Reference
What the best version of each popular game looks like on the glass, what it pays back, and the short-pay versions to walk past.
Look for: Full house and flush on the one-coin column. Full pay is 9 and 6.
The game most strategy is built on, and the easiest full-pay table to find.
| Pay table | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 9/6 | 99.54% | Full pay |
| 9/5 | 98.45% | Good |
| 8/6 | 98.39% | Good |
| 8/5 | 97.30% | Short pay |
| 7/5 | 96.15% | Short pay |
| 6/5 | 95.00% | Short pay |
Look for: Full house and flush. Full pay is 8 and 5, with four aces paying 80.
Jacks or Better with bigger payouts for four aces and four 2s to 4s.
| Pay table | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 8/5 | 99.17% | Full pay |
| 7/5 | 98.01% | Short pay |
| 6/5 | 96.87% | Short pay |
Look for: Full house and flush. Full pay is 9 and 6. Every four of a kind pays 80, and two pair pays only 1.
Common on multi-game machines, and close to Jacks or Better when you find 9/6.
| Pay table | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 9/6 | 99.64% | Full pay |
| 9/5 | 98.55% | Good |
| 8/6 | 98.49% | Good |
| 8/5 | 97.40% | Short pay |
| 7/5 | 96.25% | Short pay |
| 6/5 | 95.36% | Short pay |
Look for: Full house and flush, plus the straight. Full pay is 10/7 with the straight paying 5.
One of the rare games that returns over 100% with perfect play. Two pair pays only 1.
| Pay table | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 10/7 | 100.17% | Full pay |
| 9/7 | 99.11% | Good |
| 9/6 | 97.81% | Short pay |
Look for: Full house and flush, and check that the kicker rows are there: four aces with a 2, 3 or 4 pays 400.
The most popular bonus game, and the swingiest. 10/6 exists but is rare.
| Pay table | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 10/6 | 100.07% | Full pay |
| 9/6 | 98.98% | Good |
| 9/5 | 97.87% | Short pay |
| 8/5 | 96.79% | Short pay |
| 7/5 | 95.71% | Short pay |
Look for: Four of a kind first. Full pay pays 5 for quads; Not So Ugly Deuces pays 4 but 16 for five of a kind.
Pairs pay nothing; three of a kind is the lowest paying hand.
| Pay table | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Full pay | 100.76% | Full pay |
| Not So Ugly Deuces | 99.73% | Good |
On almost every machine the royal flush pays 250 per coin at one to four coins and 800 per coin at five. Every return on this page assumes five coins.
Short-coining a 9/6 Jacks or Better machine costs more than a full percentage point. If five coins is too much, drop the denomination instead.