Aces and Faces Video Poker

Aces and Faces video poker guide. Play Aces & faces in single line or multi-line video poker at  online casinos

Welcome to the Aces & Faces video poker guide. Aces & Faces video poker is classic game that is similar to jacks or better video poker with a slightly adjusted paytable. Video poker machines became very popular in the 1970s at casinos around America and now you can find them on most online casino platforms. The difference between aces & faces and jacks or better is that 4 aces and 4 jacks, queens or kings offer larger payouts than a lower 4 of a kind.

Aces & Faces Video poker strategy

This version of video poker is a tough one to play with optimized strategy. The house edge for full aces & faces strategy is similar to that of jacks or better with a few slight variations to take into the considerations that four aces has a higher payout than any other four of a kind.

To maximize your bets while playing any video poker especially aces and faces be sure to play with maximum number of coins. Most video poker games offer 1 to 5 coins where if you select only 1 to 4 coins the jackpot payout isn’t as large as 5 coins. Most video poker jackpots are for 4000 coins for a royal flush if you’re betting with 5 coins where 4 coins only offers 1000 coins for the royal flush. Don’t be caught playing with anything less than 5 coins at all times.

Strategy rules and exceptions

• Discard everything if you have anything less than one high card like a Jack for example.
• You can hold suited 10 with J, Q or K but not with an Ace
• Hold 2 suited high cards over 3 to a straight flush
• Never hold 4 to an inside straight
• Take high pair over 3 to a royal flush

Keep in mind that many online casino software providers like Microgaming and some Rival powered casinos will offer you the ability to use optimized strategy while playing. If you run videopoker autoplayer with Microgaming the optimized strategies are not perfect but better than most humans. If the game is suggesting a different play than what you want just ask one of the GREM editors or ask your casino manager and they should have all the information on what the right plays are.