Joker Poker: Kings or Better Video Poker (original) (raw)
Introduction
Joker Poker is a popular video poker variations that is available with all of the well known casino softwares. The game is played with a 52-card + joker deck. The joker is wild. The strategies and paytables on this page apply to Joker Poker with Kings or Better paytables. For Aces or Better paytables, see Joker Poker: Aces or Better. For Two Pairs or Better paytables, see Joker Poker: Two Pairs or Better. Use the strategy calculator for games with sequential royals, progressive jackpots, or unique paytables..
Strategy
Two strategies for Joker Poker (Kings or Better) are listed below. The first is column applies to Microgaming, Playtech, Cryptologic, Boss Media, Chartwell, Odds On, and others with a similar pay table. The second column applies to Real Time Gaming, with a high paying sequential Royal Flush. Select the lowest numbered choice that you can form with your initial hand, then discard the remaining cards. Note that "high card" indicates a King or Ace.
| Microgaming & Others: No Joker Drawn 1 Royal Flush, Straight Flush 2 4 to a Royal Flush 3 4 of a Kind, Full House, Flush 4 4 to a Straight Flush 5 3 of a Kind 6 Straight 7 Two Pair 8 3 to a Royal Flush 9 High Pair (KK or AA) 10 4 to a Flush 11 3 to Straight Flush, No Gap 12 Low Pair 13 TJQK 14 3 to Straight Flush, 1 Gap or 2 Gaps & High Card 15 Suited AK 16 4 to Straight, No Gap 17 3 to Straight Flush, Other 18 Suited KQ, KJ, KT 19 Suited AQ, AJ, AT 20 A, K 21 Suited JT, JQ, TQ 22 Redraw | | Real Time Gaming: No Joker Drawn 1 Royal Flush 2 4 to a Sequential Royal Flush 3 Straight Flush, 4 of a Kind 4 4 to a Royal Flush (non-sequential) 5 Full House 6 3 to a Sequential Royal Flush 7 Flush 8 4 to a Straight Flush 9 3 of a Kind 10 Straight 11 Two Pair 12 High Pair (KK or AA) 13 3 to a Royal Flush (non-sequential) 14 4 to a Flush 15 3 to Straight Flush, No Gap 16 Low Pair 17 TJQK 18 3 to Straight Flush, 1 Gap or 2 Gaps & High Card 19 Suited AK 20 4 to Straight, No Gap 21 2 to a Sequential Royal Flush 22 3 to Straight Flush, Other 23 Suited KQ, KJ, KT 24 A, K 25 Suited JT, JQ, TQ 25 Redraw | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Microgaming & Others: Joker Drawn 1 5 of a Kind 2 Joker Royal, Straight Flush 3 4 of a Kind, Full House 4 4 to Joker Royal 5 4 to Straight Flush, No Gap 6 Flush 7 4 to Straight Flush, Other 8 3 of a Kind 9 Straight 10 4 to a Flush, High Card 11 3 to Straight Flush, No Gaps or High Card 12 3 to Straight Flush, 1 Gap 13 A, K (keeping Joker) 14 4 to a Flush, Other 15 3 to Straight Flush, 2 Gaps 16 4 to Straight, No Gap 17* 6, 7, 8 (keeping Joker) 18* T, 5, 9 (keeping Joker) 19* J (keeping Joker) 20 Redraw (keeping Joker) * Counterintuitive strategy relates to increased chance of straight with 5-T | | Real Time Gaming: Joker Drawn 1 4 to a Natural Sequential Royal (discard Joker) 2 5 of a Kind 3 Joker Royal, Straight Flush 4 4 of a Kind, Full House 5 4 to Straight Flush, No Gap 6 4 to Joker Royal 7 Flush 8 4 to Straight Flush, Other 9 3 of a Kind 10 Straight 11 4 to a Flush, High Card 12 3 to Straight Flush, No Gaps or High Card 13 3 to Straight Flush, 1 Gap 14 A, K (keeping Joker) 15 3 to Straight Flush, 2 Gaps 16 4 to a Flush, Other 17 4 to Straight, No Gap 18* 6, 7, 8 (keeping Joker) 19* 5, 9 (keeping Joker) 20* T, J (keeping Joker) 21 Redraw (keeping Joker) * Counterintuitive strategy relates to increased chance of straight with 5-T | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Joker Poker Paytables
There are many Joker Poker paytables. The most common one is the 98.60% pay table listed below. This is used with Microgaming, Playtech, Chartwell, Odds On, and Rival. Cryptologic and Boss Media use a slightly improved table with a 98.94% payout. Some Real Time Gaming casinos use the reduced paytable, and some use an increased paytayble with a payout of slightly more than 100%. 5Dimes offers "full pay" Joker Poker and several other versions in their bonus casino. For Grand Virtual and Kismet, see Joker Poker: Aces or Better. For Wagerworks and World Gaming, see Joker Poker: Two Pairs or Better. See the payout calculator for estimating payout with other paytables.
| Hand | 5Dimes | Increased RTG #1 | Increased RTG #2 | Party | Parlay, Gale Wind | Boss Media, Cryptologic | Microgaming, Playtech, 4-play Chartwell, Odds On, Rival, Top Game | Reduced RTG | Net Ent | DGS | 1-play Chartwell | B3W | Random Logic | VueTec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequential Royal | 800 | 10000 | 4000 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 1000 | 4000 | 800 | 800 | 1000 | 900 | 800 | 800 |
| Royal Flush | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 1000 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 1000 | 900 | 800 | 800 |
| 5 of a Kind | 200 | 150 | 150 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 150 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| Royal with Joker | 100 | 80 | 80 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 80 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Straight Flush | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 |
| 4 of a Kind | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
| Full House | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Flush | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Straight | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 of a Kind | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Two Pairs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kings or Better | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nothing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payout | 100.64% | 100.18% | 100.05% | 99.82% | 99.15% | 98.94% | 98.60% | 98.51% | 97.95% | 97.58% | 96.90% | 96.64% | 96.38% | 95.46% |
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