Double Double Jackpot Video Poker
Anybody can learn to play this video poker game; Double Double Jackpot video poker really only has a few basic steps, and if you've played any other major five-card video poker game before, you already know how to play. After you make your wager, you will receive five cards. From these, you can click on any cards that you want to keep in your final hand. This is your only chance to strategically influence the outcome of the game, so take care to make a smart decision here. Finally, you will click the Draw button, and the cards that you didn't click will be replaced with random ones. At this point, you'll be holding your final cards.
Double Double Jackpot is a simple game to learn but a difficult one to truly master. Because of the top-heavy pay table and the special hand rankings, the normal video poker strategies that you use in other games don't apply here. There are plenty of strategy tables and calculators on the Internet that can instruct you in optimum strategy for Double Double Jackpot poker, but taking a look at the pay table below should give you some insights into what hands are important, and what hands fall short.
| 1 Coin | 2 Coins | 3 Coins | 4 Coins | 5 Coins | |
| Royal Flush | 250 | 500 | 750 | 1000 | 4000 |
| Straight Flush | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 |
| Four Of A Kind A’s | 160 | 320 | 480 | 640 | 800 |
| Four K’s, Q’s, J’s, w/ AKQJ | 160 | 320 | 480 | 640 | 800 |
| Four K’s, Q’s, J’s | 80 | 160 | 240 | 320 | 400 |
| Four Of A Kind 2-10 | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 |
| Full House | 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 45 |
| Flush | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 30 |
| Straight | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| Three Of A Kind | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| Two Pair | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Jacks or Better | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
When you get any kind of winning hand shown in the table above, a message will appear on your screen with an invitation to play the bonus game and increase your winnings. The rules are simple but the stakes are high. If you win, you get to double your winnings, but if you lose, then your winnings as well as your original bet are lost. This Double or Nothing bonus game opens by presenting you with four hidden cards and the dealer's card, which is facing up. From the four hidden cards, you must pick one at random. If it is higher than the dealer's, then you win. If it is lower, you lose. This is such a simple game to play but it can lead to huge wins and devastating losses in the blink of an eye.
