Mystery Bonus Video Poker

In a normal video poker game, you know exactly what each hand is worth, but with Mystery Bonus video poker, anything is possible. Instead of using a static pay table, each round has a bonus payout for a random hand. If you hit that hand, you get double the reward! This system is an excellent way to change things up but it does have some drawbacks. For starters, the fact that you can double your payout at random really swings the odds, so every standard payout tends to be smaller than you would see normally. Also, they couldn't afford to include a wild card in addition to the Mystery Bonus.

The strategy for Mystery Bonus video poker resembles standard Jacks or Better because only the basic poker hands are included (Pair to Royal Flush). As opposed to Jacks or Better, however, Mystery Bonus poker has a very top-heavy pay structure. A Royal Flush in this game is backed by much more bonus money than comparable video poker games, but all other hands are devalued to compensate for this. Essentially, you need to play enough hands to eventually hit a Royal Flush (a lot of hands) for this game to have a high payout percentage.

They pay table shown above, which isn't full pay, is a popular Mystery Bonus video poker game arrangement that you might realistically see at an online casino. It shows how valuable each hand is, not counting the Mystery Bonus. In order to create these hands you must have a very basic understanding of the game's fundamental rules. Each game starts when you select a coin size and decide how many coins you want to bet. Next, click the button labeled Deal and you will get your initial five-card hand. To improve this hand, select the cards that you wish to keep and then press the Draw button. This tells the computer that you want to lose the other cards and get new ones in their place. Once you have these new cards, your hand is finalized and the game is over. You can see what your Mystery Bonus video poker hand is worth by looking at the pay table displayed within the game.