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Video Poker Terminology

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Ace High – A hand consisting of an Ace without a pair or better

Aces Full – A full house with 3 Aces and any pair

Bonus Video Poker – refers to a video poker game that has larger payouts for bonus hands

Bust – A worthless hand

Cycle – The mathematical probability of getting a paying hand over a certain period of time

Denomination – The number of a card (from two, deuce, through to ten, or Jack, Queen, King, Ace) is the card’s denomination

Deuces – The two denomination in a deck of cards

Draw – A set of replacement cards for those cards discarded from the deal hand

Double Up – the option to double the bet on a winning hand. The player must draw a higher value card against the machine to double winnings

Edge – The advantage in a game of video poker, based on a mathematical expectation

Flush – A hand containing any 5 cards in the same suit (5 hearts)

Flat Top – A video poker machine that does not have a progressive jackpot

Four of A Kind – A hand containing four cards of the same denomination

Full House – A hand that contains three of a kind, plus a pair (e.g. 555, QQ)

Garbage Hand – A hand that will not let you win anything

Hold – the cards you chose to keep in a hand

House – The casino running the game (e.g. Royal Vegas)

Inside Straight – Four cards, where the one card you need to complete the straight is in the middle of the run

Inside Straight Flush – The same as above except that the cards must be of the same suit

Jackpot – A bonus paid out when you hit the highest hand on a poker machine

Quads – Four of a kind

Rank – The numerical number of a card, as opposed to a suit

Royal Flush – A hand containing a Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace. This is the highest hand in video poker

Straight – Five cards, not in the same suit, but in a numerical sequence

Straight Flush – Five cards in the same suit, in a numerical sequence

Suit – The four suits are Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts or Spades

Three of a kind – A hand that has three cards of the same denomination

Tilt – To play recklessly

Wild Card – A card that can substitute for any other card in the deck





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