Wheel Poker Deluxe Video Poker

Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker allows you the opportunity to earn big bonuses when you achieve a hand of Three of a Kind on the deal. Specifically, you get to spin a wheel which includes different starting hands on it. These deals will be played out in a special round and offer big bonuses if they turn into winning hands.

Video poker creates excitement with its ability to combine the best parts of slot machines and table games. Players don’t need to deal with the hassles of table games but they can still enjoy the strategic aspects of the game. And they generally earn much better payback than they can hope to get from slot machines.

Many people know video poker from the most basic version of the game known as Jacks of Better. Jacks or Better simply recreates the deal and draw flow of Five-Card Draw poker. But you are playing to simply make a winning hand instead of worrying about what a bunch of other players might have.

For those who want a little bit of a twist on basic Jacks or Better play, there are many different types of video poker variations now available in casinos and on top gambling websites. These machines generally allow you to include some extra feature on top of basic play. This happens when you make an extra bet on top of the normal maximum amount.

Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker stands as one of the most novel types of video poker on the market. The game takes place in multiple play mode. That means that you’ll be playing three or five hands of video poker at a time.

If you choose, you can make the normal wager of one through five coins and play the game in the normal deal-and-draw format. You can choose one of many pay tables that are available under the Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker. This allows you to dictate the style of play.

Your other option is to add five coins on top of your total maximum wager and open up the chance to spin the Wheel. Once you make the bet, you get to spin in Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker anytime that you get Three of a Kind on the deal that dictates your multiple hands.

Once you do, you get to spin. Instead of bonus coins on the wheel, there are starting deals listed. All of these deals are excellent in terms of the potential of making winning hands on the draw.

The starting hands on the wheel also let you know the amount of extra hands you’ll be getting. They will then play out automatically with the starting cards already in place. Depending on special pay tables for the bonus round, you will receive coins based on how many winning hands that you make.

These bonuses can be extremely lucrative. You can end up with a superb starting hand that turns into several winning hands that pay out heavily. And you don’t have to add any extra strategy at this point, since the machine will play it out automatically.

Of course, the extra bet that you make means that Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker, in its maximum-wager form, is an expensive game to play. If you don’t make some Three of a Kind hands in a hurry, you will find your bankroll dropping in a hurry. That’s why it might not be the right game for casual players.

In the following article, you’ll find out all you need to know about Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker. We’ll talk about learning basic video poker and then we’ll explain what the Wheel bonus brings to the table. In addition, we’ll talk about pay tables and explain how you can learn the best strategy for playing the game.

Basic Video Poker

Many people swear by video poker to the extent that it is the only game that they will play in a casino. In addition, very few casino games translate to the online wagering experience as well as video poker. You can get the same thrills playing the game whether you’re in your favorite casino or in front of your computer at home.

Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker represents a version of the game that might be a little confusing to you if it’s the first time you’re playing. That’s why it’s better to learn the basic version of video poker first. Then you can check out something like Wheel Poker Deluxe to see if you’d be interested in playing.

The good news is that video poker is a snap to learn. If you’ve ever played some version of poker at home or in casinos, you’ll have a great head start. Even if not, you can learn quickly enough that you’ll be playing several hands per minute in no time.

When you do learn to play, you’ll understand quickly how advantageous to gamblers that video poker can be. First of all, you don’t have to worry about hassles from the crowds or casino employees. It’s just you and the machine so that you can play at your own leisure.

In addition, video poker lets you play with strategy. That means that you have some control over whether you win or lose each hand. It’s not like a slot machine, where you just mindlessly spin and hope for the best.

Video poker payback ranks pretty high among possibly casino entertainments as well, far above slot games on the average and comparable to the best table games. When you add all that up, you can understand why it is so popular. And Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker is one of many fun variations.

Game Play

Now that you know all that, let’s focus on actual video poker game play. It starts with you creating a bankroll. That means that you put money into the machine or, if you’re playing online, you fund your account.

Your money will show up on the screen represented as either coins or credits. These units will be equal to whatever the denomination of machine or online game you’re playing might be. If you divide the amount that you put in by the denomination, you’ll know how many credits or coins you’ll have to play.

From there, you need to make a wager. Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker allows you to bet more than the maximum amount. But, for this basic discussion, just know that most video poker games allow you to wager between one and five credits per hand.

