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Royal Flush
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The highest-ranking hand in video poker and standard poker, consisting of the ten, jack, queen, king, and ace of the same suit. In video poker, a royal flush is the top-paying hand and typically awards 800 credits per credit bet when wagering the maximum five credits (4,000 credits total on a 5-credit max bet). The royal flush contributes disproportionately to total RTP, approximately 2% of the game’s overall return, despite its extreme rarity (approximately 1 in 40,000 hands in Jacks or Better). Because the royal flush payout is disproportionately loaded onto the maximum 5-credit bet, optimal strategy always requires max-coin play.
In practice
In Deuces Wild, a “natural royal flush” (no wild cards) pays more than a “wild royal flush” (using a deuce). Progressive video poker machines may offer royal flush jackpots that exceed the standard 4,000-credit award.
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