Video Poker Statistics
Everyone who plays video poker eagerly awaits that fourth ace, or specific card that completes a straight flush. Well just how frequently do various jackpot hands occur? These numbers are ON AVERAGE and vary based on the game you play, but are good benchmarks with which to set your expectations as you play:
| Jackpot Frequencies | Odds |
| Royal Flush dealt | 1 / 650,000 |
| Royal Flush ending hand | 1 / 40,000 |
| Four of a kind | 1 / 423 |
| Four Aces | 1 / 5,761 |
| Four Aces with a kicker | 1 / 16,236 |
| Four Deuces | 1 / 4,909 |
| 2’s – 4’s | 1 / 2,601 |
| 2’s – 4’s with a kicker | 1 / 6,984 |
| Full House | 1 / 90 |
| Flush | 1 / 85 |
| Straight | 1 / 80 |
| Straight Flush | 1 / 9,150 |
When dealing into held cards, here’s the frequency of getting what you want. The numbers represent on average the odds of getting what you’re after. For example, “Turning one pair into a quad . . . . 1 / 360” means there’s a one in 360 chance of getting that four of a kind.
| Improving pairs | Odds |
| Turning one pair into two pairs | 1 / 6 |
| Turning one pair into three of a kind | 1 / 9 |
| Turning two pair into a full house | 1 / 12 |
| Turning one pair into a quad | 1 / 360 |
| Improving three of a kinds | |
| Turning three of a kind into a full house | 1 / 16 |
| Turning three of a kind into a quad | 1 / 24 |
| Completing a flush | |
| Drawing one card to make a flush | 1 / 5 |
| Drawing two cards to make a flush | 1 / 24 |
| Completing straights | |
| Drawing one card into an open ended straight | 1 / 6 |
| Drawing two cards into an open ended straight | 1 / 23 |
| Drawing a single card to make an inside straight | 1 / 12 |
| The elusive straight flush | |
| Drawing one card to an open ended straight flush | 1 / 24 |
| Drawing one card to a royal flush | 1 / 47 |
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