Play Joker Poker

How to play

Objective:

The key motive of the player in the game of Joker Poker is to reach the highest possible poker hand in the game by holding the best cards.

Bet:

Begin the game by placing the bet first. You can change the size of your bet by pressing the up and down arrows on the extreme left side of the screen. You can set your bet in the denominations of $0.05, $0.25, $0.50, $1.00 and $5.00. Click on the $5, $25 and $100 chips to add credits to the game. Press the ‘Bet One’ tab to place your wager. You can place multiple bets per hand by pressing the ‘Bet One’ tab multiple times or press the ‘Bet Max’ tab to bet five coins in one go. You can place a maximum bet of five coins and a minimum of one coin per hand.

Once you have placed the bet, press the ‘Draw Deal’ button to draw a hand of five up cards. You can click on the cards you wish to hold and then press the ‘Draw Deal’ button to replace the discarded ones (the one you didn’t hold) with other cards.

Card Ranks:

The sequence of cards in the game of Joker Poker follows the traditional order of the cards i.e.: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. The cards are shuffled before each and every game.

Wild Card:

Joker is the wild card in the game of Joker Poker. Joker can be substituted for the value of the other cards in the hand to help create the highest possible poker hands in the game. Thus giving the perfect example of how a single card can expand your odds in the game.

Poker Hands:

The hand ranks in the game of Joker Poker are a little different from the standard version of poker games. The lowest hand in this game is the Kings or Better and joker also adds an extra winning hand in the game, like Royal with Joker. Sequential Royal and the five-of-a-kind are two more additions in the list of poker hands. Refer to the table below to find out the various hand ranks in the game of Joker Poker:

Poker Hand	Description
Sequential Royal	10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace in the exact order
Royal Flush	10, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace of same suit
Five of a kind	Five cards of same rank
Royal with Joker	Royal flush that uses the wild card
Straight Flush	Five cards of same suit in sequence
Four of a Kind	Four cards of same rank
Full House	Three of a kind and a pair
Flush	Five cards of same suit
Straight	Five cards in sequence
Three of a Kind	Three cards of same rank
Two pair	Two sets of two cards of the same rank
Kings or Better	Two cards of the same rank that are either Kings or higher

Payouts:

All the hands in the Joker Poker offer different payouts based on the number of coins you wager with. The payouts increase as you increase the value of your stake. To know the various payoffs, read the table below:

Poker Hand	One Coin	Two Coins	Three Coins	Four Coins	Five Coins
Sequential Royal	500	100	1500	2000	20000
Royal Flush	250	500	750	1000	4000
Five of a kind	150	300	450	600	750
Royal with Joker	80	160	240	320	400
Straight Flush	50	100	150	200	250
Four of a Kind	20	40	60	80	100
Full House	6	12	18	24	30
Flush	5	10	15	20	25
Straight	3	6	9	12	15
Three of a Kind	2	4	6	8	10
Two Pair	1	2	3	4	5
Kings or Better	1	2	3	4	5

Double or Nothing Bonus Round:

The double or nothing bonus feature pops up when you win a hand in the game of Joker Poker. Click ‘NO‘ if you don’t want to play the bonus game. Click ‘YES‘ if you want to get your winnings doubled by playing on the bonus game. The moment you click on yes, four cards face down are dealt to you along with a dealer’s up card. Out of these four hole cards you must pick up a card which is higher than the dealer’s up card.

To illustrate: If you get a pair of Kings or better, the double or nothing bonus feature is triggered and your win is doubled if you click on ‘YES‘.

If the dealer’s up card is 5 and you pick up a 10, you’ll get double the Kings or Better winning amount.

If the dealer’s up card is 10 and you get a 7, you’ll lose all your winnings.

If the dealer’s up card is King and you also reveal a King, it results in a tie and you’ll get half the total bonus win.

If you click on ‘NO’ after playing one or more bonus games, you’ll be paid half the total bonus win.

Multi-Hand Games:

Joker Poker also provides you an opportunity to magnify your odds of winning on the multi-hand gaming option. You can play with 3, 10, 52 or 100 hands at a time. The denominations in which you can wager on the multi-hand games range from $0.01, $0.05, $0.25, $0.50 to $1.00 per hand. The payout table on the extreme left side of the screen features the various payouts multiplied by the number of hands you win. There is also a payout box on the bottom of the window that shows your total hand wins per deal.

To illustrate: If you play with one coin and win 3 straight hands in a 100 hands game of Joker Poker, you will win 9 (3 x 3 = 9) coins. Similarly, if you get 4 hands of Sequential Royal, you’ll win 2,000 (4 X 500 = 2,000) coins.

You can also get your multi-hand wins doubled by playing on the double or nothing bonus feature.

Screen:

Whenever you play on the multi-hand option of Joker Poker, the game screens various multiple hands with all the cards facedown. When you settle down your wager per hand, five up cards are dealt. The cards in the rest of the hands are face down. Click on the specific cards that you wish to hold from among the five up cards. The cards that you hold will also be exposed in the rest of the hands in the game. Pressing the draw button will deal in the rest of the cards.

Advantages:

The multi-hand game of Joker Poker grants players the benefit of increasing their odds of winning. The players have more chances of getting at least two or three poker hands on the multi-hand games as compared to the single hand game of Joker Poker.

Disadvantages:

There is only one disadvantage of playing on the multi-hand games of Joker Poker. Multi-hand game usually pays less than what you wager on all the hands per deal. However, it is not less than a jackpot if you get high hands like Sequential Royal Flush or just a Royal Flush with same suits. Playing on the double or nothing bonus round can also help you make up for the amount that you wager with on the multi-hand game of Joker Poker.

