Aces & Faces Video Poker

Aces and Faces is a video poker variation with increased payouts for different 4 of a Kinds. The payouts for flush and full house are slightly reduced.
Aces and Faces
| Royal Flush | 800 |
|---|---|
| Straight Flush | 50 |
| Four of a Kind - Aces | 80 |
| Four of a Kind - J,Q,K | 40 |
| Four of a Kind - 2..10 | 25 |
| Full House | 8 |
| Flush | 5 |
| Straight | 4 |
| Three of a Kind | 3 |
| Two Pair | 2 |
| Jacks or Better | 1 |
Return percentage: 99.26%
Standard deviation: 4.58
ACES AND FACES STRATEGY
Choose a play that is highest on the list.
| 1 | Four of a kind, straight flush, royal flush |
|---|---|
| 2 | 4 to a royal flush |
| 3 | Full House, Flush, Straight |
| 4 | Three of a kind |
| 5 | 4 to a straight flush |
| 6 | Two pair |
| 7 | High pair |
| 8 | 3 to a royal flush |
| 9 | 4 to a flush |
| 10 | Unsuited TJQK |
| 11 | Low Pair |
| 12 | 4 to an outside straight |
| 13 | 3 to a straight flush (not Ace-Low) with one of the following: 1) 0 gaps & 0 high cards 2) 1 gap & 1-2 high cards 3) 2 gaps & 2 high cards |
| 14 | AKQJ unsuited |
| 15 | 2 suited high cards |
| 16 | 4 to a straight, one gap, 3 high cards |
| 17 | KQJ unsuited |
| 18 | 3 to a straight flush with one of the following: 1) 1 gap & 0 high cards, 2) 2 gaps & 1 high cards or 3) Ace-Low |
| 19 | Suited JT |
| 20 | 2 unsuited high cards |
| 21 | One high card |
| 22 | 3 to a straight flush with 2 gaps & 0 high cards |
| 23 | Replace All cards |
Definitions:
gap – missing rank between cards, for example 6,8,10 has two gaps
high card – Jack to Ace (picture-card)
inside-straight – a straight which can be completed only one way (eg. 7,8,9,J or A,2,3,4)
outside-straight – A straight which can be completed two-way (eg.7,8,9,10)
Ace-Low – A straight draw where Ace counts as the lowest card