Room: PLANET7 - Video Poker

Aces and Eights, also known as the Dead Man’s Hand, is a popular video poker game that came into the limelight in the late 1800s. This game is based on the story of Wild Bill Hickock, a famous lawman, gunfighter, and legendary gambler who was shot dead while playing poker. It is said that Bill died holding a pair of 8s and a pair of Aces, and thus the name Dead Man’s Hand. The kicker is still unknown to date, but stories have it that it was either a Queen of Diamonds or a Jack.

Today, Aces and Eights is a played with a standard deck of 52 cards. It plays more or less like Jacks or Better with five cards dealt in the first hand. Hold all strong cards for a chance of building a high paying hand when playing.

Aces and Eights differs from most other video poker games in that it offers high payouts on the following hand combinations:

• Four of a Kind – Aces or 8s
• Four of a Kind – Other
• Four of a Kind – 7s

But, the Royal Flush is the highest paying hand in Aces and Eights.

All American video poker is another variation of Jacks or Better and is popular among those players who are fairly advanced in their video poker expertise. However, All American video poker holds its own and has grown in popularity over time, known to cause lines of anxious players waiting their turn on casino floors. Fortunately, now All American video poker can be played online, so no more waiting in line to play.

The main reason for its popularity is its advantageous paytable that pays generously on Flush, Straight, and Full House winning hands and offers larger payouts for hands such as Straight Flushes and Four of a Kind as well. How does this variant get away with such huge payouts? It’s quite simple actually; the All American paytable balances out by offering a reduced payout for Two Pair and a Full House.

Here is a brief look at how specific combinations payout:

• Royal Flush, Three of a Kind, and Jacks or Better – standard payout
• Straight Flush, Straight, and Flush – higher payout
• Full House and Two Pair – lower payout

Bonus Deuces Wild Poker by Microgaming is based on standard video poker with a spicy twist – deuces are wild, to create more winning combinations. What’s more, the top jackpot, won by putting together a Royal Flush, has been upped to a generous 5000 coins. All standard poker hands are used to determine payouts during the game, and every hand from Three of a Kind or better will pay out.

Wild Cards and Bonus Round

Deuces are wild in Bonus Deuces Wild Poker and you can go wild in substituting Twos for any other card. There are some special winning hand combinations unique to this game that require using Deuces as wild cards, namely Five Aces, Wild Royal and any other Five of a Kind combo.

Win a round at this game, and you’ll be presented with the opportunity to double your earnings in the Double or Nothing Bonus Round. If you choose to accept the challenge, click Yes to see the Dealer’s card. Then select one of the 4 cards which are shown to you face down. Click Draw to reveal your card. If your card beats the Dealer’s, you double your money. For your info, the deuce wild card ranks highest of all the cards in the Bonus Round.

One of the most predictable forms of gambling at any casino – live or online – is video poker. Graphics and presentation are typical an afterthought in this genre, were gameplay elements and pay tables are what serious players are looking for. Even those who are playing more casually usually spend their time focused on the action, with the same old basic graphics being more than enough for them as they make their bets.

But occasionally, we’ll see a game that tries to break this mold by giving video poker the same creative attention that slots and table games traditionally receive. That’s the case in Wild Sevens, an online game created by Playson. Yes, this game has the same features you’d expect from any version of video poker you’ve ever played. But that’s combined with a fresh, stylish look that may attract those who want a little more flash from their online casino play.

One of the most predictable forms of gambling at any casino – live or online – is video poker. Graphics and presentation are typical an afterthought in this genre, were gameplay elements and pay tables are what serious players are looking for. Even those who are playing more casually usually spend their time focused on the action, with the same old basic graphics being more than enough for them as they make their bets.

But occasionally, we’ll see a game that tries to break this mold by giving video poker the same creative attention that slots and table games traditionally receive. That’s the case in Wild Sevens, an online game created by Playson. Yes, this game has the same features you’d expect from any version of video poker you’ve ever played. But that’s combined with a fresh, stylish look that may attract those who want a little more flash from their online casino play.

Bonus Deuces Wild Poker by Microgaming is based on standard video poker with a spicy twist – deuces are wild, to create more winning combinations. What’s more, the top jackpot, won by putting together a Royal Flush, has been upped to a generous 5000 coins. All standard poker hands are used to determine payouts during the game, and every hand from Three of a Kind or better will pay out.

Wild Cards and Bonus Round

Deuces are wild in Bonus Deuces Wild Poker and you can go wild in substituting Twos for any other card. There are some special winning hand combinations unique to this game that require using Deuces as wild cards, namely Five Aces, Wild Royal and any other Five of a Kind combo.

Win a round at this game, and you’ll be presented with the opportunity to double your earnings in the Double or Nothing Bonus Round. If you choose to accept the challenge, click Yes to see the Dealer’s card. Then select one of the 4 cards which are shown to you face down. Click Draw to reveal your card. If your card beats the Dealer’s, you double your money. For your info, the deuce wild card ranks highest of all the cards in the Bonus Round.