Las Vegas has the widest variety of video poker that returns over 100 percent when playing five coins with perfect strategy. Most games are found in the locals market. However, there are a few found in downtown Las Vegas and one on the Strip.
Full pay Deuces Wild
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Full pay Deuces Wild is the best video poker game left in Las Vegas. This game pays 15 on five of a kind, 9 on a straight flush and five on quads. It returns 100.76 percent with five coins and perfect play. The highest denomination for this game is quarters. It is found at the following casinos:
- Sam's Town (nickel, dime and quarter)
- Fiesta Henderson (nickel, dime and quarter)
- Fiesta Rancho (nickel, dime and quarter)
- Boulder Station (nickel, dime and quarter)
- Aliante Casino (quarter)
- Palms (quarter)
- Red Rock (quarter)
- Green Valley Ranch (quarter)
- Texas Station (quarter)
- Palace Station (quarter)
- Santa Fe Station (quarter)
- Sunset Station (quarter)
Full pay Joker Poker
There are four casinos in the Las Vegas market that spread full pay Joker Poker. This game is kings or better. Quads pay 20, with a full house paying 7 and a flush paying 5. The game returns 100.65 percent with perfect play and five coins.
- Plaza (quarter and half dollar, machines operate on coins)
- Fiesta Henderson (nickel, dime and quarter)
- Boulder Station (nickel, dime and quarter)
- Santa Fe Station (quarter)
Aces and Eights
Circus Circus offers Aces and Eights that pays 8 on a full house and 5 on a flush. The royal flush is a progressive. There is also a $5,000 sequential royal flush bonus. The only denomination available is half-dollar.
10/7 Double Bonus
Double Bonus Poker with a payout of 10 on a full house, 7 on a flush and 5 on a straight is the most common 100 percent game in Las Vegas. It is spread in nickel, dime, quarter, half-dollar and dollar in the following casinos:
- Boulder Station
- Fiesta Henderson
- Palace Station
These casinos have 10/7 Double Bonus Poker on quarter, half-dollar and dollar:
- California
- Downtown Grand
- Green Valley Ranch
- Main Street Station
- Palms
- Plaza
- Red Rock Resort
- Santa Fe Station
- Sunset Station
- Texas Station
The remaining casinos with 10/7 Double Bonus are:
- Aliante Casino (quarter)
- Arizona Charlie's Decatur (dollar)
- California (quarter, dollar, some are coin games)
- El Cortez (quarter coins)
- Eldorado (quarter coins)
- Fiesta Rancho (nickel, dime, quarter)
- Four Queens (dollar)
- Sam's Town (nickel, dime, quarter)
10/6 Double Double Bonus Poker
Double Double Bonus Poker with a payout of 10 on a full house and 6 on a flush is the second most-available 100 percent game behind 10/7 Double Bonus. It is spread by all Station Casinos, Club Fortune and a couple of Boyd Gaming properties.
Most Station Casinos plus one downtown spread the game in quarter, half-dollar and dollar. Those properties are:
- Boulder Station
- Downtown Grand
- Green Valley Ranch
- Palms
- Red Rock
- Santa Fe Station
- Sunset Station
- Texas Station
Some Station Casinos plus a Boyd property offer the game in nickel, dime and quarter:
- Fiesta Henderson
- Fiesta Rancho
- Sam's Town
Club Fortune and Aliante Casino have 10/6 Double Double Bonus in quarters.
There is a game that has 10/6 that only pays 40 on a straight flush instead of 50. That game is at the bar at Four Queens in half-dollar and dollar. It is the best bar game in Las Vegas.
Emerald Island Casino has this version of 10/6 Double Double Bonus on 3, 5 and 10-play machines. The denominations are penny, two-cent and nickel. The max bet is 10 coins per line. This means that you may play up to $15 per hand. The promotions at Emerald Island get the game over 100 percent. These include generous food comps and point chases.