It is always advised that you go with the five-credit bet. If you bet between one and five credits, the payback for a Royal Flush hand, the highest-paying in the game, comes in 250 to 1. But if you bet five coins, the payback jumps to 800 to 1 for the Royal Flush.
You don’t want to miss out on that difference. If you can’t afford that size bet, you should consider switching to a lesser-paying machine.

Once you’ve made your bet, five cards will appear on the screen. These five cards will come directly from a simulated 52-card deck that the software within the machine (or the online game) is always shuffling. Whether you are getting the deal or the draw, you will always get the top cards from the deck at the moment that you push the button to activate it and the shuffling stops.

You will look to see if these cards are similar to any of the winning combinations on the pay table you’re playing. Although they can differ some depending on the pay table you’re playing, these are the hands that you’ll be striving to make:

• Pair of jacks or better
• Two pair
• Three of a kind
• Straight (five cards of consecutive rank, like 3-4-5-6-7)
• Flush (five cards of same suit)
• Full house (three of a kind and two pair in the same hand)
• Four of a kind
• Straight flush (straight with five cards of same suit)
• Royal flush (ten, jack, queen, king, and ace of the same suit)

When you see this list, you should note that the combinations at the top come up relatively often during gameplay because of the probabilities inherent in the 52-card deck. The ones at the bottom come up rarely. As a result, the payback for each hand gets higher as you go down the list.

You might have a winning combination on the deal. Even if not, you’ll have the chance to exchange cards that aren’t helping you for ones from the deck on the draw. Remember that the deck at this point will have 47 cards remaining, which is 52 minus the 5 you were dealt.

You can discard as many cards as you like or keep them all. Once you’ve made your decision, you will press the buttons corresponding to the cards you want to keep (if any). The machine will then exchange your cards on the draw and the hand will be over.

Any winning that you might have made will be added to your credits. The amount that you bet will be debited on the draw, so you won’t lose any more from your total at the end of a losing hand.

You can continue to play video poker in this fashion as long as you have credits remaining in the machine. Or you can cash out your winnings at any time.

That is basic video poker in a nutshell. But Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker goes a little bit beyond that with some special twists. Let’s talk about them one at a time, starting with the ability to play multiple hands at once.

Multiple Play

When you play Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker, you don’t have the option of playing a single hand at a time. You must commit to either three or five hands at a time. And that means you have to make at least a one-coin bet on each of those hands.

Once you’ve decided how many hands you wish to play, the game will dole out a single deal. This deal will be the basis for all of the hands you’re playing. Any decisions you make about what to hold and discard will be repeated for as many hands as you’re playing.

For example, let’s say you’re playing three hands at a time and receive the following deal:

This deal doesn’t have a lot going for it besides the pair of fives, which you might be able to improve into a winning combination on the draw. Possibilities include two pair, three of a kind, a full house or even four of a kind.

If you decide to keep the pair of fives, you will see those cards replicated in the three hands you’re playing. The draw for the three hands will come from three separate decks of 47, with the five cards that you were dealt not included in any of them.

You will get paid for any and each of the winning hands you achieve on the draws. For example, if all three of the hands turn out to be three of a kind and the pay table says you get 15 coins for three of a kind on a five-coin wager, you’ll end up with a total of 45 coins. That’s 15 coins per hand multiplied by three hands.

As you might be able to tell, multiple play really benefits the player when they get a good deal. You can possibly turn those cards into multiple winning hands all at once.

The Wheel Poker Deluxe Twist

If you were playing Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker at the basic level without the twist and wanted to make the max bet, it would take 15 coins for three-play (3 times 5) or 25 coins for five-play (5 times 5). You would then play these hands out in multiple-play mode and get paid at the five-coin level of the video poker pay table that you choose.

To activate the Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker twist, you need to add five coins to those totals. That means a 20-coin wager for three-play and a 30-coin wager for five-play. Keep in mind that your pay will still be based on the five-coin column of the pay table even with the extra bet added.

When you play the Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker with these extra bets, you open up the possibility of spinning the wheel. You get that chance whenever you end up with a hand of three of a kind or better.

Three of a kind also includes any full house or four of a kind deal. These hands technically include three cards of the same rank within them as well.

You will play out your normal hands as you always would, choosing your holds and discards. Once you do this, those hands will play out and you will be scored accordingly.

Next, comes your chance to spin the wheel (by pressing the button on the screen to start it spinning). The wheel is separated into 11 wedges. And each wedge contains a different starting deal attached to a certain number of hands.

