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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. General Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
C F S Nevada, Inc.
953 E. Sahara Avenue, Suite 9B
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104-3012
Voice: +1-702-732-9616
FAX: +1-702-732-3847
CompuServe: 71154,2002
E-mail: CFSPoker@cfsrexx.com
The chances are that if you are reading this page you have already installed
CFSPoker. In case you are not familiar with OS/2 Warp or OS/2 2.1, this panel
(you might think of it as a page) is contained in the both the CFSPoker.INF and
CFSPoker.HLP files that were installed when you installed CFSPoker. These are
hypertext documents that let you follow the links from one section to another.
The links used in this document are similar to those you have become accustomed
to if you use a Web browser to surf the World Wide Web.
Both the .INF format and the .HLP format are part of the OS/2 Information
Presentation Facility (IPF). The .INF format is accessed with the VIEW.EXE
program and the .HLP format is accessed via the <F1> key or selecting Help and
Info from the game's menu bar. The .HLP version does not provide all of the
functions that are available via the .INF format. For example, the VIEW program
provides access to the Table of Contents as well as providing Forward and
Backward whereas the .HLP facility does not.
Links are identified in one of two ways: the first link on each panel appears
in reverse and each subsequent link on the panel appears in this color on your
system. You can select these links by double-clicking on them, or by using the
<Tab> or <Shift+Tab> keys to select the link and then pressing <Enter> (not in
HTML version).
You can view the instructions for using the OS/2 Information Presentation
Facility (IPF) by clicking on Help and then General Help at the top of this
window.
The files required by CFSPoker reside in the directory you specified when you
installed the program. No changes are made to any of the OS/2 System files. The
install program creates a program object on your Desktop labeled CFSPoker. To
start the program, double-click on that object. If the CFSPoker object is
deleted, you can recreate it by running MAKEOBJ.CMD which is located in the
directory where you installed CFSPoker.
You can read the remainder of this document, panel by panel, by selecting the
Forward pushbutton at the bottom of this window (not in .HLP version) or you
can end the Information Presentation Facility (IPF) and get on with the game.
Notes: You can drag the CFSPoker program object to any folder you choose. You
can also create a shadow of it on your LaunchPad.
The words reverse and this color on this panel are not real links, they are
only used as examples.
(C) 1995-96 by C F S Nevada, Inc..
CFSPoker and the CFSPoker Joker are registered trademarks of C F S Nevada, Inc.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Getting started ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Detailed information about using CFSPoker, and video poker in general, is
available in both .HLP and .INF formats. The identical information is presented
in both formats.
The .HLP format is referenced via the <F1> key for any CFSPoker object that has
the focus.
The .INF format can be accessed by with any of the following:
selecting Help Getting Started from the Help & Info popup menu while
playing CFSPoker
by double clicking on the CFSPoker.INF object in the directory where you
installed CFSPoker
by launching the OS/2 Information Presentation Facility (IPF) VIEW
program, from an OS/2 command line with a file name of CFSPoker.INF.
Click on any of the following links to be taken directly to that topic or
click the Forward pushbutton below to continue reading this document in
sequence.
What is video poker.
Types of video poker.
CFSPoker introduction.
How to play CFSPoker.
Creating your own video poker variations
Additional information about CFSPoker
Definition of terms.
Note: If you are viewing the CFSPoker.INF file now and need help using the
IPF VIEW program, press <F1>.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. What is video poker ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Video poker represents the fastest growing segment of gaming in casinos around
the world. It is a draw poker game that can be played by anyone whether they
have any live poker experience or not. Video poker does not have the possible
intimidation factor that can occur when playing live poker against other
players. With video poker, you are playing against a computer very much like
the computer on which you are reading this. Also, the video poker player has an
influence on the outcome of a hand, unlike reel-style slot machines.
Every video poker hand is a completely new entity from a freshly shuffled deck.
There is no relationship to the preceding or subsequent hand. The odds of
making a Royal Flush, the Jackpot hand, is the same on every hand - even if the
previous hand was a Royal Flush.
The object of video poker is to make the highest possible ranking poker hand
from the five cards initially dealt to you along with any replacement cards you
draw. The rank of the final hand determines the amount won, and it is always
the highest ranking hand that can be made from the final five cards.
While it is important that you recognize each poker hand, it is not necessary
that you memorize the relative importance (ranking) of each hand because it
appears on the video poker game screen or on a printed card attached to the
front of the machine. If you are dealt a paying hand on CFSPoker, or the
outcome of the game results in a winning hand, the corresponding line of the
payoff card for the rank of the hand is highlighted.
The only decision you need to make when you're playing video poker is which of
the five cards you are dealt should be held and which cards should be discarded
and replaced.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Types of video poker ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
There are three basic types of video poker games:
1. Jacks or Better
2. Joker Poker
3. Deuces Wild
A fourth type of game is unique - it combines the aspects of both Joker Poker
and Deuces Wild and is aptly named Deuces and Joker Wild. Deuces and Joker
Wild is included in CFSPoker.
Almost all the variations of video poker that exist have their roots in one of
these three basic types. The variations involve differing payoff cards which
result in a different percentage of theoretical profit (or in some cases loss)
for the machine operators. This has a direct effect on the player who is
striving to play at expert level.
CFSPoker includes the following variations of Jacks or Better:
Jacks or Better - Bonus
Jacks or Better - Double Bonus
Kings or Better - Triple Bonus
CFSPoker includes the following variations of Deuces Wild:
Deuces Wild
Deuces Deluxe
7's Wild
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Introduction to CFSPoker ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CFSPoker was designed to resemble the video poker machines located in casinos
around the world. The primary difference between CFSPoker and video poker
machines is that CFSPoker lacks a payout hopper and is intended for amusement
only.
CFSPoker can be played with a mouse, from the keyboard, or a combination of
both. Pushbuttons, which resemble their counterparts on video poker machines,
are highlighted to indicate when they are enabled just as they are on the
gaming machines. Colors are used to indicate which of the pushbuttons currently
has the focus.
CFSPoker is distributed with 1,000 bonus video poker credits. Use of the game
is unrestricted until these credits diminish to 0. After the bonus credits are
exhausted, the game is disabled. At that time an enabling key can be purchased
from C F S Nevada, Inc. to re-enable the game. The only functions that are not
available with the unregistered game are those related to adding or changing
credits.
Select the Forward pushbutton at the bottom of this window to read about
CFSPoker's Features & Options.
Warning!: Any attempt to defeat the integrity of CFSPoker or any of its
components will render the program inoperable and will necessitate
reinstallation of the program. User changes to the CFSPoker.INI file
are not allowed until a valid CFSPoker.KEY has has been installed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Features & Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CFSPoker is fully configurable by the player. You can read detail information
about these options by selecting the links below:
Game selection There are multiple variations of the three basic types of
video poker: Jacks or Better, Joker Poker, and Deuces Wild,
distributed with CFSPoker. In addition, you can configure
your own variations of the game if an enabling key has been
purchased and installed.
Context sensitive Help The Help information is available while you are playing
CFSPoker. If you have a question, just set the focus to the
object that you want help for and press <F1>.
You can select Help & Info from the menu bar and then select
Help getting started to launch the OS/2 Information
Presentation Facility (IPF) VIEW program. From there, you can
select Contents to see the Table of Contents for this
document or Index to view a sorted index of the contents of
this document.
Audio enabled If your computer has a sound card, CFSPoker will optionally
use it to play sound files for winning hands.
Redisplaying hands If you've ever played a video poker machine, you might have
wanted to look back at the cards that were dealt to you
before you played the hand or to look at the cards in some
hand besides the current hand. Only casino employees can do
that with a video poker machine. With CFSPoker you can
redisplay the hands from the current session (hands since the
game was launched), and optionally for all the hands you have
played that exist in the log file.
Customized card backs You can personalize CFSPoker with card back images of
your choice.
Statistics Curious about the number of hands you've won or lost, how
many hands per hour you are playing? These figures are
available from the statistical display facility either when
you terminate the session or on demand.
Log file If you enable the log file facility, every hand you play is
captured. This information is available in a form that allows
you to analyze it, crunch it, or manipulate it any way you
choose.
Color The background color of the game window can be set to any of
16 colors.
Credits There are numerous options which control the way that credits
are handled by CFSPoker. Unlike a video poker machine which
requires that you buy more credits when your balance reaches
zero, CFSPoker allows your credit meter to go minus if you
are behind and plus if you are ahead (which hopefully will
most often be the case). The credit-related options include:
Whether credits are preserved, game-to-game.
Whether credits are preserved, session-to-session.
The ability to reset your current credits on demand.
Deal speed If you have played video poker machines, you probably noticed
that some machines can take forever to deal a hand, while
others appear to flash all five cards on the screen at once.
The deal speed option can be set on these machines by the
casino. Unfortunately, there is rarely any consistency
amongst the machines in the same casino.
You can set the deal speed on CFSPoker to a level that you
are comfortable with - from clunk, clunk, clunk to the
non-delay speed preferred by experienced players.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. CFSPoker Program Updates ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Updates to CFSPoker are available via the Internet from the following sites:
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Note: The Internet Universal Resource Locators (URLs) are case-specific.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. CFSPoker as an Information Resource ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You'll find a wealth of knowledge about the inner workings of video poker:
If you're so inclined, you can read about how to calculate the expected
value for a hand. Expected value is the method of determining the best
way of playing a hand.
