Aces and eights is a simple video poker game that is easy to learn. It does not feature any wild cards or jokers. Nor does it feature any other special functions that make the game more complicated or harder to learn. A full pay Aces and Eights machine will pay 99.78%. Aces and eights are available both in casinos and online. One of the best versions of it found in online casinos is made by famous software developer Microgaming. Microgaming casinos are over all the best option for people who want to play video poker as they offer a wider selection of games than the other software developers.
Aces and eights is played with a regular 52 card deck. The basic rules are the same as in Jack or better. IE you win if you get a pair of jacks or better. Aces and eights do however feature a slightly altered pay table that give extra value to different four of a kinds. Especially four of a kind of aces or eights will give you a higher payout.
You should always play max bet when playing Aces and Eights. If you do than a royal straight flush will pay 4000 coins, or 800 times the bet. The probability of getting a royal flush is 0.000025.
If you choose to play aces and eights in one of the many online casinos that feature the game you will find it to be an entertaining game with a good retro feel to it. Always look for machines with a good pay rate. Below you can find video poker tables for some aces and eights pay tables. If the machine you play with feature different payouts than those you find in the table below it is likely that the pay rate is lower than for those features below. The tables below feature the pay rate for the best paying common aces and eights variants.
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Aces and Eights – 99.78% |
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Hand |
Pays |
Combinations |
Probability |
Return |
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Royal flush |
800 |
495440040 |
0.000025 |
0.019884 |
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Straight flush |
50 |
2130616656 |
0.000107 |
0.005344 |
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Four aces or eights |
80 |
7419777624 |
0.000372 |
0.029779 |
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Four sevens |
50 |
3504944448 |
0.000176 |
0.008792 |
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Four of a kind |
25 |
36188925732 |
0.001816 |
0.045388 |
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Full house |
8 |
229559059116 |
0.011516 |
0.092131 |
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Flush |
5 |
216083387904 |
0.010840 |
0.054202 |
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Straight |
4 |
223686988728 |
0.011222 |
0.044887 |
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Three of a kind |
3 |
1484867137608 |
0.074492 |
0.223476 |
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Two pair |
2 |
2578186683360 |
0.129341 |
0.258682 |
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Jacks or better |
1 |
4290680977308 |
0.215253 |
0.215253 |
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Nothing |
0 |
10860426578676 |
0.544840 |
0.000000 |
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Total |
19933230517200 |
1.000000 |
0.997818 |
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Aces and Eights – 97.72% |
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Hand |
Pays |
Combinations |
Probability |
Return |
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Royal flush |
800 |
495426108 |
0.000025 |
0.019883 |
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Straight flush |
50 |
2139446964 |
0.000107 |
0.005367 |
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Four aces or eights |
80 |
7407777528 |
0.000372 |
0.029730 |
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Four sevens |
50 |
3504940320 |
0.000176 |
0.008792 |
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Four of a kind |
20 |
36173346660 |
0.001815 |
0.036295 |
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Full house |
7 |
229453968492 |
0.011511 |
0.080578 |
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Flush |
5 |
217140779748 |
0.010893 |
0.054467 |
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Straight |
4 |
224672966688 |
0.011271 |
0.045085 |
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Three of a kind |
3 |
1483708015848 |
0.074434 |
0.223302 |
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Two pair |
2 |
2576529815616 |
0.129258 |
0.258516 |
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Jacks or better |
1 |
4289929356744 |
0.215215 |
0.215215 |
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Nothing |
0 |
10862074676484 |
0.544923 |
0.000000 |
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Total |
19933230517200 |
1.000000 |
0.977229 |
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Aces and Eights – 98.72% |
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Hand |
Pays |
Combinations |
Probability |
Return |
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Royal flush |
800 |
496560276 |
0.000025 |
0.019929 |
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Straight flush |
70 |
2236216572 |
0.000112 |
0.007853 |
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Four aces or eights |
70 |
7405472040 |
0.000372 |
0.026006 |
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Four sevens |
50 |
3504918132 |
0.000176 |
0.008792 |
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Four of a kind |
20 |
36172124256 |
0.001815 |
0.036293 |
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Full house |
8 |
229429355292 |
0.011510 |
0.092079 |
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Flush |
5 |
218311206552 |
0.010952 |
0.054761 |
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Straight |
4 |
223738453536 |
0.011224 |
0.044898 |
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Three of a kind |
3 |
1483501518324 |
0.074424 |
0.223271 |
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Two pair |
2 |
2576144628324 |
0.129239 |
0.258477 |
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Jacks or better |
1 |
4282673914800 |
0.214851 |
0.214851 |
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Nothing |
0 |
10869616149096 |
0.545301 |
0.000000 |
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Total |
19933230517200 |
1.000000 |
0.987209 |