Jokers Wild Video Poker

Jokers Wild is a very popular video poker game derived from Jacks or Better.  This game is based on Five Card Draw and is played on a video poker machine, though there are versions for the computer widely available and online casinos have added virtual machines.  Jokers Wild uses the standard 52-card deck, but adds the Joker card for 53 playable cards.  The Joker is considered wild, which means it can double as any other card in the game and can allow more possible winning hands.

Like Deuces Wild, Jokers Wild includes the possibility of Five of a Kind, a hand not possible through standard video poker.  Jokers Wild is another game where a payout of more than 100% is possible, with 100.64% being the highest possible payout with a perfect game and the right strategy.  In addition, there are two versions of the game.  One version allows you to win with the lowest hand being a two pair hand, while the second version only allows a win with a pair of kings or aces as the lowest hand.  Kings or Better, as this version is called, has a slightly better payout for the bettor.  Here are the possible hands for the game:

Hand	Coin 1	Coin 2	Coin 3	Coin 4	Coin 5
Royal Flush	400	800	1200	1600	4000
Five of a Kind	200	400	600	800	1000
Joker Royal	100	200	300	400	500
Straight Flush	50	100	150	200	250
Four of a Kind	20	40	60	80	100
Full House	5	10	15	20	25
Flush	3	6	9	12	15
Three of a Kind	2	4	6	8	10
Two Pair	1	2	3	4	5

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Strategy varies with the hand dealt.  For instance, you will hold certain hands if you are dealt a joker, but will discard them if you were not dealt a joker.  If you are dealt a joker, you should keep any 4-card straight flush or 4-card flush that includes a king or an ace.

With a joker, you should also keep any 3 cards to a straight flush.  If you have the joker but no wining hand, keep the joker and re-draw the hand.

If you are dealt a hand without the joker, you will keep any 4 cards to a straight flush and any 3 cards to a royal flush, as well as any 4 cards to any flush at all.  In a sense, if you are dealt a hand without a joker, play as though you were playing standard Jacks or Better.  The addition of the Joker does not sufficiently change the rules of the game that a Jacks of Better strategy will not lead to a win.  In addition, since there is only a single wild card (unlike Deuces Wild), a standard Jacks or Better strategy can work for almost any hand.