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Introduction

Joker Poker is a popular video poker variations that is available with all of the well known casino softwares. The game is played with a 52-card + joker deck. The joker is wild. The strategies and paytables on this page apply to Joker Poker with Kings or Better paytables. For Aces or Better paytables, see strategy calculator for games with sequential royals, progressive jackpots, or unique paytables..

Strategy

Two strategies for Joker Poker (Kings or Better) are listed below. The first is column applies to Microgaming, Playtech, Cryptologic, Boss Media, Chartwell, Odds On, and others with a similar pay table. The second column applies to Real Time Gaming, with a high paying sequential Royal Flush. Select the lowest numbered choice that you can form with your initial hand, then discard the remaining cards. Note that "high card" indicates a King or Ace.

Microgaming & Others: No Joker Drawn

1	Royal Flush, Straight Flush
2	4 to a Royal Flush
3	4 of a Kind, Full House, Flush
4	4 to a Straight Flush
5	3 of a Kind
6	Straight
7	Two Pair
8	3 to a Royal Flush
9	High Pair (KK or AA)
10	4 to a Flush
11	3 to Straight Flush, No Gap
12	Low Pair
13	TJQK
14	3 to Straight Flush, 1 Gap or 2 Gaps & High Card
15	Suited AK
16	4 to Straight, No Gap
17	3 to Straight Flush, Other
18	Suited KQ, KJ, KT
19	Suited AQ, AJ, AT
20	A, K
21	Suited JT, JQ, TQ
22	Redraw

Real Time Gaming: No Joker Drawn

1	Royal Flush
2	4 to a Sequential Royal Flush
3	Straight Flush, 4 of a Kind
4	4 to a Royal Flush (non-sequential)
5	Full House
6	3 to a Sequential Royal Flush
7	Flush
8	4 to a Straight Flush
9	3 of a Kind
10	Straight
11	Two Pair
12	High Pair (KK or AA)
13	3 to a Royal Flush (non-sequential)
14	4 to a Flush
15	3 to Straight Flush, No Gap
16	Low Pair
17	TJQK
18	3 to Straight Flush, 1 Gap or 2 Gaps & High Card
19	Suited AK
20	4 to Straight, No Gap
21	2 to a Sequential Royal Flush
22	3 to Straight Flush, Other
23	Suited KQ, KJ, KT
24	A, K
25	Suited JT, JQ, TQ
25	Redraw

Microgaming & Others: Joker Drawn

1	5 of a Kind
2	Joker Royal, Straight Flush
3	4 of a Kind, Full House
4	4 to Joker Royal
5	4 to Straight Flush, No Gap
6	Flush
7	4 to Straight Flush, Other
8	3 of a Kind
9	Straight
10	4 to a Flush, High Card
11	3 to Straight Flush, No Gaps or High Card
12	3 to Straight Flush, 1 Gap
13	A, K (keeping Joker)
14	4 to a Flush, Other
15	3 to Straight Flush, 2 Gaps
16	4 to Straight, No Gap
17*	6, 7, 8 (keeping Joker)
18*	T, 5, 9 (keeping Joker)
19*	J (keeping Joker)
20	Redraw (keeping Joker)
*	Counterintuitive strategy relates to increased chance of straight with 5-T

Real Time Gaming: Joker Drawn

1	4 to a Natural Sequential Royal (discard Joker)
2	5 of a Kind
3	Joker Royal, Straight Flush
4	4 of a Kind, Full House
5	4 to Straight Flush, No Gap
6	4 to Joker Royal
7	Flush
8	4 to Straight Flush, Other
9	3 of a Kind
10	Straight
11	4 to a Flush, High Card
12	3 to Straight Flush, No Gaps or High Card
13	3 to Straight Flush, 1 Gap
14	A, K (keeping Joker)
15	3 to Straight Flush, 2 Gaps
16	4 to a Flush, Other
17	4 to Straight, No Gap
18*	6, 7, 8 (keeping Joker)
19*	5, 9 (keeping Joker)
20*	T, J (keeping Joker)
21	Redraw (keeping Joker)
*	Counterintuitive strategy relates to increased chance of straight with 5-T

Joker Poker Paytables

There are many Joker Poker paytables. The most common one is the 98.60% pay table listed below. This is used with Microgaming, Playtech, Chartwell, Odds On, and Rival. Cryptologic and Boss Media use a slightly improved table with a 98.94% payout. Some Real Time Gaming casinos use the reduced paytable, and some use an increased paytayble with a payout of slightly more than 100%. 5Dimes offers "full pay" Joker Poker and several other versions in their bonus casino. For Grand Virtual and Kismet, seepayout calculator for estimating payout with other paytables.

Hand	5Dimes	Increased RTG #1	Increased RTG #2	Party	Parlay, Gale Wind	Boss Media, Cryptologic	Microgaming, Playtech, 4-play Chartwell, Odds On, Rival, Top Game	Reduced RTG	Net Ent	DGS	1-play Chartwell	B3W	Random Logic	VueTec
Sequential Royal	800	10000	4000	800	800	800	1000	4000	800	800	1000	900	800	800
Royal Flush	800	800	800	800	800	800	1000	800	800	800	1000	900	800	800
5 of a Kind	200	150	150	200	200	200	200	150	200	200	200	200	200	200
Royal with Joker	100	80	80	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	100	100	100
Straight Flush	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	40
4 of a Kind	20	20	20	15	20	18	17	20	15	20	15	15	15	20
Full House	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	6	8	6	7	7	7	5
Flush	5	5	5	6	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4
Straight	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
3 of a Kind	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Two Pairs	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Kings or Better	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Nothing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Payout	100.64%	100.18%	100.05%	99.82%	99.15%	98.94%	98.60%	98.51%	97.95%	97.58%	96.90%	96.64%	96.38%	95.46%