IGT Video Poker

How it plays

Multi-hand games (Triple, Five, Ten Play) deal one hand and copy your holds to every hand, then draw each hand separately, which multiplies both your bet and your swings. Ultimate X doubles the bet to 10 coins per hand, and each winning hand earns a multiplier for the same line on the next hand. That changes the right strategy and makes the game far more volatile. Game King and newer multi-game machines let you switch among dozens of variants (Jacks or Better, Bonus Poker, Double Double Bonus, Deuces Wild) and denominations from a menu.

Features

• Pay table is printed on the screen, so the return is knowable before you play
• Multi-hand play spreads one deal over 3, 5, 10 or more hands
• Ultimate X multipliers carry to the next hand on the same line
• Super Times Pay adds random multipliers; Ultimate X Gold and Bonus Streak extend multipliers
• Wheel of Fortune video poker (2024) adds a 5-credit side bet with a word-puzzle bonus

At a glance

Maker

IGT

Series

IGT video poker

Type

Video poker

Mechanics

Five-card draw, Multi-hand (3/5/10 play), Next-hand multipliers (Ultimate X), Random multipliers (Super Times Pay), Multi-game menus

Theme

Poker

Layout

Single-hand or multi-hand (3, 5, 10 or more hands)

Cabinets

Game King, Game King X, PeakBarTop

Denominations

Cruise reports: often 25¢, with some machines up to $1 (Cruzely, 2026); Norwegian Jade had 5¢–50¢ multi-hand and $1 Triple Play (Bob Dancer, 2023)

Bets

Usually 5 coins per hand for the full royal payout; Ultimate X costs 10 coins per hand; some bonus versions such as Super Times Pay take 6–7 coins

Jackpots

Mostly fixed: the royal flush pays 4,000 coins at a 5-coin bet (the usual table pays 250 per coin below max). Some banks run progressive royals. Wheel of Fortune video poker tops out at 2,000x the number of hands in play.

Payback

Set by the pay table, assuming perfect strategy (Wizard of Odds): Jacks or Better 9/6 99.54%, 9/5 98.45%, 8/6 98.39%, 8/5 97.30%, 7/5 96.15%, 6/5 95.00%; Bonus Poker 8/5 99.17%, 7/5 98.01%, 6/5 96.87%; Double Double Bonus 10/6 100.07%, 9/6 98.98%, 9/5 97.87%, 8/5/3 95.65%; Deuces Wild full pay 100.76%, Not So Ugly Ducks 99.73%, Illinois ('Airport') Deuces 98.91%