| Albeit it's European origins, poker can be considered a true "All
American" gambling game. What started as a simple five-card game
evolved into many variations, up to today's popular Video Poker. Video
Poker, or Draw Poker, is played the same way that poker is played. The
dealer uses a single 52-card deck with no Joker, and the deck is
reshuffled after each hand. Odds in Video Poker depend on player's
ability. There is an element of skill in making the best decisions, of
which cards to keep, which, unlike Slot Machines, will determine
whether and how much you can win. The player is dealt one five-card
poker hand. After the first draw, which is automatic, you may hold any
of the cards and draw again, by pressing the 'Deal/Draw' button, to
replace the cards that you haven't chosen to hold (to hold a card
simply click on it and a "Hold" sign will appear). All winning hands
and their payoffs are listed on the machine (at the top of the screen)
and explained below. The object is to get the best possible
combination so that you earn the highest payoff on the bet you placed.
Our casino uses $0.25, $1 and $5 machines, up to five-coin bets each.
Choose your denomination, either as Player or as Dealer, and start
playing.
Playing Poker
In order to play you must first insert credits into the Video Poker
machine. You do this by clicking on the $5, $25 or $100 buttons on the
lower right side of the screen. You can also click on the Coin Slot to
the right of the 'Deal/Draw' button to insert one coin at a time.
Choose the amount you wish to bet by pressing the 'Bet One' or 'Bet
Max' buttons. Pressing the 'Bet Max' button places 5 credits in the
"Bet" text box and automatically deals the first draw. Pressing the
'Bet One' button places one credit in the "Bet" text box up to a
maximum of 5 credits. Once there are credits in the "Bet" text box the
'Deal/Draw' button lights up and can be pressed to deal the cards.
After the first draw you may keep any of the cards you want by
clicking on them (a "Hold" sign will appear on the cards you wish to
keep). After you have decided which cards to keep, press the
'Deal/Draw' button to replace the cards you decided to discard.
Winnings are determined according to the winning combinations that are
illustrated in the Payout Table at the upper part of the screen. If
you have a winning hand the corresponding row to your winning
combination will light up on the Payout Table. If there are any
credits in the machine you can cash them all out by pressing the 'Cash
Out' button. This will remove the bets and credits from the "Bet" and
"Credit" text boxes and return them to your Balance.
Winning Combinations
Jacks or Better:
A pair pays off only if the cards in the pair are Jacks, Queens,
Kings, or Aces. Lower pairs do not pay off.
Two Pair:
Two sets of pairs of the same card denomination (for example:
Q,Q,3,6,6).
Three of a Kind:
Three cards of the same denomination (for example: K,K,K,Q,10).
Straight:
Five consecutive denomination cards of different suit (for example:
6,7,8,9,10. An Ace can be the starting card or the ending card -
A,2,3,4,5 or 10,J,Q,K,A ).
Flush:
Five non-consecutive denomination cards of the same suit (for example:
2,5,10,J,A and all cards of the same suit - Spades, Hearts, Clubs or
Diamonds).
Full House:
A set of three cards of the same denomination plus a set of two cards
of the same denomination (for example: K,K,K,A,A).
Four of a kind:
Four cards of the same denomination (for example: 7,7,7,7,J).
Straight Flush:
Five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit (for example:
5,6,7,8,9 and all cards of the same suit - Spades, Hearts, Clubs or
Diamonds).
Royal Flush:
Five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit, starting from 10
and ending with an Ace (for example: 10,J,Q,K,A and all cards of the
same suit - Spades, Hearts, Clubs or Diamonds).
Payoff Table
1 Coin 2 Coin 3 Coin 4 Coin 5 Coin
Royal Flush 250 500 750 1000 JACKPOT
Straight Flush 50 100 150 200 250
4 of a Kind 25 50 75 100 125
Full House 8 16 24 32 40
Flush 5 10 15 20 25
Straight 4 8 12 16 20
3 of a Kind 3 6 9 12 15
Two Pair 2 4 6 8 10
Jacks or Better 1 2 3 4 5
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Gameplay
Video Poker Limits
Video Poker Type Minimum Bet Maximum Bet
I $0.25 $1.25
II $1 $5
III $5 $25
General Text Boxes
Progressive Jackpot - When playing as Player, you can
see the current progressive Jackpot. If you have 5 coins in the
machine and you hit a Royal Flush, you win you the progressive Jackpot
(there is a different progressive Jackpot for every denomination).
Message - This indicates whether 'You are the
Player' or whether 'You are the Dealer'.
Opponent - This tells you the name (or nickname)
of your current opponent.
Last Round - This tells you how much you've won or
lost in the previous round.
Credit Points - This is your current Credit Points
balance. As Player, you accumulate 1 Credit Point on every dollar you
place as a bet. As Dealer, 1 Credit Point is deducted for every 1
dollar bet against you (see example below).
Fun Balance / Balance - This is your current Fun / Real-Money
Balance (in US dollars).
Commission - When playing as Dealer, you pay a
commission of 2% (1.5% + 0.5% because of the Progressive Jackpot) on
the total bets placed against you (when playing as Player you do not
pay commissions), see example below.
General Options
Back - Pressing 'Back' returns you to the Options Screen.
'?' (Help) - Pressing 'Help' opens the Help screen
relevant to the room you're currently in. In this case, Video Poker.
'$' (Cashier) - Pressing '$' opens the Cashier
screen.
Timer - This is the circle at the bottom-right
corner of the screen. On every round, you have 40 seconds to make your
decisions when playing as Player, and 35 seconds to make your
decisions when playing as Dealer. The Timer indicates how much time
you have left before reaching the time limit. If you haven't finished
making your decisions during the specified time limit, you will exit
the table.