Loose Deuces Wild and Super Bonus Deuces Wild
There are two Deuces Wild variants that I do not track. However, VPFree2 does. You can check out Loose Deuces games available in Las Vegas here. The Super Bonus Deuces Wild games are here.
It's a well-known fact downtown beats the pants off the Las Vegas Strip when it comes to player-friendly casino odds. It's true for video poker, too. (On average, slots downtown are about 10% 'looser' than slots on The Strip.)
According to a popular video poker expert who goes by 'Coach Kitty,' downtown boasts some of the best machines and odds in all of Las Vegas.
She'd know. Coach Kitty estimates she plays an average of 850 hands an hour, or about 14 hands a minute. That's 14 decisions a minute, and we can barely decide what to have for lunch.
We prodded Coach Kitty to reveal some of her favorite video poker bars and machines, and she was up to the challenge.
There are a number of factors that make certain video poker bars 'better' or 'worse' (many serious players value casino freebies like food 'comps' nearly as much as the money they make from their video poker wins), we asked our expert to name her favorite video poker spots with an emphasis on the most appealing odds of winning.
Vue Bar at The D
Among the benefits of this second floor watering hole at The D is the quality of the drinks, says our expert. We have independently verified this assertion.
Vue Bar happens to serve up some very good video poker odds as well.
Our video poker coach says, 'You not only have the best chance of getting the best quality drinks, there's also a good full-pay game with a progressive, in quarters.'
To be specific, the best game is Bonus Poker in quarters.
Video Poker In Las Vegas
The ultimate goal of many video poker players, of course, is to try and find games that give as close to 100% payback, or 'full-pay,' as possible.
Casino Bars at Four Queens
Happily, Coach Kitty names the casino bars at Four Queens as having great video poker. We say 'happily' because we play there often and had no idea why. (Hint: It was mostly the liberal comps and long liquor pours.)
Coach Kitty says, 'At both the casino bars at Four Queens, they have almost full pay Double Double Bonus video poker in 50 cents.'
Remember, the denomination is multiplied by five, so that's $2.50 a hand. Best games to play at a casino. For the most part, the higher the denomination, the better the payback.
The two bars are Kings Bar (near the casino's west entrance, pictured below) and Palace Bar (near Wana Taco).
Las Vegas Video Poker Payouts
Among the other attributes of these bars, our expert says the bartenders are among the friendliest in town.
Boar's Head Bar at Main Street Station
Our expert not only loves the video poker at Boar's Head Bar, but also the beer.
'It's a very nice bar, especially because they have microbrews from the nearby Triple 7 [Restaurant and Brewery] on tap. The bartenders are very nice there, too.'
Ultimately, though, it's the gamble that makes Boar's Head one of the best places to play video poker in Las Vegas.
Coach Kitty says, 'They have 9-6 Jacks or Better, which is really the best game with the lowest variance, in quarters, 50 cents and $1.'
The '9-6' refers to the payout for full house and flush. It's kind of a shorthand for video poker players to tell if a game gives them more bang for the buck.
Now You Know the Best Video Poker Bars Downtown
Playing Video Poker In Vegas
Now you know some insider secrets about downtown's best video poker bars!
Video poker is unique in casinos because, unlike a shot machine, skill plays a big part in how your session goes. The more you know about the game you're playing, the better your chances of winning.
Each video poker game has nuances in strategy, so bone up on the game you'd like to try with an app.
The WinPoker app ($9.99 in the Apple store) is popular among aspiring video poker players looking to get an edge.
If you find the right game, and the right bartender, video poker can be fun and lucrative, and offers some of the best odds for players in the casino.
You're Not Going to Believe This, But…
Here's an update to our story!
Following our chat with Coach Kitty, we started playing at her recommended video poker bars, and just a few weeks later, our very first royal flush! That's a $1,000 win.
That's right. We got our first royal flush after nearly two decades of playing video poker, and we got it at the video poker bar at Four Queens. Thanks, Coach Kitty!
Black jack download. While winning in casinos has a lot to do with luck, the more you know about the games, the luckier you'll be!
