9/6 Jacks or Better In Las Vegas

9/6 Jacks or Better Video Poker is my video poker game of choice.  It’s almost impossible to find 9/6 JoB on the Vegas strip in a denomination I’m comfortable playing – less than $5.  I prefer to play $1 JoB, if possible.  That’s still a $5 bet so its not like I’m playing peanuts.

On my last trip to Vegas, at Planet Hollywood, I thought that if I played 1 credit on a $5 9/6 JoB machine it would be similar to playing five credits on a $1 machine.  Similar…not the same.

Of course, the main difference here is that a Royal Flush pays 4x the bet when playing full credits.  According to Wizard of Odds the probability of getting a Royal Flush is only .000028.  I’m not sure how much this brings down the payback percentage, but I’ve only gotten two royal flushes in my life so I never expect one.

I’m pretty sure that the difference is 1% over playing 8/5 vs. 9/6 this way.  It may not be the best strategy, but I felt more comfortable playing this game instead of playing Double Double Bonus Poker.

3 Comments

  1. I can’t tell you how many royal flushes I have had on one coin. People openly mock you when that happens. Haha

  2. Marc

    Haha. I’ve only had 2 royal flushes. Many sounds good…even on one credit!

  3. Michael Bluejay

    NY NY has $0.25 9/6 Jacks or Better. But those machines won’t take a slot card.

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