flush

800

800

Straight flush

50

50

4 aces w. 2-4

800

800

4 2-4 w. A-4

400

400

4 aces

160

160

4 2-4

80

80

4 5-K

50

50

Full house

8

9

Flush

5

5

Straight

4

4

3 of a kind

2

2

Two pair

1

1

Jacks/bet.

1

1

Total Return

95.97%

97.02%

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