The casinos don't really loosen the machines for local players and
tighten the machines for tourists. Certainly in Nevada, no respectable
casino would jeopardize their gaming license by altering machines which
are scrutinized by a very strict Gaming Control Board.
The theoretical win or loss that a machine produces is altered by
changing the payoff cards on the machines.
Did you know that holding three cards and drawing two cards results in a
combination of 1,081 possible hands that can be made from a 52 card deck?
See the included table for all the draw combinations.
If you don't know a Flush from a Straight and don't know where to find
the answer, look no further than the table of hand rankings.
You'll find a glossary included which contains more technical information
than is needed to play the game.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. How to play CFSPoker. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CFSPoker is played the same way you play a video poker machine - but you won't
get your hands dirty from handling coins.
The following pages show you the CFSPoker game window layout along with
instructions to begin playing the game.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Game window layout ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CFSPoker was designed to replicate the functions of the video poker gaming
machines found in Nevada and other locations where video poker is legal.
CFSPoker has all the capabilities of the gaming machines except for the
physical payout since CFSPoker is for amusement purposes only. Below is a copy
of the game window.
Note: You can click on different portions of the game window below to enlist
help for that particular section. <Tab> or <Shift+Tab> highlights the
sections of the game window that can be selected.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Playing a hand ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CFSPoker was designed to be played with either the mouse, the keyboard, or both
- in any combination. Experienced computer users will probably prefer the mouse
whereas video poker aficionados will find the keyboard functions serve the same
function as the buttons on a video poker machine.
Play begins by wagering from one to five units (coins in a casino).
Pressing the Bet 1 Unit pushbutton advances the number of units bet by one,
until it reaches five, at which time the hand is automatically dealt. To begin
playing the hand with less than five units, the Deal / Draw pushbutton must be
used to deal the hand.
Pressing the Bet Max Units pushbutton results in a wager of five units along
with a hand being dealt without any further player intervention.
Note: Clicking Mouse button 2 with the mouse pointer positioned on any of the
five card images has the same effect as clicking on the pushbutton that
has the focus.
Similarly, pressing the <Enter> key or the space bar has the same effect as
clicking on the pushbutton that has the focus.
After the hand is dealt, you have to decide which cards you want to hold and
which cards you want to discard.
Clicking on any of the five card images causes the hold indicator for that
card to be toggled (off to on, or on to off). The <1> through <5> keys on the
keyboard serve the same function as clicking on the five card images
respectively. Pressing the <1> key would result in the first of the five cards
being designated as a card to be held. Pressing the <1> key again would remove
the hold indicator.
The Deal / Draw pushbutton is then selected to draw the replacement cards.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Creating your own variations of CFSPoker ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If you have purchased and installed a CFSPoker.KEY file, you can customize
CFSPoker by creating new games and payoff cards. All the criteria for the games
distributed with CFSPoker are contained in the CFSPoker.GAM file.
The file includes a group of lines for each game. Each group is made up of one
line for the game name and one line for each winning rank.
CFSPoker.GAM is an ASCII file that you can alter as desired. If the file
contains invalid data, selection of Game maintenance will fail with an
appropriate error message.
Warning!: Any attempt to defeat the integrity of CFSPoker or any of its
components will render the program inoperable and will necessitate
reinstallation of the program. User changes to the CFSPoker.INI file
are not allowed until a valid CFSPoker.KEY has has been installed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. CFSGames.CMD program ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The CFSGames.CMD file is the REXX program that is used to process the
CFSPoker.GAM file. This program, distributed in source format, is called by
CFSPoker whenever Game maintenance is selected from the Game selection entry on
the menu bar.
Each time that CFSGames.CMD is run, if any errors are found in the CFSPoker.GAM
file, an error log - CFSGames.ERR is created. The log file will contain the bad
detail lines followed by one or more error messages pertaining to the erroneous
detail line.
Warning: The CFSGames.CMD program is provided in source form for reference use
only. Altering this program could cause CFSPoker to fail when Game
maintenance is selected.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. CFSPoker.GAM file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The CFSPoker.GAM file contains the specifications for all the types and
variations of games that are available within CFSPoker. This ASCII file can be
altered as desired so long as the content of the fields meets the criteria
defined below.
The first line of each game group specifies the name of the game. This line is
followed by as many detail lines as necessary to describe all the winning
hands, or payoff lines, for the game. These payoff lines are used to create the
payoff card that is displayed in the game window.
Note: While there is no limit to the number of payoff lines that can be
specified, there is a limit to how many payoff lines can be shown in the game
window. This limit depends on your computer's video resolution and monitor
size.
Finally, if the game uses wild cards, their face name must be described on a
single line.
When there are multiple fields on the same line, each field except the last
must be separated from the previous field with a semicolon. White space
(blanks) between the fields is optional and irrelevant. As distributed,
CFSPoker.GAM has the fields aligned for readability. Blank lines and lines
beginning with an asterisk (*) or a space can be used as comment lines.
Example:
* Deuces & Joker Wild distributed with CFSPoker
[Deuces & Joker Wild]
4 Deuces & Joker; 02; 1000; 10000
Royal Flush; RF; 250; 4000
4 Deuces; 42; 25
Straight Flush; SF; 25
Royal Flush (Wild); RFW; 12
5 of a Kind; 5X; 9
Straight Flush (Wild); SFW; 6
4 of a Kind; 4X; 3
Full House; FH; 3
Flush; FL; 3
Straight; ST; 1
3 of a Kind; 3X; 1
Wild; 02
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2.1. Game name line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Each group of lines used to describe a game begins with the game name, as it is
to appear in the Game Selection popup menu, enclosed in brackets. For example:
[Jacks or Better]
The name is case sensitive and must be unique amongst the game names. If the
same name appears more than once in the CFSPoker.GAM file, the last occurrence
of the game description is used. The game name can contain any standard ANSI
characters except brackets.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2.2. Game detail line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The line containing the game name is followed by a variable number of lines
each of which contains:
Rank name This is the name of the hand ranking and may be any term you
choose. It need not be a standard poker hand rank name. This
name appears in the title column of the payoff card as well as
being the name appended to winning hand lines in the
CFSPoker.LOG file if the Log hands to CFSPoker.LOG option is
enabled.
Rank payoff code This two or three character code defines the hand value that
is used by CFSPoker's internal hand evaluation routine. It must
be carefully constructed from the rules set forth below.
An improperly specified hand payoff code results in erroneous
hand evaluations within the game.
Single coin payoff The number of units paid for a single coin wager for hands
that evaluate to the rank payoff code.
Five coin payoff (optional) The number of units paid for a five coin wager for
hands that evaluate to the rank payoff code. This is only
required when the five coin payoff value differs from five
times the single coin payoff value.
Rank payoff code
The rank payoff code must be an uppercase value from the following table:
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Γöé 4* Γöé 4 of Kind (Note 2) Γöé
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Γöé 5* Γöé 5 of Kind (Note 2) Γöé
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Γöé FH Γöé Full House Γöé
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Γöé FL Γöé Flush Γöé
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Γöé RF Γöé Royal Flush (natural) Γöé
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Γöé RFW Γöé Royal Flush (with wild cards) Γöé
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Γöé SF Γöé Straight Flush (natural) Γöé
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Γöé SFW Γöé Straight Flush (with wild cards) Γöé
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Γöé ST Γöé Straight Γöé
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Note 1: The first character of the rank name of a high pair payoff line must
be the same character as the face name of the rank of the card.
The face name characters are: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T J Q K A (T is used to
represent 10)
Examples:
Tens or Better; 1P
Queens or Better; 1P
Note 2: The position occupied by the * in the table must be one of the
following:
One of: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T J Q K A indicating a replication of the card
value. (T is used to represent 10)
N - natural, no wild cards. (4N is the only valid usage)
X - any 4 or 5 of a Kind that is not otherwise explicitly specified.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2.3. Wild card line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If the game is to use wild cards, their face name must be described on a single
line. The face values of the all the wild cards are specified without spaces.
The order of the wild card face values is irrelevant.
Example (Deuces & Joker)
WILD 20
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Additional Information About CFSPoker ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Dick Goran of C F S Nevada, Inc. was the lead designer and author of CFSPoker.
The program was written in VX-REXX and represents thousands of hours of effort.
Acknowledgements
Thank you: HES.
Initial testing was overseen by Chip Shapiro, Las Vegas OS/2 BESTeam member,
with additional effort by numerous beta testers including Irv Spalten and his
OS/2 Advisor group.
Editorial assistance in preparing the documentation was provided by David
Moskowitz of Productivity Solutions, Inc. Graphic assistance was provided by
George Norby of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Factoid: Of the thousands of hands played during testing, three resulted in
Royal Flushes. The first was by the program's author, Dick Goran, on
December 20, 1995 (a one card draw). The second Royal was made by
Sharon Moskowitz (and certified by her father, David). Goran made
another Royal on April 26, 1996 while preparing the final beta
version of the program (a three card draw).