Whichever space on the wheel you land, you will receive that starting deal for however many bonus hands are listed. You don’t have to make any choices about which cards to hold or discard for these bonus hands, since the cards listed on the wheel will be automatically held.

Let’s take a look at the possible landing spots on the Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker wheel.

• Jack, queen, king, ace of the same suit (3 hands)
• Queen, king, ace of the same suit (3 hands)
• Ace, two, three, four of the same suit (3 hands)
• Queen, king, ace of the same suit (5 hands)
• Three kings (5 hands)
• Pair of sevens and pair of eights (5 hands)
• Queen, king, ace of the same suit (10 hands)
• Pair of aces (10 hands)
• Two, five, eight, and 10 of the same suit (10 hands)
• Two, five, eight, and 10 of the same suit (50 hands)
• Pair of sevens and a pair of eights (100 hands)

When you land on one of these spaces on the wheel, the hands will automatically play out. You will receive winnings based on a pay table for each different spot on the wheel.

Let’s take a look at a sample one of these pay tables so you can see how this all might work. Here is the bonus pay table for the pair of aces played out over 10 hands.

Number	2P to FH	4K
0	0	0
1	0	4000
2	100	4000
3 or 4	100	12000
5 or 6	450	12000
7 or 8	1000	12000
9 or 10	2000	12000

The “2P to FH” refers to any hand that is two pair, three of a kind or a full house, while the “4K” refers to four of a kind. “Number” is the number of hands that have this winning combination.

Let’s say then that you land on the pair of aces wedge on the wheel for 10 hands. The computer automatically plays the hands out and you end up with two three of a kind hands, a two pair hand, a full house, and a four of a kind. As for the other five out of the 10, they don’t improve.

That means you had four hands with two pair to a full house. If you follow that column down to the number row that says “3 or 4,” you see the number 100. You’ll be getting 100 extra coins for that.

And you also had a four of a kind hand. As you can see, by combining the appropriate rows and columns, you will get paid 4,000 coins.

That gives you a total of 4,100 bonus coins from those 10 hands. That is added on top of whatever you won on your normal hands, which was probably a decent amount since you started with three of a kind.

That example illustrates the kind of winnings you can amass playing Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker. Keep in mind that other pay tables for each spot on the wheel are unique, but they are all structured in a similar manner. You’ll get paid depending upon what winning hands you make and how many you make.

The wheel, as it will appear on the screen of the machine or the screen of the device you’re using, might seem to be equally split between all of the possible landing spots. But in reality, there is a weighting system which determines the odds of you landing on each space.

Still, no matter where you land on the bonus spin for Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker, you should be looking at a significant bonus. And that bonus adds to the payback percentage for the game. That’s why, even though it might be costly, it is always best to bet the extra amount on this game to maximize your winnings.

Pay Tables and Payback Percentages for Wheel Poker Deluxe Video Poker

In addition to the separate pay tables for the bonus spins in Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker, there are play tables which dictate your pay for the base hands. These pay tables are based on some of the most popular video poker pay tables available. As a result, you can choose the style of play that suits you best.

You might choose to go with some of the more aggressive bonus pay tables to really strengthen your chance of a jackpot-style payout. Or you could try a wild-card game to give you a better chance at hands that are rarely made without the use of wild cards.

Here is a sampling of some of the pay tables that you’ll be able to find on a Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker machine.

Bonus Poker Pay Table

Coins/Hands	1 Coin	2 Coins	3 Coins	4 Coins	5 Coins
Royal Flush	250	500	750	1000	4000
Straight Flush	50	100	150	200	250
Four of a Kind (Aces)	160	320	480	640	800
Four of a Kind (2s, 3s, 4s)	80	160	240	320	400
Four of a Kind (Any Other)	50	100	150	200	250
Full House	8	16	24	32	40
Flush	6	12	18	24	30
Straight	5	10	15	20	25
Three of a Kind	3	6	9	12	15
Two Pairs	1	2	3	4	5
Jacks of Better	1	2	3	4	5

Double Bonus Poker Pay Table

Coins/Hands	1 Coin	2 Coins	3 Coins	4 Coins	5 Coins
Royal Flush	250	500	750	1000	4000
Straight Flush	50	100	150	200	250
Four of a Kind (Aces)	160	320	480	640	800
Four of a Kind (2s, 3s, 4s)	80	160	240	320	400
Four of a Kind (Any Other)	55	110	165	210	265
Full House	9	18	27	36	45
Flush	7	14	21	28	35
Straight	5	10	15	20	25
Three of a Kind	3	6	9	12	15
Two Pairs	1	2	3	4	5
Jacks of Better	1	2	3	4	5

