Actionable Two Way Royal Tips for Video Poker

October 27, 2014 by

rsz_2-ways-royal-playtechWhen you go to learn an atypical form of video poker, you’re usually on your own with somewhat vague advice about how to play different types of hands. Instead of giving you some advice that’s difficult to work with an apply, we have some Two Ways Royal tips for one of Playtech’s most interesting games that you can apply the very next time you play. These tips revolve around atypical situations with the Lo Royal Flush and what you need to do to make sure that you get the most value for your hand in a couple of tricky situations.

A Couple of Major Two Way Royal Tips

The Lo Royal Flush in this game is a six-high straight flush (6-5-4-3-2 of the same suit), and it gets the same 800x payout as a typical royal which makes it a very important hand to learn to play correctly. Draws to this hand are also important to learn to play correctly. Suppose you have 2d3d5dQd9s. Most people would automatically discard the 9s for a four-card flush draw along with a high pair draw, and this would get a respectable 1.021x average payout. However, keeping the 2d3d5d combination for the three-card draw to the Lo Royal Flush is a good bit better with a 1.149x average payout.

More on the Same Theme

Another situation that’s kind of similar happens when you have a flush. Suppose you have Q6532 all of the same suit for a made flush. Keeping that flush will give you a 5x payout every single time, and most people would never think of breaking up that hand. However, you can more than triple your average win if you discard the queen and go for the long-shot Low Royal Flush.

Discarding the queen is very anti-intuitive for most players since you’re always taught to stick with a strong made hand. However, you’ll average a whooping 18.021x payout by doing so. It’s clear to see what the correct play is in this particular situation.

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