The number of coins that must be played to realize a particular games best paytable. Typically, casinos short-pay a video poker game when played less then Full-coin. For example, very often a Royal Flush pays 4000 units for a 5 coin, Full-coin wager, but only 800 units for a 4-coin wager. All vpfree2 pay tables are listed per coin, assuming that at least the Full-coin level is reached (5 coins in most instances).
A winning hand without a wild card in a poker game that uses wild cards, such as Deuces Wild. In some wild card games, such as Deuces Wild, a Natural Royal Flush pays significantly more then a Royal Flush with at least one Natural (in this case one or more deuces) See also: Wild Card, Deuces Wild.
meaning that the dealt hand will be held in entirety and no cards will be discarded on the draw. In some games, such as PKM, it is not possible to have a Pat hand. Supposedly, some machines lock up for a dealt (Pat) Royal Flush so that the player will not be able to make a mistake.
Poker hand comprising the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of one suit (in any order). For most draw video poker games, the probability of a natural (no wild card) Royal Flush is approximately 1/45,000. For example:
A royal flush in which the cards appear in numerical order. Some video poker games pay a bonus for a Sequential Royal Flush-- and for some of these the order (ascending or descending) might matter.
A reduction in a pay out from the typical payout or maximum payout for a particular hand or game. Casinos often short some commonly occurring payouts and raise other rare payouts (ex, Royal Flush). This generally reduces the EV for the entire game.
