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The main twist to this poker game is, as the name suggests, in the fact you get a win if you have at least a pair of Jacks. Or Better. The game is similar to, but has slightly different payouts and required tactics to games like Deuces Wild.

The birth of Video Poker

Interestingly enough, the first poker machine appeared much sooner that most of us could even imagine. In the late 19th century, a drum operated mechanism was created by Sittman &Pit and the players would pull the lever to generate a card combination. The machine evolved in early 20th century when a “hold” feature was added, allowing the players to freeze certain cards for the next spin – much like Sticky Wilds in the modern day slots. In the 70s, a Video Poker machine as we know it today was born and by the 80s, Video Poker was offered throughout casinos and bars across the globe.

How to play Jacks or Better Video Poker?

The edge of Jacks or Better Video Poker is taken off by the fact that you are playing against a machine and not an actual dealer, avoiding any additional pressure. The game follows the same set of basic rules as the five card draw variation, starting with five cards dealt to the players after the bets are submitted. The players then selects the cards that they would like to hold on to and draw again. In this particular version, at least one pair of Jacks is needed for a payout to be awarded.

Ranking of hands in Jacks or Better Video Poker

Although playing Video Poker will eliminate the need of memorising the names and values of poker hands since the machine will automatically display the results on the screen, knowing how the hands are ranked is the absolute basis of playing any poker variation.

• * High card in this case would be a Jack or any other card that exceeds Jack in value – King, Queen and Ace.
• * One Pair – two same value cards, such as a pair of Aces
• * Two Pair – two sets of different pairs, for example two Kings and two Queens
• * Three of a Kind – hand with three cards of the same rank
• * Straight – five sequential cards, regardless of the suit
• * Flush – any five suited cards
• * Full House – three of a kind with a pair
• * Four of a Kind – four cards of the same rank
• * Straight Flush – five suited sequential cards
• * Royal Flush – suited Ace, 10, Jack, Queen and King

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Is there a way of reducing the house edge in Jacks or Better?

Video poker comes with a high return to player percentage as it is, but if you are looking for the variant with the lowest house edge, you will hardly find a Video Poker machine that pays more than Full Pay Jacks or Better, also known as Draw Poker or 9/6 Jacks or Better

To further improve your odds, make sure to always hold your pairs. Each hand should be regarded in terms of its combinative potential and discarding any cards that can form a pair is far from a wise strategic move.

Where to play Jacks or Better

Not the easiest game to find, but venues such as Boyd Gaming and Plaza Las Vegas are famous for their over 100% RTP Video Poker machines, including Full Pay Jacks or Better variant.

Here, we have a totally free version of Jacks or Better. You do not need to download any software, or sign-up to play. Even better, this is the exact same version that you would find in Las Vegas casinos, like MGM Grand and Bellagio.

If you have been to Las Vegas and played video poker, you will certainly have seen Jacks or Better as one of the options to play. The most popular version (by a mile) is made by a company called Game King and we have the free version here!

Multi Hand Jacks or Better Video Poker

If you have ever been to Las Vegas, you may have noticed there are not many '50 hand' versions of video poker in the casinos. It's never been clear as to why that is, because they always seem to be very popular.

This 50 hand poker is Jacks or Better, which is one of the most loved video poker games you will find in Las Vegas

Multi Hand Jacks or Better Rules

Another interesting variation of Video Poker, Multi Hand machines allow the players to select the number of hands they wish to play at the same time – usually 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100. No choice is definite and the machine will let you change hands before placing your first bet. So, in case you decide to increase or decrease the number of hands after you have already made your selection, all you need to do is find the “change hands” button and you will go back to the video poker home screen.

As soon as the bets are placed, the machine will deal 5 cards and the player chooses which are to be held – for example, if you are playing a Multi Hand session with 5 hands, the cards that you would like to hold will be applied to all 5 hands. The new cards are dealt and all the hands that have a pair of Jacks or a better ranked hand will win.

Most machines will also offer a double up option at the end of each round, where the players can multiply the winnings if they draw a higher card.

The strategy of Multi Hand Jacks or Better Video Poker

The strategy for Multi Hand machines is exactly the same as with their single hand counterparts – so, whichever strategy you used in a Jacks or Better variant so far can also be applied to a Multi Hand machine, as long as it does the job. If you are only just starting to learn the basic rules of poker, the optimal moves for each of the hands are listed below:

• • Four or three cards that have a potential of forming Straight Flush hand should be held
• • A pair of Jacks or a higher ranked pair should of course be held
• • Any three cards that can potentially form Royal Flush should not be discarded
• • Four cards that can lead to a Flush should be kept
• • Lower pairs, suited/unsuited high cards, outside straight draw cards and unsuited (A)+K+Q+J should be kept
• • Single high cards or K, Q, J in a combination with 10 in the same suit as the high cards should be kept

Alternatively, you can choose not to keep any of the dealt cards and simply request a new hand.

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Where to play Multi Hand Jacks or Better Video Poker

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This is an easy machine to find and any land based casino with Video Poker offer is bound to have a Multi Hand variation. Depending on your location, you can filter the casinos online, searching for the ones in your proximity, or you can simply take a stroll Downtown and visit California, Main Street Station or Boyd Gaming.

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