Hardware considerations
Software considerations
Updates
Creating your own card backs
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Hardware ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CFSPoker runs on any OS/2 Warp or OS/2 2.1 system. It requires approximately
8.0 MB of disk space.
CFSPoker was built for all available video resolutions and has a unique set of
graphics for each of the primary resolutions. XGA systems with video
resolutions different from the normal resolutions (640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x
768, etc.) uses the graphics on a next lower resolution basis.
CFSPoker uses any OS/2 MMPM supported sound card it finds on the system;
however, a sound card is not required.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. Software ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Program files included with, or created by, CFSPoker
The following files are included with, or created by, CFSPoker:
BigHand.WAV This sound file is played when a winning hand pays 200 or
more units.
CFSGames.CMD This source REXX program is used to process the CFSPoker.GAM
file which contains the game and payoff definitions. This
program should not be modified as it is called by CFSPoker
whenever Game maintenance is selected from the Game selection
entry on the menu bar.
CFSGames.ERR This log file is created when CFSGames.CMD is run and an
error is found in the CFSPoker.GAM file - the file containing
the game criteria.
Notes: Any previous copy of the file is deleted each time
CFSGames.CMD is run.
The program is provided in source form for reference use
only. Altering this program can cause CFSPoker to fail when
Game maintenance is selected.
CFSPoker.EXE This is the main video poker program file.
CFSPoker.GAM This file contains all the game definitions used by CFSPoker.
Instructions are provided so that you can add or remove any
game definitions.
CFSPoker.HLP The Help & Information data in .HLP format for assistance
while playing CFSPoker..
CFSPoker.INF The Help & Information data in .INF format for use with the
OS/2 Information Presentation Facility's OS/2 VIEW program.
CFSPoker.KEY This enabling key file must be purchased to re-enable the
game after the bonus credits distributed with the game
diminish to 0. Flush
CFSRoyal.DAT This encoded file is created in the CFSPoker directory when
you make a Royal Flush. To receive any promotional bonus
awards in effect at the time the Royal Flush is made (see
http://www.cfsrexx.com), the file must be sent to C F S
Nevada, Inc. via postal mail on diskette at:
953 E. Sahara Avenue, Suite 9B
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104-3012
Voice: +1-702-732-9616
FAX: +1-702-732-3847
CompuServe: 71154,2002
E-mail: CFSPoker@cfsrexx.com
or as a binary file via Compuserve E-mail to the CompuServe
address shown above, or it can be renamed and uploaded, via
anonymous FTP as a binary file, to ftp.cfsrexx.com/incoming.
It must be transferred as a binary file. UUencoded files will
not be accepted.
If you are going to upload the file to C F S Nevada, Inc.'s
FTP server, please be sure to rename it to a file name of
your choice so that it will not conflict with any other Royal
Flush files present in the incoming directory or yours may be
lost. The file name may be any number of characters up to 50
and may contain mixed case alphabetic characters and numbers.
Note: This file is overwritten with updated information each
time a Royal Flush is made.
CFSRoyal.WAV This sound file is played when a winning hand pays more than
250 units.
CFSSetup.EXE This file contains the installation program used to install
CFSPoker to a directory of your choice along with building
the CFSPoker Desktop object.
CFSStart.EXE The initialization program.
CFSStart.WAV This .WAV file is played during startup while the game table
is being built and CFSPoker is being initialized.
CFS-nnn.BMP and other bitmaps CFSPoker utilizes bitmap (.BMP) files for its
graphics.
Graphics displayed while the game window is being constructed
are distributed as separate bitmap files with a naming
convention of CFS-nnn.BMP (case is irrelevant). They reside
in the directory where CFSPoker was installed. These
distributed .BMP files are sequentially numbered beginning
with 001. The sequence number of the files governs their
display sequence. Gaps in the numbers is permitted. If all of
the .BMP files are deleted, there will not be any graphic
images while the program is loading and there will be
unattractive outlines on the initialization screen.
Size-specific card back bitmaps distributed with CFSPoker
have a file name whose first four characters match the
horizontal video resolution used by CFSPoker.
All other bitmaps in the CFSPoker directory are considered
eligible for display as card back selections. Therefore, you
should not keep unneeded .BMP files in the CFSPoker directory
as it will have a negative performance impact. If you create
your own bitmaps for use as card back selections, you should
delete the distributed generic card back bitmaps.
CFSPoker is distributed with 2 card back bitmaps for each
common video resolution. The first 4 characters of the file
name represent the horizontal video resolution.
nnnn BK00.BMP
nnnn BK01.BMP
Those not applicable to your system can be deleted.
CFS-nnn.WAV CFSPoker uses standard format .WAV files for audio.
The .WAV files that are used for the random sounds on winning
hands are located in the directory where CFSPoker was
installed and use a naming convention of CFS-nnn.WAV (case is
irrelevant).
The distributed .WAV files are sequentially numbered
beginning with 001; however, the sequence number of the files
is irrelevant and any of the files could be deleted leaving a
gap in the number without any ill effect. These files can be
replaced or removed at the user's discretion. If all of these
.WAV files are deleted, there will not be any random sound
files available for winning hand designation.
Note: The .WAV file list that CFSPoker uses is only built
when the game is being initialized.
Warning: An excessive number of these .WAV files can have a
negative effect on the performance of the game.
Lattice.BMP A generic card back bitmap.
MakeOBJ.CMD This REXX program is used recreate the CFSPoker Desktop
object if it becomes lost or corrupted. This program may be
run as often as desired. It must be run from the directory
where CFSPoker was installed.
MedHand.WAV This sound file is played when a winning hand pays 25 or more
units.
README.TXT This ASCII file contains instructions for installing the
program along with any last minute changes to the
instructions for the use of the program.
UnderCon.WAV This sound file provides the audio used while the game window
is under construction.
WarpConn.BMP A generic card back bitmap.
Weave.BMP A generic card back bitmap.
WinHand.WAV This sound file is played for all small winning hands when
Random sounds on winning hands has been turned off.
REXXLIB.DLL & VROBJ.DLL CFSPoker is distributed with two DLLs (Dynamic Link
Library) modules. REXXLIB, (distributed with the permission
of Quercus Systems) and VROBJ.DLL (the VX-REXX run time
module) must reside in either the directory where CFSPoker is
installed or any other directory which is specified in your
LIBPATH statement in CONFIG.SYS. In order for the DLLs to be
recognized in the current directory, your LIBPATH statement
must contain a period.
Dump files (*.DMP) In the event of a trap condition in any of the programs
which make up CFSPoker, a .DMP file is created with a file
name the same as the name of the program phase that failed.
The possibilities include:
CFSGames.DMP
CFSPoker.DMP
CFSSetup.DMP
CFSSound.DMP
CFSStart.DMP
Uninstalling CFSPoker
To uninstall and remove CFSPoker from your system, simply delete the files in
the directory where you installed the program and then remove that directory
(assuming that CFSPoker is in its own directory). Also, you can delete the
CFSPoker object (OBJECTID=<CFSPoker>) from your Desktop or wherever you put
it.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3. Creating your own card back bitmaps ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CFSPoker uses a fixed size for its card images depending on video resolution.
The values are shown in the table below for the most common video resolutions.
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Γöé Resolution ΓöéPixelΓöéPixel Γöé
Γöé ΓöéWidthΓöéHeightΓöé
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Γöé 1280 x 1024 Γöé 144 Γöé 216 Γöé
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Γöé 640 x 480 Γöé 64 Γöé 96 Γöé
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Bitmaps whose size matches the card image size for your video resolution will
be displayed significantly faster than generic bitmaps. Therefore, card back
bitmaps you create should match one of the sizes shown.
If the first four characters of a bitmap name found in the CFSPoker directory
are numeric. CFSPoker will only use that bitmap if the first four characters
match the horizontal video resolution selected by CFSPoker. Therefore, the same
graphic image can be used to create size-specific bitmaps for different video
resolutions. CFSPoker is distributed with two size-specific bitmaps for each of
the common resolutions:
nnnn BK00.BMP
nnnn BK01.BMP
CFSPoker uses a built-in card back image if no eligible bitmaps are found in
the CFSPoker directory.
Note: If other than one of the common video resolutions is found, CFSPoker
will use the first resolution in the table that is immediately lower
than the actual resolution. You can see the video resolution CFSPoker is
using by selecting the Help & Info popup and then selecting About
CFSPoker.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Warp 4.0 (aka Merlin) notes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
While beta testing OS/2 Warp 4.0 it was found that when using the normal
startup sequence of programs to launch the program (i.e CFSStart.EXE,
CFSPoker.EXE), the sound file used by CFSStart plays properly but .WAV files
will not play from CFSPoker. Yet, if CFSPoker is started directly from an
object or from the command line, the CFSPoker .WAV files play properly. This
problem does not occur on any previous releases of OS/2. This problem can be
circumvented by replacing the default path and file name value of
?:\CFSPoker\CFSStart.EXE in the CFSPoker Desktop object with
?:\CFSPoker\CFSPoker.EXE. The effect of this change is that the introduction
screen and music will not precede the game screen. This bug has been reported
to the IBM Merlin development team. If the changes in Merlin require any change
in CFSPoker, the updates will be available, free for download, from the C F S
Nevada, Inc. World Wide Web site and FTP server.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Glossary - Terms and Definitions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When you are viewing this information from CFSPoker.INF, as opposed to
CFSPoker.HLP, you can use the Forward and Back pushbuttons to page through the
terms associated with video poker:
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1. 2 Pair ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A 2 Pair hand contains two different pairs of cards of the same value along
with one card whose value is different than that of either matching pair.
