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Last month, we reviewed Super Bonus Deuces Wild video poker. This month we switch to another type of wild card video poker game - Joker Poker. Joker Poker is different than deuces wild. Rather than having any of four cards of a particular rank (such as deuces) as wild, a single extra card (joker) is used. This means that rather than a 52- card deck, we have a 53-card deck. It also means that determining gaps for inside straights is more normal since no rank of cards is wild. This somewhat simplifies the strategy.

Kings or Better Joker Poker (20/7) 4,700 Royal (Full-Pay) - Payback: 101.00 Percent, Variance: 33.6
Hand	1 Coin	2 Coins		3 Coins	4 Coins		5 Coins
ROYAL FLUSH no Joker	250	500		750	1000		4700
5 OF A KIND	200	400		600	800		1000
WILD ROYAL FLUSH	100	200		300	400		500
STRAIGHT FLUSH	50	100		150	200		250
4 OF A KIND	20	40		60	80		100
FULL HOUSE	7	14		21	28		35
FLUSH	5	10		15	20		25
STRAIGHT	3	6		9	12		15
3 OF A KIND	2	4		6	8		10
2 PAIR	1	2		3	4		5
KINGS OR BETTER	1	2		3	4		5
Hand	Pay 5 Coins		Occurs Every			% Return
ROYAL FLUSH no Joker	4700		38,614.5			2.43
5 OF A KIND	1000		10,724.9			1.86
WILD ROYAL FLUSH	500		9,245.7			1.08
STRAIGHT FLUSH	250		1,739.0			2.88
4 OF A KIND	100		117.1			17.08
FULL HOUSE	35		63.9			10.96
FLUSH	25		63.5			7.88
STRAIGHT	15		60.1			4.99
3 OF A KIND	10		7.5			26.73
2 PAIR	5		9.0			11.07
KINGS OR BETTER	5		7.1			14.03
NO WIN	0		1.8			0

Kings or Better Joker Poker (20/7) 4,000 Royal (Full-Pay) - Payback: 100.65 Percent, Variance: 26.2
Hand	1 Coin	2 Coins		3 Coins	4 Coins		5 Coins
ROYAL FLUSH no Joker	250	500		750	1000		4000
5 OF A KIND	200	400		600	800		1000
WILD ROYAL FLUSH	100	200		300	400		500
STRAIGHT FLUSH	50	100		150	200		250
4 OF A KIND	20	40		60	80		100
FULL HOUSE	7	14		21	28		35
FLUSH	5	10		15	20		25
STRAIGHT	3	6		9	12		15
3 OF A KIND	2	4		6	8		10
2 PAIR	1	2		3	4		5
KINGS OR BETTER	1	2		3	4		5
Hand	Pay 5 Coins		Occurs Every			% Return
ROYAL FLUSH no Joker	4000		41,213.8			1.94
5 OF A KIND	1000		10,713.0			1.87
WILD ROYAL FLUSH	500		9,611.0			1.04
STRAIGHT FLUSH	250		1,739.6			2.87
4 OF A KIND	100		116.9			17.11
FULL HOUSE	35		63.8			10.98
FLUSH	25		64.2			7.79
STRAIGHT	15		60.3			4.98
3 OF A KIND	10		7.5			26.79
2 PAIR	5		9.0			11.09
KINGS OR BETTER	5		7.0			14.20
NO WIN	0		1.8			0

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