Aces and Eights

Aces and Eights

Aces and Eights video poker is one of the most popular Jacks or Better variations found online. It gives special wins for certain four of a kind combinations, which adds a tremendous amount of action.

Big Top Payouts in an Atypical Pay Table

The Aces and Eights machines are so popular because of their top-heavy pay distribution. When you play with five coins, you get the traditional 4,000x royal flush win at the top. However, the next best paying hand is actually four of a kind in aces or eights. Named after the "Dead Man's Hand," these are even stronger than straight flush payouts of 250x.

In spite of that, the bottom end of the pay table hasn't been particularly compromised. You can still earn straightforward, standard payouts of 5x, 10x and 15x for one pair (Jacks or Better, two pair or three of a kind, respectively. Instead, the value comes from the full houses and flushes having their payouts slightly lowered, which doesn't affect much most of the time.

Smooth Play and a Fast Pace

If you're the type of player who likes to get the action going quickly, then Aces and Eights video poker is a perfect pick. You won't have to wait around unnecessarily long between deals. Moreover, when you toss your discards, the new cards are displayed very quickly. It's not so fast that you can't keep up with what's going on. However, they definitely wanted to make sure that players didn't get bored waiting on their cards to come.

Between this speed and the smooth graphics with easy-to-read card faces, you avoid a lot of the problems some players have with gameplay in video poker titles online.