Tens or Better Poker, how to play

Tens or Better Poker is a variation of Jacks or Better Poker. The minimum paying hand is a pair of tens, rather than a pair of Jacks. Strategy is similar between the two games.

Winning Combinations

Tens or Better - A pair pays off only if the cards in the pair are Tens, Jacks, Queens, Kings, or Aces. Lower pairs do not pay off.

Two Pairs - Two sets of pairs of the same card denomination (for example: Q,Q,3,6,6).

Three of a Kind - Three cards of the same denomination (for example: K,K,K,Q,10).

Straight - Five consecutive denomination cards of different suit (for example: 6,7,8,9,10. An Ace can be the starting card or the ending card - A,2,3,4,5 or 10,J,Q,K,A ).

Flush - Five non-consecutive denomination cards of the same suit (for example: 2,5,10,J,A and all cards of the same suit - Spades, Hearts, Clubs or Diamonds).

Full House - A set of three cards of the same denomination plus a set of two cards of the same denomination (for example: K,K,K,A,A).

Four of a kind - Four cards of the same denomination (for example: 7,7,7,7,J).

Straight Flush - Five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit (for example: 5,6,7,8,9 and all cards of the same suit - Spades, Hearts, Clubs or Diamonds).

Royal Flush - Five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit, starting from 10 and ending with an Ace (for example: 10,J,Q,K,A and all cards of the same suit - Spades, Hearts, Clubs or Diamonds).

Payoff Table

	1 Coin	2 Coins	3 Coins	4 Coins	5 Coins
Royal Flush	500	1000	1500	2000	2500
Straight Flush	50	100	150	200	250
4 of a Kind	20	40	60	80	100
Full House	6	12	18	24	30
Flush	5	10	15	20	25
Straight	4	8	12	16	20
3 of a Kind	3	6	9	12	15
Two Pairs	2	4	6	8	10
Tens or Better	1	2	3	4	5