2 Pair example
Note: When playing a wild card game, any wild card can be used in place of any
other non-wild card to make a 2 Pair hand.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.2. 3 of a Kind ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A 3 of a Kind hand contains three cards of the same value along with two cards
of different values.
3 of a Kind example
Note: When playing a wild card game, any wild card can be used in place of any
other non-wild card to make a 3 of a Kind hand.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3. 4 of a Kind ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A 4 of a Kind hand contains four cards of the same value along with one card of
a different value.
4 of a Kind example
Note: When playing a wild card game, any wild card can be used in place of any
other non-wild card to make a 4 of a Kind hand.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.4. 5 of a Kind ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A 5 of a Kind hand can only be made on a game which includes wild cards. The
hand contains one or more cards of the same rank along with wild cards that are
used as imaginary cards of any value to complete a 5 of a Kind hand.
5 of a Kind example
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.5. Background Color notebook page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The background color notebook page allows you to select the color of your
choice to be used as the background color for the game window.
Note: When you select a background color, various foreground colors (text) are
changed at the same time to assure they are visible.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.6. Bet 1 Unit pushbutton ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Bet 1 Unit pushbutton increments the number of units bet by 1 each time it
is pushed. When the limit of 5 units is reached (the same as Bet Max Units), a
new hand is dealt.
The Bet 1 Unit pushbutton can be activated with mouse button 1, the U key on
the keyboard (underlined on the pushbutton) or with the Space bar or Enter when
it is the highlighted pushbutton.
Note: In the above example, the Quit, Bet 1 Unit, and Bet Max Units
pushbuttons are enabled which is indicated by their color in comparison
to the Deal / Draw pushbutton which is disabled. The Bet 1 Unit
pushbutton has the focus which is indicated in the above example by the
color blue.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.7. Bet Max Units pushbutton ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Bet Max Units pushbutton increments the number of units bet from its
current value to the limit of five, and cause a new hand to be dealt.
The Bet Max Units pushbutton can be activated with mouse button 1, the M key on
the keyboard (underlined on the pushbutton) or with Space or Enter when it is
the highlighted pushbutton.
Note: In the above example, the Quit, Bet 1 Unit, and Bet Max Units
pushbuttons are enabled which is indicated by their color in comparison
to the Deal / Draw pushbutton which is disabled. The Bet Max Units
pushbutton has the focus which is indicated in the above example by the
color blue.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.8. Card Back selection notebook page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The card back selection notebook page allows you to select the card back that
is displayed while a hand is being dealt and for those cards being replaced by
the draw (so long as the deal speed is set to greater than 0). You can select a
card back bitmap from those distributed with the game, or create your own.
Eligible bitmaps can be added or removed from the CFSPoker directory while the
game is in use. The bitmap list is refreshed each time the notebook page is
selected. Creating bitmaps specifically for your video resolution will result
in faster play than using generic bitmaps.
Clicking on one of the bitmaps displayed on the notebook page selects that card
back image immediately. The color of the file name beneath the selected image
will be highlighted to indicate which image is in use. The selected card back
is saved from game to game.
Note: The number of card back bitmap selections you can choose from is limited
to the number of images that can be displayed on one notebook page. This
number varies by video resolution. The bitmaps are ordered by their file
name.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.9. CFSPoker.INI file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CFSPoker uses a standard OS/2-style INI file to preserve its settings and other
values. The INI file is automatically created when the program is launched and
the designated INI file does not exist. The INI file is updated when CFSPoker
ends or on demand.
The default INI file is CFSPoker.INI and is created in the directory where
CFSPoker is initially installed. If you have installed a CFSPoker.KEY file, you
can choose the name of the an alternate INI file CFSPoker is to use. You can
also create secondary INI files by copying the existing CFSPoker.INI file to a
file with a different name.
If multiple players are using the game, and they want to keep their credits and
other values separate, unique INI files must be used. Only one copy of a
specific CFSPoker INI file can be used at a time.
The name of the INI file that CFSPoker is to use is specified in the
Parameters: field of the Settings notebook for the object used to launch
CFSPoker or as a command line parameter if CFSPoker is started from an OS/2
command line session. The following example shows the Settings notebook entry
for an alternate INI file - Busters.INI.
Example
Note 1: The INI file must be specified with a full file system name if it is
to reside in a directory other than the default directory for
CFSPoker.
Note 2: Without an enabling key, only one copy of CFSPoker can be installed
on your system and it must use the CFSPoker.INI file.
Warning!: Any attempt to defeat the integrity of CFSPoker or any of its
components will render the program inoperable and will necessitate
reinstallation of the program. User changes to the CFSPoker.INI
file are not allowed until a valid CFSPoker.KEY has has been
installed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.10. CFSPoker.LOG file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If the hand logging option is selected (default is off), log data is written to
the CFSPoker.LOG file in the same directory where the CFSPoker INI file, or
user specified INI file, exists.
The CFSPoker.LOG file contains ASCII data. You can edit or delete the file so
long as the game is not active.
Each line of the file represents one hand. Each line consists of three groups
of five numeric fields. These fields are preceded by a + or - sign. The 15
fields are optionally followed by the name of the rank of the hand if the hand
was a winner. Non-paying hand lines contain just the 15 fields. The following
is an example of a line in the CFSPoker.LOG file for a hand which is a Full
House:
+43 +38 +46 +20 +48 +01 +40 +35 +12 +14 +01 +40 +46 +20 +14 Full House
ΓòÜΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓò¥ ΓòÜΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓò¥ ΓòÜΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓò¥ ΓòÜΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓò¥
Dealt hand Draw cards Final hand Winning rank
The absolute value of each numeric field is an index into a string of card
values and suits. A leading plus sign indicates the card was not a wild card
and a leading minus sign is used to represent a wild card for the game that was
selected at the time the hand was played.
The following REXX code fragment can be used to convert a log file value to its
respective face and suit value.
face_list = COPIES( '23456789TJQKA', 4 ) || '0' /* Joker */
suit_list = COPIES( 'c', 13 ) ||,
COPIES( 'd', 13 ) ||,
COPIES( 'h', 13 ) ||,
COPIES( 's', 13 ) ||,
'0' /* Joker */
card_index = ABS( log_file_value )
face = SUBSTR( face_list, card_index, 1 )
suit = SUBSTR( suit_list, card_index, 1 )
Notes: The character T is used as a single character designation of a 10 card
in the face list.
The Joker is represented by the 53rd character in each of the above strings.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.11. Configuration notebook ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The configuration notebook allows you to control the appearance and overall
function of the game. Select any of the entries below, each of which
corresponds to a tab on a notebook page:
Background Color
Credit Options
Deal Speed
Options
Sound
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.12. Credit Options notebook page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Credit Options notebook page allows you to select how your credits are
maintained by the game.
Reset credits on game change results in your credits for a new game you select
to be reset to zero.
Save credits on termination results in your credits being saved to a file,
CFSPoker.INI, when you end the game.
The Reset credits to 100 / 1000 pushbuttons set the credit counter to the
amount selected. This is the equivalent to buying credits on a video poker
machine. However, since the registered version of CFSPoker allows you to play
with negative credits, these functions are present for video poker machine
compatibility only. Their use is not required.
Note: These options are inactive until the game is registered since they don't
apply to the bonus credits distributed with the game.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.13. Credits ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Accumulated credits as well as the units that have been bet for the current
hand, or were bet for the previous hand, are shown. Unlike video poker machines
that require you to insert additional money when your accumulated credits reach
zero, CFSPoker allows you to play with a negative balance if the game has been
registered and you have received an enabling key.
The Credit options tab on the Configuration notebook is where you select the
credit options for your game.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.14. Deal / Draw pushbutton ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Deal / Draw pushbutton is used to draw new cards to replace any cards which
were not marked as Hold from the original dealt hand.
The Deal / Draw pushbutton can be activated with mouse button 1, the D key on
the keyboard (underlined on the pushbutton), or with the space bar or Enter
when it is the highlighted pushbutton.
Note: The Quit, Bet 1 Unit, and Bet Max Units pushbuttons are disabled which
is indicated by their color in comparison to the Deal / Draw pushbutton
which is enabled. The Deal / Draw pushbutton also has the focus which is
indicated in the above example by the color blue.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.15. Deal Speed adjustment ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Deal speed can be varied in CFSPoker just as it can on video poker machines.
Normal settings are in the range of 1 (fast) to 5 (slow) with a default of 1.
Setting the deal speed to 0 eliminates any hesitation when the cards are dealt
and causes them to flash on the screen. Also, a deal speed setting of 0
inhibits the "clicking" sound when the cards are dealt regardless, of the sound
option selected.
