It is said that video poker games are the favourite choice of players at the casino. Many gaming developers like Microgaming, Playtech, NetEnt and others produce new poker machines every year; for you to enjoy at the online casinos.
Regular Jacks Vs Better Power Poker
There are many variations of poker games like regular video poker and power poker. In the last post, you have understood what is power poker and how it is played. Here you will come to know the difference between regular Jacks or Better video poker; and Jacks or Better power poker game.
Regular Jacks or Better Poker
The regular poker games are those games that begin with a hand of five cards to deal with. the hand is played with a full standard deck of 52 cards. You take the game Jacks or Better which is the original video poker game. It is so named because the lowest ranked hand that offers a payout is a pair of jacks. Hands ranked higher than a pair of jacks pay out in increasing amounts.
On the other hand the online gaming software provider, Microgaming offers two versions of Jacks or Better. One is the “regular” version and the other is the “power poker” version. The basic features of both versions are the same but there is one additional feature in the “power poker” games.
Also, there is an inbuilt Auto Hold function in this video poker from Micro gaming that automatically highlights that cards should be put on hold according to optimal strategy. These highlighted cards can be deselected by clicking on them and the other cards put on hold by clicking on them. When the procedure of putting the cards on hold is complete then the remaining cards are replaced by clicking on the draw button. The required cards are replaced and the final hand is compared with the payout table and if the final hand results in a winning combination then the payout is made.
In this game of poker, the minimum coin denomination is $0.25 and the maximum coin denomination is $5. You can wager from 1 to 5 coins. Therefore the minimum bet is $0.25 and the maximum bet is $25.
Jacks or Better Power Poker
CJacks or Better Microgaming “power poker” version is a multi hand game in which several hands are played simultaneously. Different variants play from 4 hands to 100 hands. A popular variant is 50 play Jacks or Better power poker”, which plays 50 hands simultaneously. One hand is first dealt as in the regular version and the same process is followed for putting cards on hold.
However, the cards that are on hold are on hold for all 50 hands. That is all 50 hands will have the same cards on hold. Each of the 50 hands is played with a separate complete deck of 52 cards. Once the draw button is clicked two things happen. The remaining cards of the original hand are replaced and new cards fill in the blank spaces in the other 49 hands. Each of the 50 hands is independently compared with the payout table and payouts made as required.
In this variant of poker the minimum coin denomination is $0.01 and the maximum coin denomination is $0.50. The player can wager from 1 to 5 coins. But since 50 hands are played simultaneously therefore the minimum bet is $0.50 and the maximum bet is $125.
Thus you see that in a regular Jacks or Better poker the betting levels are lower and therefore bankroll lasts longer. Also each hand is completely different.
Where as in the 50 play Jacks or Better power poker more hands can be played in the same time with minimal manual intervention.
Which one do you think is better? I would say both are better as both come with the same entertaining factor at the casino to play these games.
