Video Poker Frequency and Comparison Chart
The following charts shows you the frequency of the video poker hands for Jacks or Better. These figures were taken from the returns shown in Zamzow's BDPWinpoker software program.
| Hand | Payout | Max coin | Occurs every | Return % |
| Royal Flush | 250 | 4000 | 40,390. | 1.98 |
| St Flush | 50 | 250 | 9,148.37 | 0.55 |
| 4 of-a-kind | 25 | 125 | 423. | 5.91 |
| Full House | 9 | 45 | 86.86 | 10.36 |
| Flush | 6 | 30 | 90.78 | 6.61 |
| Straight | 4 | 20 | 89 | 4.49 |
| 3 of-a-kind | 3 | 15 | 13.4 | 22.33 |
| Two Pair | 2 | 10 | 7.7 | 25.86 |
| Jacks | 1 | 5 | 21.4 | 21.46 |
| Nothing | 0 | 0 | 1.834 | 0 |
Based on playing 40,000 hands of Jacks or Better video poker the amount of money put through the machine is $50,000. The chart below shows the cost of playing these hands on machines with different pay tables. The figures shows you your cost if you hit the Royal followed by the cost of not hitting a Royal Flush.
| Machine | % w RF | Cost With Royal | %w/o RF | Cost Without Royal |
| 9/6 | 99.5 |
$250. |
97.5 |
$1,240. |
| 8/5 | 97.3 |
$1.350. |
95.3 |
$2,350 |
| 6/5 | 95 |
$2,500 |
93 |
$3,500. |
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