Note: The deal speed setting of 0 is intended for experienced video poker
players. Players new to the game will probably feel more comfortable
with a setting of 1 to 5.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.16. Deuces Wild ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Deuces Wild increases the excitement of video poker by offering a secondary
Jackpot, 4 Deuces, which generally pays one-quarter of the value of the primary
Jackpot - a Royal Flush. There also are variations that offer an even larger
payoff for four Deuces. However, these machines frequently have a payoff card
where the other payoffs have been significantly reduced to protect the
machine's earnings.
With Deuces Wild, all four Deuces are wild cards. They can be used in place of
any other card except another wild card to rank a hand. Wild cards are also
used as imaginary cards of any value to complete a 5 of a Kind hand. Some
payoff cards vary the payoffs for certain kinds of hands made naturally (no
wild cards) versus the same rank hand that includes wild cards. Deuces Wild
typically has the following payoff card in its full payout configuration:
ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ
Γöé Hand rank Γöé 1 Unit Γöé 5 Units Γöé Γöé
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Γöé Royal Flush Γöé 250 Γöé 4,000 Γöé(natural) Γöé
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Γöé 4 Deuces Γöé 200 Γöé 1,000 Γöé Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Wild Royal Γöé 25 Γöé 125 ΓöéRoyal Flush with DeucesΓöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 5 of a Kind Γöé 15 Γöé 75 Γöé Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Straight Flush Γöé 9 Γöé 45 Γöé Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 4 of a Kind Γöé 5 Γöé 25 Γöé Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Full House Γöé 3 Γöé 15 Γöé Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Flush Γöé 3 Γöé 15 Γöé Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Straight Γöé 2 Γöé 10 Γöé Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 3 of a Kind Γöé 1 Γöé 5 Γöé Γöé
ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.17. Deuces and Joker Wild ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Deuces and Joker Wild, like Joker Poker utilizes a 53 card deck. All four
Deuces and the Joker are wild cards. They can be used in place of any other
card except another wild card to rank a hand. Wild cards are also used as
imaginary cards of any value to complete a 5 of a Kind hand. Some payoff cards
vary the payoffs for certain kinds of hands made naturally (no wild cards)
versus the same rank hand that includes wild cards.
Deuces and Joker Wild typically has the following payoff card:
ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ
Γöé Hand rank Γöé 1 Unit Γöé 5 Units Γöé Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 4 Deuces & JokerΓöé 1000 Γöé 10,000 Γöé Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Royal Flush Γöé 250 Γöé 4,000 Γöé(natural) Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 4 Deuces Γöé 25 Γöé 125 Γöé Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Wild Royal Γöé 12 Γöé 60 ΓöéRoyal Flush with DeucesΓöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 5 of a Kind Γöé 9 Γöé 45 Γöé Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Straight Flush Γöé 6 Γöé 30 Γöé Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 4 of a Kind Γöé 3 Γöé 15 Γöé Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Full House Γöé 3 Γöé 15 Γöé Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Flush Γöé 3 Γöé 15 Γöé Γöé
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Γöé Straight Γöé 2 Γöé 10 Γöé Γöé
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Γöé 3 of a Kind Γöé 1 Γöé 5 Γöé Γöé
ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.18. Draws ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The number of draws that are possible with a 52 card deck (no Joker) and a 53
card (Joker) are shown in the following table:
ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ
Γöé Hold Γöé Draw Γöé52 Card Deck Γöé53 Card Deck Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 5 Γöé 0 Γöé 1 Γöé 1 Γöé
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Γöé 4 Γöé 1 Γöé 47 Γöé 48 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 3 Γöé 2 Γöé 1,081 Γöé 1,128 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 2 Γöé 3 Γöé 16,215 Γöé 17,296 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 1 Γöé 4 Γöé 178,365 Γöé 194,580 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 0 Γöé 5 Γöé 1,533,939 Γöé 1,712,304 Γöé
ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ
Note: The total number of hands that can be dealt from a 52 and 53 card deck
are 2,598,960 and 2,869,685 respectively.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.19. Expected value ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Expected value, referred to as EV, is a number which expresses the relative
value of drawing to any combination of cards in a dealt hand based on the
payoff card of the game being played. The correct way of playing any hand is to
draw to the combination of dealt cards which has the highest EV. In many cases
drawing five new cards will have a higher EV than drawing to any combination of
the five original dealt cards.
Pat hands always have an EV of 1.00 or greater meaning that your wager is
returned in a multiple represented by the EV. However, because a hand has an EV
greater that 1.00 doesn't guarantee a win. It simply means that, on average,
your wager will be returned multiplied by the EV. For example, the dealt hand
of: 10 A 3 K J has an EV of 18.49 on a 9-6 Jacks or Better game (9
units paid for a Full House and 6 units paid for a Flush); however, unless you
draw the Q (Royal Flush); any other Queen (Straight); another King, Ace, or
Jack (High Pair); you simply wind up with "bragging rights" to a 1-card draw to
a Royal Flush.
The EV is the decimal representation of a fraction whose numerator is the sum
of all the possible credits that can be made by replacing any or none of the
cards in the hand and whose denominator is the total number of possible hands
resulting from replacing any or none of the cards in the dealt hand.
number of possible credits from
drawing all possible cards
EV = ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇ
number of possible draw combinations
The following examples should help clarify this seemingly complex definition.
EV Example 1:
If the dealt hand is:
9 8 6 4 3
you can see that the hand is a pat hand Flush which should be played as dealt.
Therefore, the numerator for the EV calculation on a full-pay Jacks or Better
game is 6 (the Flush payout for a single unit). Because there is only the one
combination involved (the dealt hand), the denominator is 1. Therefore, the
calculation is:
6
EV = ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇ = 6.00
1
EV Example 2:
Changing just the last card in Example 1 to present the following hand:
9 8 6 4 3
results in a hand where you would intuitively want to hold the four clubs and
draw one card to replace the 3 in an attempt make a Flush.
The numerator for the EV calculation is the the sum of all the possible
credits that can be made by replacing any or none of the cards in the hand.
Because there are 47 cards remaining in the deck - 9 clubs which would make a
Flush and 38 others that would result in no payoff, the numerator for the EV
calculation for this hand is 9 clubs times 6 units for each possible flush.
The denominator is the total number of possible hands resulting from replacing
any or none of the cards in the dealt hand. In this case 47. Therefore, the
calculation, rounded to two decimal digits, is:
( 9 * 6 )
EV = ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇ = 1.15
47
EV Example 3:
This example demonstrates how a hand's expected value provides you with the
criteria for how a hand should be played. Being dealt:
4 4 5 6 7
results in a hand which can be played in one of two ways: a) you can hold four
consecutive cards (discarding either 4) and draw one card in an attempt to
make a Straight; or, b) you can hold the pair of 4s and draw three cards.
Scenario A:
Drawing one card to 4 5 6 7 results in a calculation containing
numbers similar to Example 2. There are only eight cards, any 3 or any 8,
which can be drawn that make a a paying hand - a Straight. Therefore, the
EV for drawing one card on a full-pay Jacks or Better game with a payoff
value of 4 for a Straight is:
( 8 * 4 )
EV = ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇ = 0.68
47
Scenario B:
On the other hand, drawing three cards to 4 4 would yield the
following possible hands and their respective payoffs on a full-pay Jacks
or Better game:
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Γöé Count Γöé Type of Hand Γöé Payoff Γöé TotalΓöé
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Γöé 45 Γöé 4 of a Kind Γöé 25 Γöé 1,125Γöé
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Γöé 165 Γöé Full House Γöé 9 Γöé 1,485Γöé
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Γöé 1,854 Γöé 3 of a Kind Γöé 3 Γöé 5,562Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 2,592 Γöé 2 Pair Γöé 2 Γöé 5,184Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 11,559 Γöé no pay Γöé 0 Γöé 0Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 16,215 Γöé ** Totals ** Γöé Γöé13,356Γöé
ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ
The EV calculation for the values in the above table is:
13,356
EV = ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇ = 0.82
16,215
Therefore, the correct way to play the hand is to draw three cards to the
pair of 4s (EV = 0.82) rather than drawing one card to 4 5 6 7 try
to make a Straight (EV = 0.68).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.20. Expert level play ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Expert level play refers to playing video poker by always playing a hand at its
highest expected value. It requires books, specialized computer programs, and
many hours of study and practice to learn to play each variation of video poker
at the expert level.
Knowledgeable video poker players that are capable of playing at expert level
seek out progressive Jackpot machines or links where the expected value of a
Royal Flush is increased significantly because of a progressive Jackpot
increasing beyond a certain level.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.21. Flush ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A Flush contains five cards of the same suit.
Flush example
Note: When playing a wild card game, any wild card can be used in place of any
other non-wild card to make a Flush hand.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.22. Full House ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A Full House contains three cards of the same value along with two cards of the
same value as each other but different than the value of the three matching
cards.
Full House example
Note: When playing a wild card game, any wild card can be used in place of any
other non-wild card to make a Full House hand.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.23. Game selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The three basic formats of video poker (Jacks or Better, Joker Poker, and
Deuces Wild) along with Deuces & Joker Wild are distributed with CFSPoker. You
select the game and variation you want to play from the popup menu available on
the menu bar. The Game selection popup for the games distributed with CFSPoker
includes the following choices:
The final entry, Game maintenance, is only available if CFSPoker has been
enabled with a key. Game maintenance causes all the game definitions to be
replaced in the active CFSPoker INI file. You can customize the game
definitions and payoffs to create your own variations of CFSPoker.