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Playing as Player
Online Casino Dealer Casino lets you play either as Player or as
Dealer. Playing as Dealer is optional and is not mandatory. If you do
not wish to play as Dealer, you can play the traditional role of the
Player, knowing you can rely on the fairness and credibility of
BeTheDealer Casino.
Video Poker Text Boxes
Payout - This tells you how many credits you've won on the current
round.
Credits - Tells you how many credits are currently
in the machine. The number of credits depends on the selected Video
Poker denomination (for example, $5 equals 1 credit in the $5 machine,
5 credits in the $1 machine and 20 credits in the $0.25 machine).
Bets - This is your current bet (between 0 and 5).
Game Options
Cash Buttons: $5, $25 and $100
Pressing the Cash buttons inserts credits into the machine. The amount
of credits depends on the machine's selected denomination (pressing
the $5 Cash button in the $1 machine inserts 5 credits, etc.).
Coin Slot
Clicking on the Coin Slot to the right of the 'Deal/Draw' button
inserts 1 credit at a time into the machine.
Deal/Draw
After you've entered your bet into the machine, press 'Deal/Draw' in
order to deal the first 5 cards. After you decide which cards you want
to keep, press 'Deal/Draw' again to replace the cards you wanted to
discard.
Bet One
Pressing 'Bet One' adds 1 credit to the "Bet" text box up to a maximum
of 5.
Bet Max
Pressing 'Bet Max' inserts 5 credits to the "Bet" text box and
automatically deals the hand.
Cash Out
If you still have any credits or bets in the machine, pressing 'Cash
Out' returns them to your balance.
Disconnections
Communication problems over the Internet may cause sudden
disconnections. We have designed our software to cope with such
incidents in a manner that our clients will be protected from
unjustifiable loss, while eliminating the possibility of intentional
disconnections and/or system abuse.
Should a disconnection or timeout occur after the player placed
credits in the "Credit" or "Bet" text boxes and the player has not yet
pressed the 'Deal/Draw' button, then the credits are returned to the
player's Balance.
Should a disconnection or timeout occur after the player pressed
the 'Deal/Draw' button, but before the player had a chance to select
the cards to be held, the round is considered as if the player had
selected to hold all the cards. If that hand had a winning
combination, the player's Balance is credited accordingly.
After connection is re-established the Player can enter the
"History" page and see the results of the last round ("History" is
available for Money mode only).
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Playing as Dealer
Online Casino Dealer Casino offers you the unique option of playing
the role of the Dealer. This option increases your chances of winning,
since you gain some of the favorable odds reserved for the casino. At
the end of every round the casino takes a commission of 2% (1.5% +
0.5% because of the Progressive Jackpot) of the total bets bet against
the Dealer. In addition, casino pays all winnings in case the Player
hits a Royal Flush.
Example
A Dealer chooses to play in Video Poker Machine II. This means that
the Dealer meets the minimum requirements for playing in this machine
type: a minimum of 5 Credit Points and a minimum balance of $250. The
system then matches a Player to the Dealer and after the Dealer
'Approves' the next round, the Player places his/her bets in the
machine. Let's say the Player plays with a Bet of 4 credits. This
means the player has inserted 4 credits into the machine as his/her
bet (for a total bet of 4*1 = $4). The Player then presses 'Deal/Draw'
and is dealt the first 5 cards. The Player receives the following as
his/her first cards: J,3,5,3,9 of the corresponding suits: Diamonds
(J), Spades (3), Spades (5), Hearts (3), Hearts (9). The Player
decides to keep his/her pair of 3's and discards the rest of the
cards. After the second hand is dealt the Player has 6,3,4,3,8 of
corresponding suits: Spades (6), Spades (3), Diamonds (4), Hearts (3),
Spades (8). The Player doesn't have a winning combination since he
must reach Jacks or better. The Player loses his/her bet of $4. Since
the bet against the Dealer was $4, the casino takes a commission of
2%*4 = $0.08, which means the Dealer wins 4-0.08 = $3.92 on this
round. The casino's edge over the player in Video Poker is about 4.5%
(bear in mind that this edge is how the casino makes a profit on Video
Poker) so as the Dealer you actually gain an edge of about 2.5%.
Minimum Credit Points and Balance
You can play as Dealer once you have accumulated enough Credit Points
and in addition you need to have enough money in your Balance,
according to the game's limits described in the Game Options page.
The Minimum Balance required is a bit higher than the total
winnings of the Player in a given round, which are: (Video Poker
denomination: $0.25, $1 or $5) * 249(Maximum number of credits that
can be won) + 2%(Casino commission) * ( 5(Maximum number of credits in
the machine) * (Machine Denomination: $0.25, $1 or $5) )
Game Options
" Approve" Button / 'Auto-Approve' Feature
When playing as Dealer, before each round commences you must 'Approve'
the next round. After you approve the round, the Player can place
his/her bets and play the round. The 'Auto-Approve' feature lets you
automatically approve the next rounds, without having to approve every
round individually.
Disconnections
Communication problems over the Internet may cause sudden
disconnections. We have designed our software to cope with such
incidents in a manner that our clients will be protected from
unjustifiable loss, while eliminating the possibility of intentional
disconnections and/or system abuse.
Should a disconnection occur after the Dealer pressed the 'Approve'
button, play will continue until the Player has finished his/her turn.
This has no effect on the Dealer, since the Dealer is played
automatically according to the rules of the game.
After connection is re-established the Dealer can enter the
"History" page and see the results of the last round ("History" is
available for Money mode only).
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