Joker Poker Video Poker (Microgaming)
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Review of Joker Poker (Microgaming)
Joker Poker is also called Joker's Wild. This game is played with 53 cards, because a Joker is added to the standard 52 deck. The Joker is wild: it can be used to complete any hand (except a natural Royal Flush).
Microgaming has implemented the following Joker Poker pay table:
| Hands | Microgaming | Full Pay |
| Royal Flush (without a Joker) | 1000 | 800 |
| Five of a Kind | 200 | 200 |
| Joker Royal Flush | 100 | 100 |
| Straight Flush | 50 | 50 |
| Four of a Kind | 17 | 20 |
| Full House | 7 | 7 |
| Flush | 5 | 5 |
| Straight | 3 | 3 |
| Three of a Kind | 2 | 2 |
| Two Pairs | 1 | 1 |
| Kings or Better | 1 | 1 |
| Average return* | 98.5987% | 100.6463% |
| Variance* | 35.91720 | 26.24501 |
If you compare Microgaming's version of Joker Poker to full pay Joker's Wild, you'll notice two differences:
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A natural Royal Flush pays 200 coins more than expected (1000 coins vs 800 coins full pay). |
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A Four of a Kind pays 17 coins instead of the 20 coins full pay. |
Thus, Microgaming increased the pay back on the Royal Flush, at the expense of a lowered payout on the Four of a Kind. Rewarding higher ranking hands at the cost of lower ranking hands, always results in more volatility, as is proven by the relatively high variance of Microgaming's Joker Poker. Expected return is good at 98.59%, but it's still a negative expectation game.
Microgaming's Joker Poker comes in a one hand an a four hand (power poker) version. Both games use the same pay table, and consequently have the same expected return.
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