All video poker games have essentially the same gameplay. They’re almost all based on 5 card draw, for one thing. The main differences have to do with the pay tables and hand rankings in use. These affect the correct strategy for which cards to keep and which ones to throw away.

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To play, you start by choosing how many coins you want to bet. You can choose anywhere from 1 to 5 coins, but you should always bet 5 coins. That’s because the top payout for the game goes up when you play for 5 coins. The royal flush is the best possible hand, and it pays 250 to 1 unless you’re playing for 5 coins. In that case, it pays 800 to 1.

The game then deals you a 5 card hand on the screen. You can keep or discard any combination of these cards. In the most basic version, you play one hand, but recent games allow you to play as many as 100 hands at one time.

After you’ve chosen the cards you’re going to keep (if any), you press the deal button again. The computer deals you replacement cards for the ones you decided to discard.

The game then compares each hand to the pay table and awards you credits appropriately.

But video poker is not the same as standard poker. In this game, the payouts for a 4 of a kind vary based on the ranking of the 4 of a kind. They also vary based on your kicker. You’ll notice that a straight flush is a better hand in this game than some 4 of a kind hands, and some 4 of a kind hands are better than a straight flush. (This is a significant difference from standard poker.)

Here are the specific hand rankings for Super Double Bonus Poker:

• Royal Flush – Also known as an ace high straight flush or a royal straight flush, it is the highest hand in poker. It contains a suited ace, king queen, jack and 10.
• 4 of a Kind (Aces) – Also known as quad aces, this hand is 4 aces of all 4 suits.
• 4 of a Kind (Jacks, Queens, Kings) – 4 each of jacks, queens or kings of all 4 suits. Also known as quad jacks, quad queens or quad kings.
• 4 of a Kind (2s, 3s, 4s) – 4 each of deuces, 3s or 4s. Also known as quad 2s or quad deuces, quad 3s, or quad 4s.
• Straight Flush – 5 sequential cards with matching suits.
• 4 of a Kind (5s through 10s) – 4 matching ranked cards from 5 to 10. They can also be referred to as a quad followed by the rank, such as quad 10s.
• Full House – Also known as a boat, a full house is 3 cards of one matching rank and 2 cards of another matching rank.
• Flush – 5 suited, non-sequential ranked cards.
• Straight – 5 sequential rank cards of different suits
• 3 of a Kind – 3 cards of matching rank with 2 other cards that are non-sequential.
• 2 Pair – 2 cards of the same rank and 2 other cards of antler matching rank along with one kicker card
• 1 Pair (Jacks or Better) – 2 matching jacks, queens, kings or aces. The hand will contain 3 kicker cards.

Super Double Double Double Bonus Poker follows the same general framework for card ranking but has some minor differences. The rankings for this game are:

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• Royal Flush
• 4 of a Kind (Aces) w/Ace, 2, 3, or 4
• 4 of a Kind (Aces) w/Jack, Queen or King
• 4 of a Kind (2s, 3s, or 4s) w/Ace, 2, 3, or 4
• 4 of a Kind (Jacks, Queens, or Kings) w/Jack, Queen, King, Ace
• 4 of a Kind (Aces)
• 4 of a Kind (2s, 3s, 4s)
• Straight Flush
• 4 of a Kind 5s through Kings)
• Full House
• Flush
• Straight
• 3 of a Kind
• 2 Pair
• 1 Pair (Jacks or Better)

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As you can see in Super Double Double Bonus Poker, the rankings include the kicker cards (the unmatched card) in the hand rankings. That’s where the second double bonus comes in.