Excalibur electronic VR15 - Manual (Page 8)

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ONSCREEN FUNCTION KEYS
BET ONE: Choose this icon to insert
coins one by one.
BET MAX: Choose this icon to insert
five coins at once.
DEAL : Choose this icon to begin the
game, to accept your cards, or to replace the cards you released.
EXIT: Choose this icon to exit the current game and return to
the game menu.
PLAYING VIDEO POKER
On the Video Poker opening screen, the arrow icon points
to the BET ONE icon at the bottom left of the screen. Use the
DIRECTIONAL KEYPAD and the A button to bet one coin at
a time, up to five coins, or select BET MAX to bet five coins at
once. Next, choose DEAL .
Five cards will appear at the bottom of the screen. The goal
is to create the best five-card poker hand possible, with one
chance to replace some or all of the cards. The game will pay
off for hands with a pair of Jacks or better. Refer to the screen
above the cards for the payout of each hand. Refer to page 8 of
WINNING TIP:
The basic strategy for setting your hand is to make
the highest two-card hand that is less than your
five-card hand.
Video Poker
low hand. To remove cards from the low hand, use the DIREC-
TIONAL KEYPAD and the A button to select them again.
Choose DONE to reveal the dealer's cards and determine the
outcome of the hand.
If you are unsure how to divide your hands, choose the
HOUSEWAY icon at the bottom right of the screen and the
computer will select the best combination for you. Then choose
DONE.
The goal of Pai Gow is for your low hand to beat the deal-
er's low hand and for your high hand to beat the dealer's high
hand. If this happens, you win, and the payout is 1-to-1. If nei-
ther of your hands outrank the dealer's hands, you lose. If each
of you win one of the hands, then the hand is a push and you
keep your bet. A Copy occurs when one of your hands ranks
exactly the same as the dealer's hand. If you win one hand and
lose or Copy the other, this is considered a push, and you keep
your bet. If you lose one hand and the other is a Copy, you lose
the bet. A Double Copy occurs when both hands rank exactly
the same as the dealer's. The dealer wins a Double Copy.
HINT: Pai Gow Poker is played with an entire deck of
cards, plus one Joker as a wild card. The Joker can only
be used as an Ace or to complete a Straight, Flush,
Straight Flush, or Royal Flush.
HINT: The high hand must outrank the low hand, or
Pai Gow Poker will flash "ERROR." You must then
make a legal hand.