Aces and Eights Video Poker Description
and Objective
Aces and eights video poker is known as the dead man's hand in
stud poker. The phrase dates back to the murder of James Butler "Wild Bill"
Hickok
Get online and give this cool poker game called Aces and Eights a try – it’s
perfect for beginner Video Poker players and when you see the payout schedule
you are sure to be impressed… In this game you are playing against the machine
as opposed to other players and one standard deck of 52 playing cards is used in
each game.
There are no wild cards in Aces and Eights Video Poker and take note that there
are exceptional payouts for specific hand combinations listed below:
Four of a Kind (Aces or Eights)
Four of a Kind (Sevens)
Four of a Kind (Others)
You have the option of choosing how much or how little you want to bet each time
you play. The smallest coin denomination that can be used is 25 cents and the
largest is 5 dollars. You can bet with one, two, three, four or five coins
depending on how you feel before each game. You may want to only use 50 cent
coins or alternatively you may, for example want to spend the first half hour of
playing time using chips of 50 cents and the next half hour using chips of 1
dollar. You can change the coin size by clicking on the increase/decrease area
of the coin icon.
The maximum payout for this game is 4000 coins but you can only qualify for this
payout if you get a Royal Flush and bet the maximum number of coins. i.e 5
coins.
Special payline in the paytable for 4 Aces, eights, or sevens. Each 1-hand Video
Poker game can be played for $.05, $.25, $.50, $1.00 or $5.00 and you may play
from 1 to 5 coins per hand. Depending on the amount of coins played, the game
will highlight the payout column in order for there to be no confusion as to how
much you are playing for on any particular game.
Multi-Hand Video Poker (3 or more hands) can be played for $.01, $.05, $.25,
$.50 or $1.00 and you may play from 1 to 5 coins per hand. In addition, players
can choose from 3 hands, 10 hands, 52 hands or 100 hands. If you are playing a
game that consists of 3 or more hands, you can click on the Paytable button to
view the payout table and the proper column will be highlighted based on the
amount of coins played