Speed Deal Option:

Clicking on the Speed Deal option of the multi-hand of Joker Poker will help you deal the cards swiftly. The speed dial option is active only under the 10, 52 or the 100 hand variations of the game.

Strategy

Joker Poker is one of the interesting games in Video Poker. There is no particular strategy to win in the game. However, there are some strategies that you can try to get a winning hand in the game. In this game the Joker is the wild card and it can expand your odds in the game by substituting the value of other cards in the hand to help you create the highest possible poker hand in the game. Therefore when a Joker card appears, just hold the card. Keeping the Joker with you in Joker Poker will help you to convert your hand into a winning hand.

Strategy to adopt when your hand contains a Joker:

• Hold the cards of four card Straight Flush containing Kings, Aces or both.
• Hold three cards to a Royal Flush.
• Hold the high cards that consist of winning pairs of Kings or Aces.
• Hold any three cards to a Straight Flush.
• Hold any four cards Flush with no Kings or Aces.
• Hold consecutive four cards Straight.
• If your hand doesn’t match any of the above combos, simply keep just the Joker.
• Strategy to adopt when your hand doesn’t contain the Joker:
• Hold the following hands that don’t contain the Joker.
• Hold any four cards to a Straight Flush and any four cards to a Royal Flush.
• Hold four cards to any Flush.
• Hold any pair of 2’s to Queens.
• Hold any three cards to a Straight Flush.
• Hold any four card consecutive Straight.
• Hold two cards to a Royal Flush if one of the cards is an Ace or King.
• Hold King or Ace alone.
• Hold two suited Royal Flush cards lower than King or Ace.

If your hand doesn’t consist of the Joker or any of the combinations mentioned above, draw new cards and apply the strategy again.

Tips

Everyone who plays the game of Joker Poker eagerly awaits that fifth Ace for a Sequential Royal Flush or a specific card that completes a Straight Flush. Well just how often do you think these jackpot hands occur? The answer is, the more sincerely you follow the tips, the more likely you are to win.

Free casino game:

An honest practice of the game at free video poker section will help you build up a great deal of confidence as a poker player. And the best part is that you don’t have to spend a single penny to get this free tutorial on the game of Joker Poker.

Wager with five coins:

Besides practicing the game of Joker Poker on the free casino game…it is also important to bet with five coins, since the Sequential Royal Flush and the non-Sequential Royal Flush will pay you considerably high on the five coins bet rather than one or two coin bets.

Holding the right card:

To hold the right card is the only ideal tip to secure your winning hands in the game. It is on very rare occasions in the game, that you will need to drop smaller poker hands to create higher ones. Few pointers mentioned below can help you decide the cards that you must hold and the ones you should discard:

Hold a low pair instead of keeping just one high card like a King or an Ace.

Never discard a winning pair unless you have at least four cards to get a Straight Flush, Royal Flush or a Sequential Royal Flush. To illustrate: if you deal a hand including, 10-10-5-J-8, it might get you to a three-of-a-kind or a two pair, if you draw one more 10 or another card of 5, J or 8 respectively.

Always hold the Joker and deal 4 new cards if you don’t have any pair or three or four cards to a Straight Flush, Royal Flush or a Sequential Royal Flush.

History

Glossary

A glossary can be a perfect mirror to a game. It defines all the important terms used in the game. The list of terminological words mentioned below clearly defines all the key words and expressions in the game of Joker Poker.

Bet: Bet is the total number of coins that you wager with per deal.

Betting Limits: It is the highest and the lowest value of wagering in the game. In the game of Joker Poker, the player can wager with highest betting limit of $5 and the lowest of $1.

Coin Size: Coin size is a measuring unit for the value of the coins that you use to play the game. For example, if you are playing in the denomination of $1, your coin size is $1. In the single hand game of Joker Poker, you can play with the coins in the denominations of $0.05, $0.25, $0.50, $1.00 and $5.00. However, in the multi-hand games the denomination ranges from $0.01 to $1.

Chips: Chips are different values of coins that you can use in lieu of money to play the game. In Joker Poker you can credit your account with chips worth $5, $25 and $100.

Bet Max.: Bet max is the highest betting limit that a player can wager on every hand. In Joker Poker, the player can bet with maximum of five coins per hand.

Deal: To draw the cards during a hand is known as dealing of cards. In one hand of Joker Poker you can draw five up cards.

Deal All: Deal all allows you to deal all the cards in one go.

Hand: A hand is the combination of different cards in the game. There are total five cards in one hand of Joker Poker.

Hole Card: The facedown card in the game is known as the Hole Card.

Up Card: The face up card in the game is known as the Up Card.

Wild Card: The wild card is the substituting card in the game of Poker that replaces the other cards in the hand of Poker to help you create rewarding hands. Joker is the wild card in the game of Joker Poker.

Hand Ranks: Hand Ranks are the various high and low poker hands in the game that give different payouts. There are a total of twelve hand ranks in Joker Poker.

High Hand: High hand is the best card in the game of poker. The highest hand in the game of Joker Poker is the Sequential Royal Flush.

Double or Nothing: It is a bonus round in the game where you need to pick up a bigger card than the dealer’s face up card to win double your winning amount.

Multi-hands: The multi-hand option lets you play with several hands in one go. Joker Poker gives you the opportunity of playing on 3, 10, 52 or 100 hands of poker.

Coins Played: The coins played are the total number of coins that you have decided to bet with on a single hand of Joker Poker. For example, if you choose to bet with five coins with a denomination of $1, you are basically playing the hand with $5.

Cash Out: Cash out option allows you to transfer all the credits from the game to your casino account.