Poker hands and the rules behind your bet
Check whether you're playing video poker, casino table poker or other players. They aren't interchangeable. Your game's rules decide how the hand works, while your bonus terms decide whether the stake counts.
Start with the game format
In video poker, you make a draw decision against a paytable. At a player-versus-player table, you compete against other hands. Casino poker variants can have different betting rules again. Check the lobby for available games, cash tables or tournaments before making plans.
Standard high-hand rankings
- Royal flush: the suited ten, jack, queen, king and ace.
- Straight flush: a suited run of five cards.
- Four of a kind: four matching ranks.
- Full house: a three-of-a-kind hand with a pair.
- Flush: five suited cards.
- Straight: five ranks in sequence.
- Three of a kind: three matching ranks.
- Two pair: a pair of one rank and another pair.
- One pair: two matching ranks.
- High card: the highest card when no listed combination applies.
An ace can sit low in an A-2-3-4-5 straight. You'll still need the specific game rules, especially for variants.
Choose stakes before your first hand
Read
Find the total stake and any extra bet options.
Set
Pick a loss limit that leaves essentials untouched.
Pause
Stop when your planned session ends. Don't chase losses.
Your hand and your bonus are separate checks
Under original SilverSands SIGNUP200, blackjack and video poker count at 50%. You clear half the qualifying amount you stake. That doesn't set a rate for Deluxe SIGNUP100 or any other game.
Read the bonus calculations before claiming. If your chosen game is excluded, familiar hand rankings won't change that. You're better off knowing the restriction before putting money into the account.