Odds and Payoffs Joker Draw Poker
Odds
This game is played
with a standard 52-card deck plus one joker. As this is a
draw poker game, odds depend on player's ability.
The joker makes possible higher and more frequent winning
hands, and for this reason, the minimum payable hand is a
pair of kings.
Payoffs
The winning
hands an their payoffs are the following:
| Hand |
Description
|
Payoff |
| Royal
Flush (natural) |
A hand
containing an Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten of
the same suit and no Joker. |
666:1 |
| Five
of a kind |
A hand with
any four cards of the same value (i.e. four Jacks
or four Fours, etc.) plus the Joker. |
200:1 |
| Royal
Flush (with Joker) |
A Royal Flush
in which the Joker replaces any of the cards of
that hand. |
100:1 |
| Straight
Flush |
A hand
containing any five consecutive cards of the same
suit (i.e. Eight, Nine, Ten, Jack and Queen of
hearts. The Joker can replace any card. Ace under
the Two is not valid. |
50:1 |
| Four
of a Kind |
A hand with
any four cards of the same value (i.e. four Jacks
or four Fours, etc.), or three of a kind plus the
Joker. |
20:1 |
| Full
House |
A hand
containing both a "pair" and a
"three of a kind". The Joker can
replace any missing card. |
7:1 |
| Flush
|
A hand
containing any nonconsecutive five cards of the
same suit. (i.e. Three, Four, Seven, Ten and Jack
of clubs). The Joker can replace any of these. |
5:1 |
| Straight
|
A hand with
any five consecutive cards of different suits.
Aces are high only (above the King, not below the
Two). The Joker can replace any of these. |
3:1 |
| Three
of a Kind |
A hand with
any three cards of the same value (i.e. three
Sevens or three Eights, etc.) or a pair plus the
Joker. |
2:1 |
| Two
Pairs |
A hand with
any two pairs (i.e. two Jacks and two Fives
etc.). |
1:1 |
| Kings
or Better |
A hand with a
pair of Kings or Aces or the Joker plus a King or
an Ace. |
1:1 |
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