8 5 Jacks Or Better

8/5 Jacks Or Better
Jacks Or Better Poker

Earlier, I mentioned that Jacks or Better is void of the bonus payouts seen in many other video poker variants. This is a definite plus for anybody who wants to avoid a complicated pay table with4-5 bonus payouts.

8/5 Jacks or Better. While it is true that video poker aficionados will benefit the most from playing a full-pay version of Jacks or Better, sometimes it is difficult to find such an option. This is why players can often opt for an 8/5 version. This is a variation which can be easily spotted as the payouts for Full House and Flush have been. 8-5 Jacks or Better Quick Quads 5-coin return 97.30% 6-coin return 97.72% 1 1 ROYAL FLUSH 85 BP 2 2 STRAIGHT FLUSH 3 3 FOUR of a KIND 4 4 FOUR of a KIND QQ 5 5 RF4 6 6 FULL HOUSE 7 7 FLUSH 8 8 THREE of a KIND 3-T with lower card (not half-value) 9 9 THREE of a KIND 2, 4, 6, with half-value lower card 10 10 THREE of a KIND 11 11 QT (pair 2, 4, 6.

Below you can see a pay table for 9 / 6 Jacks or Better, which only includes basic poker hands:

Hand	1 coin	2 coins	3 coins	4 coins	5 coins
Royal flush	250	500	750	1,000	4,000
Straight flush	50	100	300	400	500
4 of a kind	25	50	75	100	125
Full house	9	18	27	36	45
Flush	6	12	18	24	30
Straight	4	8	12	16	20
3 of a kind	3	6	9	12	15
2 pairs	2	4	6	8	10
Jacks or better	1	2	3	4	5

As you can see, payouts start with a pair or Jacks or Better and progress from there.

You can also see the royal flush’s disproportionate payout increase from a 4 to 5-coin bet.

The 3,000-coin difference on royal flush payouts is why you want to play all 5 coins on every hand.

7- Other Games are Based on Jacks or Better

The pay table above is important because it forms the basis for many other video poker games.

Of course, the difference in video poker variants comes from the pay tables. But if you fully understand the JoB pay schedule, then you’ll have an easier time adapting to other games.

Let’s look at the pay table from 9 / 6 Double Double Bonus for an example:

Hand	1 coin	2 coins	3 coins	4 coins	5 coins
Royal flush	400	800	1,200	1,600	4,000
Straight Flush	50	100	150	200	250
4 aces + 2-4	400	800	1,200	1,600	2,000
4 2s-4s + A-4	160	320	480	640	800
4 aces	160	320	480	640	800
4 2s-4s	80	160	240	320	400
4 5s-Ks	50	100	150	200	250
Full house	9	18	27	36	45
Flush	6	12	18	24	30
Straight	4	8	12	16	20
3 of a kind	3	6	9	12	15
2 pairs	1	2	3	4	5
Jacks or better	1	2	3	4	5

If you’ve never played video poker before or seen a pay table, then Double Double Bonus’ payouts can look like an intimidating mess.

8/5 Jacks Or Better

But if you know JoB well, you only need to sort out the 5 bonus payouts for four-of-a-kind hands.

Jacks Or Better Poker

This brings us back to point #6, in that JoB has a simpler pay table than most video poker games.