Warning!: Any attempt to defeat the integrity of CFSPoker or any of its
components will render the program inoperable and will necessitate
reinstallation of the program. User changes to the CFSPoker.INI file
are not allowed until a valid CFSPoker.KEY has has been installed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.24. Help and Info ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Help & Info popup gives you access to the following resources:
Help contents The contents of this information file.
Help index The index of this information file.
Using help How to use the OS/2 Help facility
Help getting started. This option results in the standard OS/2 VIEW
program being launched to view the CFSPoker.INF
file.
Game Information The same statistical display optionally available
when you exit the game.
Registration The presence of this menu item indicates that the
program is not registered. Selecting it will
present registration instructions including an
order form which can be mailed, E-mailed, or FAXed
to C F S Nevada, Inc..
About C F S Nevada, Inc. Information relating to the developers of
CFSPoker.
About CFSPoker Information about the version of CFSPoker and
related program modules you have along with
providing the electronic address, including the
Internet URLs, for obtaining the latest version of
CFSPoker.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.25. High Pair ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A high pair hand contains two cards of the same rank which result in a payoff.
With Jacks or Better a pair of Jacks, Queens, Kings, or Aces is considered a
high pair.
A high pair for Joker Poker is a pair of Kings or a pair of Aces since those
are the only pairs which result in a payoff.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.26. Hint area ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The hint area, located directly beneath the menu bar on the game window,
provides a phrase that indicates the function that the mouse cursor is pointing
to.
Note: The hint text can be disabled on the Options page of the Configuration
notebook. When the hint text facility is disabled, the game window can
be resized to eliminate the vertical space that was occupied by the hint
text area.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.27. Hold ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Hold is the term used to indicate which cards of the original dealt hand are to
be kept. Cards which are not marked to be held are replaced when the Deal /
Draw button is pushed. The following card has HOLD toggled on. The same action
that resulted in a card being held can be used to "unhold" the card.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.28. Instruction line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Instruction line tells you to Bet 1 to 5 units then Deal / Draw to begin a
hand and then, after betting is completed and the hand is dealt, informs you to
Hold 0 or more cards then Deal / Draw .
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.29. Jackpot ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Jackpot hand in all video poker games except Deuces and Joker Wild is a
natural Royal Flush (no wild cards). Payoff for a Royal Flush is generally
4,000 units. This is considered a flat Jackpot as opposed to a progressive
Jackpot.
The primary Jackpot for the Deuces and Joker Wild game is five wild cards -
four Deuces and a Joker.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.30. Jacks or Better ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Jacks or Better is the original (early 1980s) and most common type of video
poker available today. As the name implies, you must have a final hand of a
pair of Jacks or higher (High Pair) in order to have a winning hand. It
typically has the following payoff card in its full payout configuration:
ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ
Γöé Hand rank Γöé 1 Unit Γöé 5 Units Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Royal Flush Γöé 250 Γöé 4,000 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Straight Flush Γöé 50 Γöé 250 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 4 of a Kind Γöé 25 Γöé 125 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Full House Γöé 9 Γöé 45 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Flush Γöé 6 Γöé 30 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Straight Γöé 4 Γöé 20 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 3 of a Kind Γöé 3 Γöé 15 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 2 Pair Γöé 2 Γöé 10 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Jacks or Better Γöé 1 Γöé 5 Γöé
ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.31. Jacks or Better - Bonus ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Jacks or Better - Bonus is the most common variation of the original Jacks or
Better game. To justify the increased payoff values for four Aces, 2s, 3s, and
4s, the payoff for Full Houses and Flushes is reduced from the original Jacks
or Better payoff. It typically has the following payoff card in its full payout
configuration:
ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ
Γöé Hand rank Γöé 1 Unit Γöé 5 Units Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Royal Flush Γöé 250 Γöé 4,000 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Straight Flush Γöé 50 Γöé 250 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 4 Aces Γöé 80 Γöé 400 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 4 2s, 3s, 4s Γöé 40 Γöé 200 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 4 5s - Ks Γöé 25 Γöé 125 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Full House Γöé 8 Γöé 40 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Flush Γöé 5 Γöé 25 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Straight Γöé 4 Γöé 20 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 3 of a Kind Γöé 3 Γöé 15 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé 2 Pair Γöé 2 Γöé 10 Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé Jacks or Better Γöé 1 Γöé 5 Γöé
ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.32. Jacks or Better - Double Bonus ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Jacks or Better - Double Bonus is the newest variation of the original Jacks or
Better game. In order to offset the increased values for four Aces, 2s, 3s, and
4s, along with the increased payoff for Full Houses and Flushes, the 2 Pair
payoff is reduced from two units to one unit. It typically has the following
payoff card in its full payout configuration:
ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ
Γöé Hand rank Γöé 1 Unit Γöé 5 Units Γöé
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Γöé Flush Γöé 7 Γöé 35 Γöé
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Γöé 3 of a Kind Γöé 3 Γöé 15 Γöé
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Γöé 2 Pair Γöé 1 Γöé 5 Γöé
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Γöé Jacks or Better Γöé 1 Γöé 5 Γöé
ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.33. Joker Poker ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Joker Poker was the second variation of video poker to arrive on the scene
(circa 1984). It is a Las Vegas favorite, particularly in those casinos which
offer a full payout configuration. The attraction of Joker Poker over Jacks or
Better was the larger payoffs for certain hands. These larger payoffs were made
available by the machine operators at the expense of some of the smaller hands.
For example, Joker Poker requires either a pair of Kings or better or, in some
cases, a minimum of two pair to make a winning hand.
This game uses a single Joker as a 53rd card in the deck. The Joker can be used
in place of any other card to rank a hand. However, a Royal Flush containing a
Joker is paid at less than the Jackpot hand of a natural Royal Flush (no
Joker). The Joker can also be used as an imaginary card of any value to
complete a 5 of a Kind hand. In its full payout configuration (which is
becoming a rare commodity), Joker Poker has the following payoff card:
ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ
Γöé Hand rank Γöé 1 Unit Γöé 5 Units Γöé Γöé
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Γöé Royal Flush Γöé 250 Γöé 4,700 Γöé(natural) Γöé
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Γöé 5 of a Kind Γöé 200 Γöé 1,000 Γöé Γöé
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Γöé Wild Royal Γöé 100 Γöé 500 ΓöéRoyal Flush with JokerΓöé
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Γöé Straight Flush Γöé 50 Γöé 250 Γöé Γöé
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Γöé Full House Γöé 7 Γöé 35 Γöé Γöé
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Γöé 2 Pair Γöé 1 Γöé 5 Γöé Γöé
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Γöé Kings or Better Γöé 1 Γöé 5 Γöé Γöé
ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.34. Key to enable the game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CFSPoker is distributed with 1,000 bonus credits. None of the features of the
program are disabled or crippled (except for meaningless credit-related
options) until your bonus credits diminish to 0. At that time the game can no
longer be used until it is registered and you receive an enabling key.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.35. Keyboard usage ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The keyboard can be used in place of a mouse. Each pushbutton has an underlined
letter which means that the corresponding keyboard key can be used in place of
clicking on the pushbutton. Menu bar names that have an underlined letter
within their caption can be selected with a combination of <Alt+> the
underlined letter key.
The <Enter> key or space bar can be used anywhere in the game in place of
clicking on the pushbutton which has the focus.
The <F1> key can be used at any time to launch CFSPoker's Help and Information.
You are be taken directly to the help page for the object that currently has
the focus.
Example
Note: The Quit, Bet 1 Unit, and Bet Max Units pushbuttons are enabled which is
indicated by their color in comparison to the Deal / Draw pushbutton
which is disabled. The Bet Max Units pushbutton has the focus which is
indicated in the above example by the color blue.
Only an enabled object can receive the focus.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.36. Kings or Better - Triple Bonus ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Kings or Better - Triple Bonus is yet another variation of the original Jacks
or Better game. It is too new to have a typical payoff card but the following
payoff card has been seen in Las Vegas casinos:
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Γöé Hand rank Γöé 1 Unit Γöé 5 Units Γöé
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Γöé Royal Flush Γöé 250 Γöé 4,000 Γöé
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Γöé Kings or Better Γöé 1 Γöé 5 Γöé
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.37. Link ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Link refers to multiple machines being hooked together for the purpose of
creating a common progressive Jackpot.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.38. Live poker ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Live poker refers to playing poker against other players. This can be at your
kitchen table or one of the many card rooms either associated with a casino
like those you find in Las Vegas or a stand-alone facility like the card rooms
of California.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.39. Menu bar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The menu bar allows you to:
Open the Configuration notebook which contains numerous pages that
control the appearance and overall function of the game,
Open a popup menu that allows you to select the variation of video poker
you want to play:
Redisplay the cards of any previous hands
Access the Help and Information popup.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.40. Mouse button 2 use ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Mouse button 2, by default, can be used in place of the Bet 1 Unit or Bet Max
Units, and Deal / Draw pushbuttons when they have the focus.
In order for MB2 to be active, the mouse pointer must be positioned on one of
the five card images.
Note: Mouse button 2 is typically the right mouse button.
