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2 Ways Royal
Introduction
2 Ways Royal/Split Way Royal is a video poker game found at some Playtech and Betsoft Internet casinos. The thrust of the game is a 2-6 straight flush pays the same as a royal flush, 800x, based on a max coin bet.
Playtech calls the game 2 Ways Royal and Betsoft calls it Split Way Royal. They both use the same pay table shown below.
2 Ways Royal
| Hand | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi Royal flush | 800 | 495648096 | 0.000025 | 0.019892 |
| Lo Royal flush | 800 | 452439228 | 0.000023 | 0.018158 |
| Straight flush | 50 | 2125345536 | 0.000107 | 0.005331 |
| Four of a kind | 40 | 46844788068 | 0.00235 | 0.094003 |
| Full house | 6 | 228552909012 | 0.011466 | 0.068796 |
| Flush | 5 | 208993990320 | 0.010485 | 0.052424 |
| Straight | 4 | 225491143956 | 0.011312 | 0.045249 |
| Three of a kind | 3 | 1475076583692 | 0.074001 | 0.222003 |
| Two pair | 2 | 2566559764188 | 0.128758 | 0.257516 |
| Jacks or better | 1 | 4277782475892 | 0.214606 | 0.214606 |
| Nothing | 0 | 10900855429212 | 0.546868 | 0 |
| Total | 19933230517200 | 1 | 0.997977 |
Some readers have questioned my claim that the low royal is 2-6, saying it is A-5. To prove it is 2-6 I present the following screenshot, which another reader sent in.
Prior to December 9, 2009, I incorrectly stated the return of this game was 99.13%. A few readers pointed out that vpgenius.com claimed the return for the above pay table was 99.7977%, which I now agree with. For the earlier error, I apologize.