Although I'm not wagering so much to participate in the Monthly Wagering Contest, I do enjoy playing video poker on Crypto-Games. My favorite mode is "Jacks or Better" and look how close I was today to Royal Flush:
It would be 500x payout if I hit it!
Why I prefer "Jacks or Better" to other modes, it is because it gives the highest payout, 9x, for hitting Full House (which I did today btw
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Hmm, yeah. Each mode has their advantage.
"Jacks or better" is better choice if you're hunting Flush (x6 vs. x5), Full House (x9 vs. x8) and Straight Flush (x75 vs. x45).
And "Bonus Poker" mode is good for hunting 4 of a kind (4 Aces = x70, 4x 2-4 = x35, and x25 for 4x 5-king). On "Jacks or better" the 4 of a kind all have a x20 payout.
Gladly the Royal Flush max payout is the same on all modes and too bad you didn't hit RF, it was close indeed, but someone else did today (player Marji860)
(I only compared "jacks or better" and "bonus poker" mode by the way, that's because I don't really like "tens or better")