You may have come across the term "Full Pay" when reading about video poker or talking to other players. The term refers to the best possible pay table available for each of the game variations. It is always worth learning what the full pay pay tables are as these games offer the lowest house advantage.
The table below shows the full pay pay tables for a variety of popular games. You will notice that the pays might seem smaller than they should be. This is because to make things easy to learn the numbers represent play for only one coin. As always you should still play the maximum five coins on every hand.
Full Pay Video Poker Pay Tables
| Game |
Pay Table |
| Aces & Eights |
1/2/3/4/5/8/25/50/80/50/800 |
| Bonus Deuces Wild |
1/1/3/4/4/9/20/40/80/25/200/400/800 |
| Deuces & Joker |
1/2/3/3/6/9/12/25/800/2000 |
| Deuces Wild |
1/2/2/3/5/9/15/25/200/800 |
| Double Bonus |
1/1/3/5/7/10/50/80/160/50/800 |
| Double Double Bonus |
1/1/3/4/6/9/50/80/160/160/400/50/800 |
| Jacks or Better |
1/2/3/4/6/9/25/50/800 |
| Jokers Wilds |
1/2/3/4/6/9/25/50/800 |
| Tens or Better |
1/2/3/4/5/6/25/50/800 |
Is it really worth looking for full pay machines?
Absolutely. The full pay version of any video poker machine is always going to be better than a lower pay table. As a player it is your job to keep the house edge low so taking some time to find the bets machines is always a good idea. Let's have a look at how the pay back changes with just a few pay table differences.
Jacks or Better Pay Tables and Payout Percentages
| Percentage |
Pay Table |
| 99.54% (Full Pay) |
1/2/3/4/6/9/25/50/800 |
| 98.44% |
1/2/3/4/5/9/25/50/800 |
| 98.39% |
1/2/3/4/6/8/25/50/800 |
| 97.29% |
1/2/3/4/5/7/25/50/800 |
| 94.99% |
1/2/3/4/5/6/25/50/800 |
As you can see on the table above even with just small changes to the pays for the flush and full house the actual payout percentage change is quite big. Compare the full pay 9/6 version which has an EV or 99.54% to the 9/5 version which is over a percentage point better for the casino. |
