Pickem Poker Pay Table Analysis

Pickem Poker is a little bit different from traditional video poker games. Instead of being dealt five cards then choosing which to hold, you are actually dealt two face up cards and two face up stacks of three cards. You have to choose one of the stacks of cards to compliment your original two face up cards. The trick though, is that you can only see one of the three cards in the stack. So, you make your decisions based on the two face up original cards, and the one face up card in each stack. Learn more about the Pickem Poker rules.

This table isn't going to focus on rules or strategy, but instead the various return tables that are used for Pickem Poker games. We'll evaluate each major pay table, and calculate the maximum payout percentage you can attain for that variation. We're going to start with a summary of each pay table, then go more in depth later down the page:

Pay Table	Payout Percentage*
Full Pay Pickem Poker	99.95%
2000/10 Pickem Poker	99.69%
200/100 Pickem Poker	99.00%
2000/200/100/10 Pickem Poker	98.74%
15/10 Pickem Poker	98.74%
50/100/10 Pickem Poker	98.35%
2000/50/4 Pickem Poker	96.70%

*Please note that the pay percentages above were calculated assuming that the player was betting five coins per hand and playing with optimal Pickem Poker strategy. The Royal Flush, Straight Flush, and Four of a Kind all receive bonus payouts when players bet five coins/hand.

Full Pay Pickem Poker - 99.95%

Full Pay Pickem Poker is the best version of Pickem Poker out there. It's hard to find online or at live casinos, but if you can find it you should definitely play. The maximum payout percentage with this pay table is 99.95% if you're using perfect strategy and betting five coins per hand to receive the bonuses. Here is the full pay Pickem Poker pay table:

Hand	Payout
Royal Flush	1200
Straight Flush	239.8
Four of a Kind	120
Full House	18
Flush	15
Straight	11
Three of a Kind	5
Two Pair	3
Pair (Nines or Better)	2

Please note that you must bet five coins per hand to receive the payout percentage listed above. If you do not bet five coins per hand you won't receive the Royal Flush/Straight Flush/Quads bonus, and your pay percentage will suffer.

2000/10 Pickem Poker - 99.69%

2000/10 Pickem Poker is a bit of a deceptive pay table, as the Royal Flush payout is massive, but the smaller Straight payout more than compensates for the increased Royal payout. This results in a maximum pay percentage of 99.69%. Here is the full table:

Hand	Payout
Royal Flush	2000
Straight Flush	239.8
Four of a Kind	120
Full House	18
Flush	15
Straight	10
Three of a Kind	5
Two Pair	3
Pair (Nines or Better)	2

200/100 Pickem Poker - 99.00%

200/100 Pickem Poker is another low pay variant that cuts payouts for straight flushes and four of a kind. It still has a payout percentage of 99%, and is much easier to find than a full pay Pickem Poker game. Here is the 200/100 pay table:

Hand	Payout
Royal Flush	1200
Straight Flush	200
Four of a Kind	100
Full House	18
Flush	15
Straight	11
Three of a Kind	5
Two Pair	3
Pair (Nines or Better)	2

2000/200/100/10 Pickem Poker - 98.74%

This is another low pay version of the game that bumps up the Royal Flush payout, but reduces three other payouts (Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, and Straight). The overall payout percentage is reduces to 98.74%.

Hand	Payout
Royal Flush	2000
Straight Flush	200
Four of a Kind	100
Full House	18
Flush	15
Straight	10
Three of a Kind	5
Two Pair	3
Pair (Nines or Better)	2

15/10 Pickem Poker - 98.74%

15/10 Pickem Poker cuts payouts for both Full Houses as well as Straights. This reduces the payout percentage to 98.74% (if you're playing five coins per hand and playing with perfect strategy). Here's the pay table for 15/10 Pickem Poker:

Hand	Payout
Royal Flush	1200
Straight Flush	239.8
Four of a Kind	120
Full House	15
Flush	15
Straight	10
Three of a Kind	5
Two Pair	3
Pair (Nines or Better)	2

50/100/10 Pickem Poker - 98.35%

50/100/10 Pickem Poker cuts payouts for Straight Flushes, Four of a Kind, and Straights. This increases the house edge and reduces the payout percentage to 98.35%.

Hand	Payout
Royal Flush	1200
Four of a Kind	100
Straight Flush	50
Full House	18
Flush	15
Straight	10
Three of a Kind	5
Two Pair	3
Pair (Nines or Better)	2

2000/50/4 Pickem Poker - 96.70%

This is one of the worst Pickem Poker pay tables out there. The Royal Flush payout is increased, but the Straight Flush and Three of a Kind payouts are decreased. This reduces the payout percentage to 96.70%. Here's the table:

Hand	Payout
Royal Flush	2000
Four of a Kind	100
Straight Flush	50
Full House	18
Flush	15
Straight	10
Three of a Kind	4
Two Pair	3
Pair (Nines or Better)	2

Other Pickem Poker Pay Tables

Besides the tables listed above, there are a few other pay tables out there, but they're so rare we chose not to include them here. If you do encounter a Pickem Poker pay table that is not on this list, assume that it is a poor table. Casinos will offer tons of "gimmick" tables where the rare payouts like Royal Flush are huge, but the common payouts like Two Pair are cut.

We have a pay table calculator coming soon, so keep checking back for that. Good luck!

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