Beginners
The paying hands, highest to lowest, with 9/6 Jacks or Better payouts per coin. The one rule that trips up newcomers: a pair only pays if it is jacks or better.
| Hand | What it is | Pays |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Flush | A-K-Q-J-10, all one suit · The top hand. 4,000 coins on a max bet. | 800 |
| Straight Flush | Five in sequence, all one suit | 50 |
| Four of a Kind | Four cards of the same rank · Higher in bonus games. | 25 |
| Full House | Three of a kind plus a pair | 9 |
| Flush | Five of one suit, any order | 6 |
| Straight | Five in sequence, mixed suits | 4 |
| Three of a Kind | Three of the same rank | 3 |
| Two Pair | Two different pairs | 2 |
| Jacks or Better | A pair of jacks, queens, kings, or aces · The lowest paying hand. | 1 |
In table poker any pair has value. In Jacks or Better, only a pair of jacks, queens, kings, or aces pays. A pair of tens or lower returns nothing, so a low pair is only worth holding as a building block toward trips, a full house, or quads, never as a paying hand by itself. This is why a high pair and a low pair are played so differently.
The order of hands never changes, but how much each pays depends on the game and pay table. Bonus games pay far more for four of a kind, especially four aces, in exchange for smaller payouts elsewhere. Compare them on the best games page and learn to read a pay table.
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