The MB2 function can be disabled via the appropriate check box on the Options
page of the Configuration notebook.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.41. Object Focus ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Only one object on your Desktop can have the focus at any given point in time.
Generally within CFSPoker the focus object is a pushbutton. The pushbutton can
easily be recognized by a highlighting color that differentiates it from the
other pushbuttons that are visible. The highlighting color will vary depending
on the background color currently in use.
An object being enabled or disabled should not be confused with an object
having the focus. Disabled objects in CFSPoker are set to a dull color that
makes them obvious by their lack of color or intensity when compared to the
same kind of object that is enabled.
Example
Note: In the above example, the Quit, Bet 1 Unit, and Bet Max Units
pushbuttons are enabled which is indicated by their color in comparison
to the Deal / Draw pushbutton which is disabled. The Bet Max Units
pushbutton has the focus which is indicated in the above example by the
color blue.
Only an enabled object can receive the focus.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.42. Options notebook page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The options notebook page contains numerous individual settings that you can
adjust as desired.
Log hands to CFSPoker.LOG
The option is provided to allow all hands to be written to a log file.
The file name is CFSPoker.LOG and it is created in the same directory
where the CFSPoker.INI file exists.
If you choose to turn on the log file function, the file will accumulate
data for all the hands you play.
The advantage to this is that you can redisplay hands from a previous
session.
The disadvantage is that the log file can grow quite large and not only
occupy disk storage but also have a negative impact on the performance of
the game.
If you choose to use the log file, it is your responsibility to prune it
or delete it on a periodic basis. You can tell how many hands are being
stored in the log file by selecting the Redisplay hands function. The
last hand played is always the first hand redisplayed.
Note: The default is not to create the log file.
MB2 will Bet and Deal / Draw
By default, mouse button 2, generally the right button, can be used in
place of the game window pushbutton that has the focus. This use of the
MB2 can be inhibited by unchecking this entry.
Random sounds on winning hands (nn)
CFSPoker comes with numerous .WAV files that, by default, are played in
response to a winning hand. Deselecting this check box results in the
same sound, rather than random sounds, being played (if sounds are not
disabled) for all winning hands.
The number in parentheses is the total number of CFSPoker.Wnn .WAV files
present in the CFSPoker directory.
Show hint text on game window
The default structure of the game window includes a hint text area
beneath the menu bar. The hint text area can be removed with this check
box. This reduces the minimum height required by the game window.
Show statistics on exit
The default action of CFSPoker is to display the game statistics when you
click the Quit pushbutton to end the playing session. This behavior can
be disabled with this check box.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.43. Pat hand ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A pat hand is a poker hand which is played as dealt without drawing any
replacement cards.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.44. Payoff Card ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The payoff card is the table / chart posted on each video poker machine that
indicates the amount paid for each winning hand rank and for each coin bet. If
you have purchased and installed a CFSPoker.KEY, you can customize the payoff
card values distributed with CFSPoker.
Below is the payoff card for the Jacks or Better - Double Bonus game as
typically found in Las Vegas.
Jacks or Better - Double Bonus Payoff card
The cursor (red arrow) is located in the title column. The title column is
followed by the payoff columns for bets of from 1 to 5 units (coins in a
casino).
The payoff for each kind of hand is generally proportional according to the
amount wagered on the hand. That is, wagering 1 unit on a Jacks or Better game
and making 3 of a Kind pays 3 units. Wagering 5 units and making the same hand
results in a payoff of 15 units (5 x 3).
The proportionality of the payoff card is true for all hands except for a Royal
Flush, the Jackpot hand. The only other occurrence of this non-proportional
payoff is for four Deuces and a Joker which is the primary Jackpot for the
Deuces and Joker Wild game. Because of this non-proportional payout, when you
are playing for real money the rule is always play it full or don't play it at
all.
What this means is that if you are playing one coin each hand on a $1.00
machine, you would be better off moving to a quarter machine and playing five
quarters per hand. Your investment per game would only increase from $1.00 to
$1.25.
Similarly, if $1.25 is beyond your budget, play five coins on a nickel machine
for a total per-hand investment of 25 cents rather than playing one coin on a
quarter machine for each hand. By playing a machine at less than the full
complement of coins (units in CFSPoker), you are giving the house an advantage
they don't deserve.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.45. Progressive contribution ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Progressive contribution is the percentage of the amount played on a machine or
group of machines which is added to the base-level Jackpot. The progressive
contribution varies by machine, game type, casino, and many other factors. It
can be as low as a fraction of one percent on the low end and can be as high as
one percent.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.46. Progressive Jackpot ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A progressive Jackpot is a Jackpot that increases in some proportion to the
amount of play on a single or group machines (known as a link).
The portion of the amount played that is applied to a progressive Jackpot is
known as the progressive contribution.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.47. Quit Pushbutton ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Quit pushbutton is used to exit the game. Depending on the Show statistics
on exit setting, you will either go to the Statistics screen or the game will
terminate.
The Quit pushbutton can be activated with mouse button 1 or the Q key on the
keyboard (underlined on the pushbutton).
Note: The Quit, Bet 1 Unit, and Bet Max Units pushbuttons are enabled which is
indicated by their color in comparison to the Deal / Draw pushbutton
which is disabled. The Quit pushbutton has the focus which is indicated
in the above example by the color blue.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.48. Registration Instructions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You may have reached this panel because your credits have reached a particular
milestone (this can occur only once per session). If so, this is just a
reminder. <F3> will exit this program and return you to the game. CFSPoker is
distributed with 1,000 credits. If your credits diminish to zero, you must
purchase a CFSPoker key to re-enable the game. Re-installing the game will not
circumvent this.
The following panel contains an order form that you can print and send to C F S
Nevada, Inc. to order a CFSPoker key. (Press the Forward pushbutton if you are
viewing this with the OS/2 IPF facility). Orders may be placed by phone, FAX,
or secure Internet E-mail (if our secure server is operational). Select the
Forward pushbutton and then the Print pushbutton, located at the bottom of this
window, to print the form. Be sure you only print "This Section" (the default).
If you got to this panel from playing CFSPoker, you can return to the game by
closing this program (<F3>).
The retail price of a CFSPoker key is $34.95 (USD) per system. Acceptable forms
of payment include: credit cards - MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American
Express; or a check payable C F S Nevada, Inc. in US dollars and drawn on a US
bank. Credit card numbers should NOT be sent via the Internet unless our secure
server is operational and you are running a secure client; however, credit card
orders can securely be FAXed or E-mailed via CompuServe to our CompuServe
E-mail addresses shown on the order form. All orders must include your postal
mailing address (same as credit card billing address).
Warning!: Any attempt to defeat the integrity of CFSPoker or any of its
components will render the program inoperable and will necessitate
reinstallation of the program. User changes to the CFSPoker.INI file
are not allowed until a valid CFSPoker.KEY has has been installed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.48.1. Registration Order Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
C F S Nevada, Inc.
953 E. Sahara Avenue, Suite 9B
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104-3012
Voice: +1-702-732-9616
FAX: +1-702-732-3847
CompuServe: 71154,2002
E-mail: CFSPoker@cfsrexx.com
Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Company: _____________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip, Country: __________________________________________________________________________
Credit Card (circle): M/C Visa Discover Amex #________ ________ ________ ________ Exp: _____/_____
Voice: ________________ E-mail: ___________________________________________ FAX: ________________
The name on this order form must match the name on the credit card. The retail
price of a CFSPoker key is $34.95 (USD) per system. Acceptable forms of payment
include: credit cards - MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express; or a
check payable C F S Nevada, Inc. in US dollars and drawn on a US bank. Credit
card numbers should NOT be sent via the Internet unless our secure server is
operational and you are running a secure client; however, credit card orders
can securely be FAXed or E-mailed via CompuServe to our CompuServe E-mail
addresses shown on the order form. All orders must include your postal mailing
address (same as credit card billing address).
Credit card orders from the following states must include the appropriate sales
or use tax: NV, PA.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.49. Rank ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Rank applies to individual card values as well as hand values.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.49.1. Card rank ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The cards in a 52 card deck are ranked from 2 through King with an Ace being
used as either lower than a 2 or higher than a King - at the players
discretion. With video poker, all suits have the same value unless an
individual casino chooses to make hands of one suit more valuable than the same
hand in another suit. The relative position of the cards in the hand is of no
consequence.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.49.2. Hand rank ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Video poker hands for non-wild card games, ranked in descending order, are:
Royal Flush
Straight Flush
4 of a Kind
Full House
Flush
Straight
3 of a Kind
2 Pair
Jacks or better
A video poker machine always pays the highest possible hand. Therefore, even
though a Royal Flush is also a Straight Flush, it is always paid as a Royal
Flush.
While it is important that you recognize each poker hand, it is not necessary
that you memorize the ranking of each hand because it appears on the video
poker game screen or on a printed card attached to the front of the machine.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.50. Redisplaying hands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CFSPoker can redisplay (call back) all the hands played during the current
session. If hand logging is enabled, all the hands from the current session
along with all the prior hands from the log file can be redisplayed. This is
particularly helpful when you are playing if you want to scroll back to see
what the original dealt hand was after the hand is completed.
