This means that for every €100 spent on five credit bets, your expected return is approximately €99.54 and for one to four credit bets, it is €98.18.
The house edge is lessened when placing five credit bets as Jacks or Better 9/6 pay tables traditionally reward a 4,000 credit ‘jackpot’ for a Royal Flush achieved on a five credit bet, more than tripling the payout ratio. The return rate when placing five credit bets is 99.543% whereas when placing a one to four credit bet it is 98.181%, translating to house edges of 0.457% and 1.819% respectively. Jacks or Better 9/6 Video poker house edgeĪs you can see from the table above, the approximate probability of getting a winning hand in any given round is 45.456%. Outlined below is a table for the most common Jacks or Better 9/6 pay table, detailing the payout ratio (number of credits won divided by number of credits bet), probability and expected return rate (payout ratio multiplied by probability) for each hand:
As per any casino game, it is vital to establish the probabilities and house edge involved in Video poker and thus, how they may dictate any relevant strategy.
