Video Poker is played between you and the Dealer. You are dealt five cards in the first hand. When you receive your first hand, choose the cards to hold or discard. The cards you discard are replaced with new ones from the deck.

The objective is to complete the game with the strongest hand. The payout is dependent on the value of the hand you are holding. The payout values are described in the Payout Schedule.

If you win your hand, you can increase your winnings by participating in a Doubling phase.

The object of the Doubling phase is to draw a card of higher value than the Dealer's card. If you select a card of higher value, your win amount is doubled and you can choose to repeat the Doubling phase again, or collect your winnings.

You can continue Doubling until you draw a card of lesser value than the Dealer's card and lose the hand, or until you reach the Casino's Doubling limit.

If you win a hand in the game and want to Double, do the following:

Click the Double button. Five new cards are dealt, and the Dealer’s card is turned face up.

Select any one of the four remaining face down cards. All four cards are turned over to reveal their values and the card you selected is highlighted.

If your card is of a higher value than the Dealer’s, you win double your original payout and can choose to either:

Double
Click the Double button. Five new cards are dealt, and the Dealer’s card is turned face up. Return to step 2.

Collect
Click the Collect button. This ends your game and you are paid out the win amount as reflected in the Win box.

If your card is of equal value to the Dealer's, it is a tie and your win amount remains the same, you can then choose to either:

Double
Click the Double button. Five new cards are dealt, and the Dealer’s card is turned face up. Return to step 2.

Collect
Click the Collect button. This ends your game and you are paid out the win amount as reflected in the Win box.

If your card is of a lesser value than the Dealer’s, the Doubling phase is over. You are returned to the Poker game and can continue to play a new hand.

Note:
If you are disconnected from the Casino Server or Internet, or if you shut down the Casino software before selecting your card in the Doubling phase, the Casino randomly selects a card for you.
If you are a Real Account user, when you return to the game, your win amount is displayed in the Win box. If you won in the Doubling phase, the amount displayed is twice your original win amount. Your credit balance is updated and your original winning hand is displayed.
If you are a Guest Account user, your credit balance is updated, but your original hand is not displayed.

Game Statistics enables you to track information about your current game session. You can view the number of hands that have been played, the percentage of winning hand combinations and what the winning combinations were.
Three tabs are displayed in the Statistics dialog box. These are:

GENERAL TAB:

Hand Results section: displays the number of hands played during the current game session. A calculation is made of the current game sessions duration, and how many hands are dealt per hour.

Highest Wins section: displays the highest three win amounts during the current game session.

WIN SUMMARY TAB:

Hand Names: displays all the hand combinations available in the game.

Number of Hands: displays the number of times each hand combination was dealt during the current game session.

Percentage: displays the percentage of each hand combination dealt during the current game session.

OPTIMAL PLAY TAB:

Hint Summary: displays the total number of hands played and how many hints were displayed in the current game session. This is displayed, as a percentage of the number of times the hints was not shown while the hints feature was active.

COMPARISION TO OPTIMAL PLAY SECTION:

Hands Correct: displays how many hands were played according to the Optimal Play Strategy.

Optimal Play expected return: displays the best expected return of credits that can be achieved according to the cards dealt.

Your Play expected return: displays the expected return of credits according to the cards dealt and the hold decision made by you.

Credit Difference: displays the difference between the Optimal Play expected return and Your Play expected return. This is expressed in credits.