When Redisplay hand is first selected, the current hand from the game window is
shown. By continuously pressing the <Enter> key, the space bar, or selecting
the Redisplay hand number: pushbutton, each previous hand will be redisplayed.
The hand number wraps from 1 (the oldest hand) to the most recent hand.
A specific hand can be selected for redisplay by altering the value shown on
the spinner object adjacent to the Redisplay hand number: pushbutton. The
spinner value can be altered with the <>, <>, <+>, <->, <PgDown>, <PgUp> keys
or clicking on the spinner arrows.
You can exit the redisplay window and return to the game via the Return to game
pushbutton or the <Esc> key.
Note: Certain OS/2 fix packs, notably XR_W017 (Fix Pack 17), prevent the
spinner arrows from passing the change back to the program. This error
negates the function of the spinbutton object. Therefore, with this
error present, you can only redisplay hands sequentially, in reverse,
from the most recent hand to the oldest hand. Wrapping from the oldest
to the newest hand will still occur.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.51. REXXLIB version conflict ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If this panel appears as a result of running CFSPoker or its installation
program, the version of REXXLIB.DLL that is already registered on your system
is obsolete - it doesn't support the PMQuerySysValue() function. This function
was added to REXXLIB.DLL in September, 1995 and is required by CFSPoker.
If the obsolete copy of REXXLIB is located in a directory named in your LIBPATH
in CONFIG.SYS, there is a tool available on our FTP server which will help you
locate the conflict. LISTDLL will create an ASCII file of all of the DLLs that
are addressable on your system, at the same time indicating any conflicts that
exist. The tool is available from our Web site at http://www.cfsrexx.com on the
REXX Related Files page. It is also available from our FTP server via anonymous
FTP at ftp.cfsrexx.com/pub/listdll.zip.
If the obsolete copy of REXXLIB is not located via your LIBPATH, it is
contained in the startup directory of the program that is using it. Use the
Find facility located on every object's popup menu to locate all of the copies
of REXXLIB.DLL on your system.
If you have licensed the use of REXXLIB from its owner - Quercus Systems
http://www.quercus-sys.com, you should contact them for the latest version.
If the old version is an unlicensed copy of REXXLIB.DLL, please license it with
Quercus Systems. They can be reached at:
Quercus Systems
P.O. Box 2157
Saratoga, CA 95070
408-867-REXX (voice)
408-867-7489 (FAX)
408-867-7488 (BBS)
CIS, PCVENA, Sec 11 (Charles Daney 75300,2450)
http://www.quercus-sys.com
The copy of REXXLIB.DLL which is contained in the CFSPoker package is
distributed without additional charge with the expressed permission of Quercus
Systems. Its unlicensed use is intended exclusively with programs written and
distributed by C F S Nevada, Inc.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.52. Royal Flush ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A Royal Flush contains the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten of the same suit in
any order. A Royal Flush is the highest ranking hand in all variations of video
poker with the exception of Deuces and Joker Wild where it is surpassed by four
Deuces and a Joker.
Royal Flush example
Note: Some machines are setup to pay an additional premium if the cards in a
Royal Flush are in sequence, either forward or backward. These hands are
known as reversible or either way Royal Flushes. For example: 10 J
Q K A or A K Q J 10
When you make a Royal Flush on CFSPoker a file, CFSRoyal.DAT, is created in
the directory where CFSPoker was installed. To receive any promotional bonus
awards in effect at the time the Royal Flush is made (see
http://www.cfsrexx.com), the file must be sent to C F S Nevada, Inc. via
postal mail on diskette at:
953 E. Sahara Avenue, Suite 9B
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104-3012
Voice: +1-702-732-9616
FAX: +1-702-732-3847
CompuServe: 71154,2002
E-mail: CFSPoker@cfsrexx.com
or as a binary file via Compuserve E-mail to the CompuServe address shown
above, or it can be renamed and uploaded, via anonymous FTP as a binary file,
to ftp.cfsrexx.com/incoming. It must be transferred as a binary file.
UUencoded files will not be accepted.
If you are going to upload the file to C F S Nevada, Inc.'s FTP server, please
be sure to rename it to a file name of your choice so that it will not
conflict with any other Royal Flush files present in the incoming directory or
yours may be lost. The file name may be any number of characters up to 50 and
may contain mixed case alphabetic characters and numbers.
Note: This file is overwritten with updated information each time a Royal
Flush is made.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.53. Sound notebook page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The sound notebook page provides access to a number of sound-related functions:
Select the PC speaker for keyboard clicks (if deal speed is set to
greater than 0) and MMPM for playing .WAV files.
Use only the PC speaker and prevent .WAV files from being played.
Disable all sound.
The slider allows you to set the volume of your sound card. The first time
that you open the Sound page of the Configuration Settings notebook, the
slider is set to the sound level established by the Sound Level settings in
your OS/2 System Setup.
The sound card that was identified by the OS/2 MMPM facility is listed along
with a pushbutton that plays all the CFSPoker sound files in rotation so that
you can select a comfortable volume level.
The Test Volume pushbutton can be used to play all the sound files played by
CFSPoker (if your computer is equipped with a sound card).
Note: The Sound notebook page can be closed without waiting for the sound
files to finish playing after selecting Test Volume.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Spin button failure with FP17 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
With certain OS/2 Fix Packs installed, VX-REXX spinbuttons fail to notify the
parent program of a change in the spinbutton value. This makes selection of a
specific hand number during hand redisplay impossible.
Note: This is not a fault of CFSPoker nor is there any way to program around
this object failure.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.54. Statistical presentation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A statistical presentation can be displayed on demand, and optionally is shown
when quitting the game.
This statistical display is accessible on demand from the Game Information
entry in the Help & Info popup. It is also displayed when quitting the game
unless the Show statistics on exit option has been disabled.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.55. Straight ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A Straight contains any five consecutive cards by rank. The cards can appear in
any order.
Straight example
Note: An Ace can be played as either a low card or a high card.
When playing a wild card game, any wild card can be used in place of any other
non-wild card to make a Straight.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.56. Straight Flush ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A Straight Flush contains any five consecutive cards of the same suit except
for the Ace-high hands (which are the four possible Royal Flushes). The cards
can appear in any order.
Straight flush example
Note: An Ace can be played as either a low card or a high card.
When playing a wild card game, any wild card can be used in place of any other
non-wild card to make a Straight Flush.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.57. Status Line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The game status line identifies a paying hand which is dealt or specifies Game
Over! when a hand is completed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.58. Title bar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The title bar is divided in four areas:
The top left corner can be used to terminate CFSPoker. When the game is
ended in this manner, rather than using the Quit pushbutton, you are
prompted about quitting the game without saving the current game settings
and credits as would normally occur if you selected Quit.
The title of the game you are playing. This changes when you select a
different game.
The hide button can be used to hide the game window without affecting the
game.
The icon on the right side of the title bar can be used to maximize the
game window to full-screen or normalize it to less than full-screen.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.59. Units ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Units is the term used throughout CFSPoker to denote the smallest wagering
amount per hand. It is the equivalent of coins in a casino video poker machine.
With CFSPoker, you can accumulate negative credits whereas in a video poker
machine when you reach 0 credits you have to put in more money.
Video poker machines are available in most major casinos in denominations
ranging from 5 cent units to $5.00 units with intermediate steps of $0.25 and
$1.00. Some of the larger casinos in Nevada and Atlantic City offer video poker
in denominational units of $50.00 and $100.00. These larger machines frequently
have a three coin per play maximum bet rather than the typical five coin
maximum of the smaller denomination machines.
There are also some nickel machines in Las Vegas, generally in the downtown
area, that have a maximum per-hand wager of ten units.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.60. Wild cards ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Wild cards, usually Deuces or a Joker, can take the place of any other unused,
non-wild card in the deck to complete the ranking of a hand. Wild cards can
also be used as imaginary cards of any value to complete a 5 of a Kind hand.
While the presence of wild cards makes it easier to make a higher hand, the
payoff for most corresponding hands on wild card games is lower than on
non-wild card games.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ANSI character set showing both the hexadecimal and character representation:
20= 21=! 22=" 23=# 24=$ 25=% 26=& 27='
28=( 29=) 2A=* 2B=+ 2C=, 2D=- 2E=. 2F=/
30=0 31=1 32=2 33=3 34=4 35=5 36=6 37=7
38=8 39=9 3A=: 3B=; 3C=< 3D== 3E=> 3F=?
40=@ 41=A 42=B 43=C 44=D 45=E 46=F 47=G
48=H 49=I 4A=J 4B=K 4C=L 4D=M 4E=N 4F=O
50=P 51=Q 52=R 53=S 54=T 55=U 56=V 57=W
58=X 59=Y 5A=Z 5B=[ 5C=\ 5D=] 5E=^ 5F=_
60=` 61=a 62=b 63=c 64=d 65=e 66=f 67=g
68=h 69=i 6A=j 6B=k 6C=l 6D=m 6E=n 6F=o
70=p 71=q 72=r 73=s 74=t 75=u 76=v 77=w
78=x 79=y 7A=z 7B={ 7C=| 7D=} 7E=~ 7F=
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The wild card face characters may be any combination of:
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T J Q K A 0
Note: T is used to represent 10, 0 is the Joker.