VEGAS BIBLEPLANNER Your Vegas plannerLas Vegas video poker guide
Explore video poker variants and a hold adviser to understand the game before you play in Las Vegas.
Open the planner or guide ↓Choose the right variant
The value of a hand and the best cards to hold can change with the game and pay table. Select the matching variant before using the adviser.
Keep the limits in mind
Advice is based on the selected game assumptions and is not a prediction of the next draw. Gambling outcomes are uncertain; set a spending limit you can afford.
Video Poker Guide
Choose your variant, match the paytable, then select five cards to compare every possible hold. Use this as a study tool away from active casino play.
Ultimate X strategy guide
Ultimate X rewards a winning hand with a multiplier for the next deal on that line. The best hold balances today’s payout with the value of tomorrow’s multiplier.
- Match the base game, full paytable, number of lines and multiplier schedule before choosing a chart.
- Record the current multipliers. Exact holds can change with their average across the active lines.
- Use an Ultimate X chart: ordinary video poker strategy ignores the value of future multipliers.
Standard multi-line Ultimate X uses 10 credits per line with the feature enabled. At 25¢, three lines cost $7.50 per deal; ten cost $25.
The card analyser below does not calculate Ultimate X holds. Use these specialist references for study; their listed paytables and line counts must match.
- 8/6 Jacks or Better · 10-play hold chart
- 7/5 Bonus Poker · 10-play hold chart
- 9/6 Double Double Bonus · 10-play hold chart
- Multi-line rules and multiplier tables, including Deuces Wild
- Single-line Ultimate X: multiplier-specific strategy
Single-line needs a separate strategy for each current multiplier. Bonus Streak, Gold and Wheel have different rules. References checked 11 September 2026.
Standard video poker analyser
A pair of jacks, queens, kings or aces pays. Two pair pays twice a high pair. Do not use Bonus or wild-card strategy here.
Check payouts · 9/6 example
Defaults show total credits paid on a five-credit example. Enter the payouts in the machine’s column for your actual wager, including its royal award. These are return credits, not profit. Changing a payout clears the result.
Select your five cards
Tap a card to select it; tap again to remove it. Suits matter.
Standard 52-card, one-draw games only. No jokers, multipliers, Ultimate X, bonus side bets or double-up rounds. Discarded cards cannot return. Exact results depend on entering the correct rules and payouts.
Read the Jacks or Better strategy reference ↗Game rules and example paytables checked against Wizard of Odds, September 2026. Best expected return does not guarantee a profit.
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