Have you ever thought how would it be to play a poker that combines the rules of video poker and slot game? Now you can verify if what you were thinking is similar to reality. Reel Play Poker Jacks or Better is a very original video poker released by Microgaming. Let’s have a look on how does it work.

When you enter the game you see a classic 5 reel slot. But when you have a closer look, it is indeed video poker. Instead of symbols, on each reel are cards corresponding to decks. All in all, the game is played with one standard deck of 52 cards per spin. Before spinning the reels, or dealing the cards, you have to choose coin size, number of coins you want to bet and lines. Why lines? Because here wins are counted as in slot games: you bet on 20 lines maximum, and after the cards are dealt, each line is verified if there is winning combination on it. It allows you to be paid for the same combination more than once. When you deal the cards, first you are shown the decision hand right below the reels. Here you can decide which cards you want to hold and which one will be replaced. When the wins are presented to you the console buttons disappear, but you only have to hover over it so that you can see it again.

Payouts start from a pair of Jacks or better, the most valuable hand is Royal Flush. Maximum payout is 1,600 and the double option is not available here in contrast to all other Microgaming video pokers.

Reel Play Poker is a nice change from the standard video poker games. You can try playing it just to see how do you like this mixture, you will find it in all Microgaming powered casinos.