Double Double Bonus Poker Pay Table

Hand/Coins	1 Coin	2 Coins	3 Coins	4 Coins	5 Coins
Royal Flush	250	500	750	1000	4000
Straight Flush	50	100	150	200	250
Four Aces w/ any 2,3,4	400	800	1200	1600	2000
Four 2s, 3s, 4s w/ any A,2,3,4	160	320	460	640	800
Four Aces	160	320	460	640	800
Four 2s, 3s, 4s	80	160	240	320	400
Four 5s-Ks	50	100	150	200	250
Full Hhouse	9	18	27	36	45
Flush	6	12	18	24	30
Straight	4	8	12	16	20
Three of a Kind	3	6	9	12	15
Two Pair	1	2	3	4	5
Pair of Jacks +	1	2	3	4	5

Deuces Wild Pay Table

Coins/Hands	1 coin	2 coins	3 coins	4 coins	5 coins
Royal flush	250	500	750	1,000	4000
Four deuces	200	400	600	800	1000
Wild royal flush	25	50	75	100	125
Five of a kind	15	30	45	60	75
Straight flush	9	18	27	36	45
Four of a kind	5	10	15	20	25
Full house	3	6	9	12	15
Flush	2	4	6	8	10
Straight	2	4	6	8	10
Three of a kind	1	2	3	4	5

Keep in mind that these are the full-pay versions of Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker. That means that they are the highest paying of the pay tables available.

You might not be able to find these pay tables where you are. Look at the payback for hands like the full house, the flush, and the straight when you see a pay table. These are the areas where pay is most likely to be discounted from full-pay versions.

These discounted pay tables will negatively affect your payback percentage for the game. The payback percentage is the figure that combines the probability of making winning hands with the payout for those hands. In the case of Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker, it also includes the possibilities of spinning the wheels and the bonuses you can earn from it.

The pay tables listed above for Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker all come in with payback percentages above 99%. That is the kind of percentage we recommend for serious video poker players. You can make up the 1% or less losses that you’ll suffer playing the game through loyalty bonuses from casinos or top gambling websites.

But you might not be able to make up the difference if you’re playing a pay table with discounted payouts that brings the payback percentage under 99%. You’ll be fighting a losing battle trying to keep your bankroll in the black in these instances.

That might not matter to you for a couple of reasons. First of all, if you only plan on playing Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker once in a while, your sample size will be too small to be affected greatly by the probabilities. Luck will impact your outcome more than anything else.

You might also be somebody who wants a chance of winning big in a hurry rather than somebody worried about eking out small winnings over time. If that’s the case, Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker should be right up your alley. The Wheel bonuses can amplify your winnings in a flash much more than other video poker variations.

Strategy for Wheel Poker Deluxe

To play Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker at the highest level, you need to learn proper strategy for it. That means you know which cards to hold and which cards to discard on every conceivable deal.

Why does this matter? If you’re going against the probability math when making these choices, you might get bailed out by a lucky draw now and again. But over time, your incorrect decisions will hurt your payback.

It might seem like a daunting task to learn strategy for a game like Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker, especially considering there are so many available pay tables. First, choose one or two pay tables you will play with some regularity. That will prevent you from overloading yourself unnecessarily.

Next, get some help. You might think you can do the math on the fly when you’re playing video poker. But it would take a genius to figure out all the probabilities and potential payouts, especially on deals where there are several possible winning combinations in play.

Where do you find this help? Well, strategy charts can be a quick fix. These charts can be found online for just about every game under the sun, and you can memorize them to ensure yourself perfect play.

Strategy charts work by ranking all of the combinations you might receive on the deal in terms of value. When you see what you have in your deal and do a quick comparison, you’ll know which winning hand you should pursue. And you’ll also know which cards can be discarded.

Another way to handle strategy for Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker is to purchase downloadable video poker training software. This software simulates play and lets you customize pay tables so that you can get the proper instruction.

As you play with video poker training software, you will be alerted each time you make the wrong decision about a hold or discard. The software will also let you know the right decision. By repeating this process over time, you’ll be able to tell the right moves in an instant when you’re playing for real.

Conclusion

Wheel Poker Deluxe video poker provides you with a chance to really boost your winnings when that wheel is spinning. It may take a few more coins to bring it into play. But the benefits it brings really makes up for any extra cost!