The Kiwi Casino

Video Poker

The object of video poker is to obtain a five-card poker hand that contains a winning combination (see Video Poker Variants). The better your hand, the bigger the payout. You choose how many and which of your cards are to be replaced. You may replace your cards only once (in 4-Line Video Poker you have 4 separate hands).

To play the game:

Insert coins by clicking on chips right of the machine. Each click increases your credit.

Choose the value of the coins you wish to wager each round, by clicking on a coin left of the machine. Available options are: $0.25, $1, or $5.

Click Bet One or Bet Max to select the number of coins you wish to wager. Each click on the Bet One button increases your bet by the value of the coin you selected. Pressing Bet Max will increase your bet to the maximum amount possible – that is five coins – and deal the cards automatically.

Click Deal (if you did not press Bet Max).

Choose which cards you wish to keep by pressing the Hold button underneath the card, or by clicking on the card itself.

Click Deal to replace the cards that you did not choose to hold.

Doubling:

If you end up with a winning hand, you can accept the winning (press Collect), or you have the option to double it. Should you choose to double, the dealer draws an open card and you are given 4 unexposed cards to choose between. If you choose a card that is lower than the dealer's, you lose your original winning. If the cards are equal, it is a tie, and you have the option to collect your original winnings (press Collect) or double again. If your card is higher, you win double the amount of your original winnings. You then have the option to collect your winnings or double even further.

You can also choose to Half Double, which means you only double for a half of your winning amount. You cannot double, if your winning amount exceeds $2000.

Buttons:

Bet Max	Bet all five coins with one click and deal cards automatically.
Bet One	Bet one to five coins (click one to five times). Click Deal to receive your cards after that.
Deal	Deal your cards and replaces the remaining cards after you have selected which cards to hold.
Hold	Selects the cards you want to keep. You can also click on the card itself to hold it.
Cash Out	Returns the money in the machine (credit) to your current balance.
Game History	See the dates, bets and results of your previous game rounds.
Chat	The chat feature is disabled in Video Poker, since it works in multiplayer games only.
Help	Open the help file (which you are reading right now).
Options	Open the Options dialog box – see the Options section of this help file.
Lobby	Press this to exit the game and go back to lobby. You can’t exit in the middle of a game round.

Winnings Diagram

Winnings are displayed in a table similar to the example shown here (on the top panel of each machine, on some machines you have to click the Paytable button to see the winning table):

Winning tables display the winning amounts for a $1 coin (the five columns represent the number of coins wagered). If you are playing with a $5 coin, multiply the sum displayed in the winning table by 5; if you are playing with a $0.25 coin, divide it by four.

Shortcut keys

If you wish, you can press the following keys on your keyboard instead of clicking on the buttons on the screen.

Press this key	To do this
TAB	Tabs between the buttons on the screen.
ENTER	Selects the button that is currently highlighted.
SPACEBAR	Places your previous bet and deals the cards.
Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.	Insert coins into the machine. 1 inserts a $1 coin, number 2 inserts $5 coin etc. When cards are dealt, the number keys hold cards. Number 1 holds cards from the leftmost side and Number 5 holds cards from the rightmost side. Numbers 2, 3, and 4 follow accordingly.
ESC	Exits the game.

Note: If you are disconnected from the Internet in the middle of a game, re-establish your Internet connection and log back into the casino. You will be automatically directed to the game that was interrupted so you can continue playing.

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