Pick the right pay table
Look for '9/6 Jacks or Better' — full house pays 9, flush pays 6. This version has a 99.54% RTP. Lower pay tables (8/5, 7/5) cut the RTP significantly.
Hold priority order
When choosing what to keep, follow this rough priority:
- •Royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind — keep all five.
- •Full house, flush, straight — keep all five.
- •Three of a kind — keep the three, draw two.
- •Four cards to a flush or open-ended straight — keep them.
- •High pair (Jacks+) — keep the pair, draw three.
- •Low pair — usually keep, draw three.
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Always bet max coins
Royal flush payouts jump dramatically on a max-coin (5-coin) bet. Bet less and you're throwing away the biggest payout.
Use a strategy chart
There's a perfect chart for every video poker variant. Print one or pull it up on your phone — no shame, even pros use them.