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Aces and Faces Video Poker: A game in which four aces or four same-ranked face cards get a bonus payout. |
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All American Video Poker: Offers a higher payout for a Straight Flush than other games. |
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Bonus Video Poker: In order to make the game more favourable to players many games offer a bonus payout on specified bonus payouts. Such games are collectively known as bonus video poker games. |
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Cash Out: To stop playing and collect your winnings. |
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Comps: Compensation offered by casinos to regulars players in the form of cash back schemes, free meals, and other freebies. |
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Credits: The accumulated amount a player can play with at a given time. It includes the amount deposited and his winnings divided by the denomination of the machine. $10 in a 25 cent machine gives 40 credits, whereas in a $5 machine gives only 2 credits. |
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Deuces Wild Video Poker: A game in which twos can be used as any card. |
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Flush: A hand with 5 cards of the same suit. |
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Flat Top: A machine with a constant jackpot. |
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Four of a Kind: A hand with 4 cards of the same denomination. |
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Full House: A hand containing a three of a kind and a pair. |
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Inside Straight: A hand containing 4 cards that can contribute to a straight, and the needed card falls in the middle of the run. |
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Jacks or Better: A game in which a pair of jacks is the minimum winning hand. It is the most common video poker game. |
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Junk Hand: A bad hand in which all five cards need to be discarded. |
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Multi Play: Machines in which ten hands can be played simultaneously. |
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Pat Hand: A hand that is dealt as a winning hand and no card needs to be discarded. |
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Pick'em Video Poker: A game in which the player is dealt 2 single cards and 2 decks of 3 cards. Only 4 cards can be seen. The player has to pick one of the 2 decks. |
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Rag: A card that is irrelevant to the hand. |
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Random Number Generator: The heart of the video poker machine used to generate the random sequence of cards. |
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Royal Flush: A hand containing a 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of the same suit. |
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Straight: A hand containing 5 cards not of the same suit in a continuous sequence. |
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Straight Flush: A hand containing 5 cards of the same suit in a continuous sequence. |
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Strategy Card: A reference sheet used by beginners that outlines the hold/discard strategy for a particular version of poker. |
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Three of a Kind: A hand containing 3 cards of the same denomination. |
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Two Pairs: A hand containing 2 different pairs. |
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Wild Card: A card that can be used to represent any other card. |
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Winning Hand: A hand that offers a payout. |
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