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The object of the game is to
get any of the winning combinations of poker
hands. The winning combinations and the payoff
schedule are listed on a payout schedule attached
to the machine.
Playing The Game
- You deposit coins into the machine to place
your wager. The bet must be placed before you
draw your cards, and can't be changed once
play starts.
- After your bet, you push a button marked
"Draw/Deal", this will result in you
seeing your initial hand of five cards.
- You then decide if you wish to keep any of
the cards in your hand. If you do you push the
"Hold/Cancel" button under the
card(s) you wish to keep. In the event you
change your mind and don't wish to keep a
previously held card push the
"Hold/Cancel" button a second time
and the hold will be canceled.
- Make sure that there is conformation on the
screen that you have held the cards that you
want to hold (the word "hold"
flashes under your held cards).
- Press the Draw/Deal button a second time to
obtain new cards for those not held.
- If you have a winning hand the machine pays
off and is then ready for another game.
The following hands win, ordered top to
bottom from the best hands to the worst
respectively:
| Royal
flush |
This
is the highest possible hand in poker. A
Royal Flush consists of Ace, King, Queen,
Jack and 10 of the same suit. |
| Straight
flush |
This is the second
highest hand possible. A Straight Flush
consists of five cards in order and of the
same suit; (note that an ace can usually
be counted as the lowest card in the
order) for example A, 2, 3, 4, 5 is a
group of five ordered cards. |
| Four
of a Kind |
This
hand consists of four cards of the same
value plus one other odd card (for example
Q, Q, Q, Q, 3). |
| Full House |
Is a hand containing
three cards of one rank plus two cards of
another rank (for example J, J, J, 4, 4 or
6, 6, 6, 8, 8). |
| Flush |
If
all five cards in a hand belong to the
same suit you have a Flush (for example 4
of Clubs, 5 of Clubs, 7 of Clubs, Queen of
Clubs and Ace of Clubs) |
| Straight |
A straight consists of
five cards in order, but not of the same
suit (for example Ace of Diamonds, 2 of
Clubs, 3 of Hearts, 4 of Clubs and 5 of
Spades). |
| Three
of a Kind |
Is a
hand containing three cards of the same
value along with two odd cards (such as 7,
7, 7, A and 2). |
| Two Pair |
A pair is two cards of
the same value or rank. You have two pair
if the hand has two pair plus an odd card
(for example 6, 6, 7, 7, 2). |
| One
Pair (Jacks or better) |
A
pair is two cards of the same value or
rank, in Video Poker only pairs of jacks,
queens, and kings or aces pay off. |
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