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Poker, Payout The next secret to success at poker is to determine what the overall payback of any machine is. This is a mathematical computation that involves the payoffs in relationship to the number of times a hand can be made and is best left to the strategists. Let’s look at the payoff schedule for a Jacks or Better 8/5 machine. (Note: This machine returns your money for a pair of Jacks, Queens, Kings or Aces and pays 8 coins for a Full House, five for a Flush). In this game, you can expect a 97.3 payback but it is the least complicated game to learn to play properly and is the starting point for all serious poker players. Hand Payoff (1 coin) Now let’s look at the full-pay (5/3) Deuces Wild machine (where full pay means five coins for one when you hit any four of a Kind and the three refers to payback on a full house). Hand Payoff (1 coin) Based on the pay schedule, this machine can
return just slightly over 100 percent to the players. Hand Payoff (1 coin) The return on this payback schedule, with perfect play, is less than 95 percent. Taking away that single coin from the four of a Kind alters the jackpot significantly. Conclusion What does all this mean to you? If you are
going to play poker in the long term, it means you should
find the machines with the best potential payback and then learn
the best strategy for that machine. Your money will last longer,
giving you more opportunity to hit the higher payouts, and on the
other hand, it means the same as any other concept in gambling.
If you are in the right place at the right time, you could play
one hand, end up with four deuces or a royal Flush, and be ahead
of the game.
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