Video Poker

Video Poker UK 2026 — Best Pay Tables, Optimal Strategy and Where to Play

Video poker is one of the most underrated games in UK online casinos. Jacks or Better with optimal strategy on a full-pay 9/6 table reaches 99.54% RTP — significantly better than any slot and comparable to live blackjack. The skill element is real but bounded: there is one objectively correct decision for every hand based on the pay table, and strategy cards are freely available and permitted at online casinos.

The critical variable that most players miss: pay table configuration. Full-pay Jacks or Better (9/6 — paying 9 coins for full house and 6 for flush) is 99.54% RTP. An 8/5 table drops to 97.3%. A 6/5 table drops to 95.0%. The casino never advertises which configuration they are running — you have to check the pay table yourself before playing. Our community tracks which UK operators run full-pay configurations.

The highest theoretical RTP available at UK online casinos is full-pay Deuces Wild at 100.76% — technically positive EV. In practice, finding a full-pay Deuces Wild table at a legitimate UKGC operator is extremely rare. Videoslots and a handful of specialist operators sometimes list it. Our community flags these opportunities as they are identified in the threads below.