‘Aces and Eights’ is a game that was once known as “Dead Man’s Hand.” This game has a long history before it became a popular video poker game.
Real Time Gaming (RTG), a leading manufacturer and developer of online casino software, offers Aces and Eights as one of its video poker options. The player has to only beat one opponent to win. This means that you will not have to play against other players but just against the house. The game is played with a deck of 52 cards and there is no wild card. The cards are randomly shuffled after each round of play and in Aces and Eights certain hands have a higher payout. They are: Four of a kind (Aces or Eights), four of a kind (sevens), four of a kind (others). The highest payout of all is for the Royal Flush which consists of a ten, Jack, Queen, King and Ace, all in the same suit.
The goal of the game is to construct the best possible hand from the cards the player is dealt. The player has to decide how many hands he wants to play at the same time. He then starts picking the chips that he wants to bet and then he has to choose how much he wants to play per hand. The hand is evaluated by the number of cards with the same rank, from the same suit, or cards in consecutive order. The player wins when he builds one of the specified hands.
