All Aces Poker is Microgaming’s video poker for the return-chaser. This single-hand draw game pays back 99.92% to anyone who plays it correctly — the highest figure of any video poker in the Games Global stable — and it gets there by paying a premium on four of a kind.
That generosity is not free. The same paytable that lifts the return also makes the game lurch, and the autohold most machines lean on is switched off here. We have played All Aces Poker to see who it actually rewards.
How All Aces Poker Works
There are no reels and no theme to speak of — this is straight five-card draw. You are dealt five cards from a single 52-card deck, choose which to keep, and the rest are replaced on one draw. The final hand is paid against the table.
There are no wild cards. Every win comes from a real poker hand, from a high pair up to a royal flush, so the skill sits entirely in which cards you hold and which you let go.
You stake one to five coins a hand, and five coins unlocks the full royal-flush payout — the usual reason to bet the maximum. You can read the wider rules over in our free video poker section.
The Paytable and the Four Aces
All Aces takes the familiar Jacks or Better paytable and rebuilds it around four of a kind. Four aces pay a large 400 for a five-coin bet, with the other quads stepped just below — and the cost of that generosity is a trimmed full house and flush.
- Royal Flush — 800
- Straight Flush — 60
- Four Aces — 400
- Four 2s to 4s — 100
- Four 5s to Kings — 50
- Full House 7 · Flush 5 · Straight 4 · Three of a Kind 3 · Two Pair 1 · Jacks or Better 1
Those last figures are the trade. A full house paying seven and a flush paying five sit below a standard machine, but the quad bonuses more than repay it over the long run. That balance is what produces the headline return.
RTP, Variance and Strategy
Played perfectly, All Aces Poker returns 99.92% — higher than any other Microgaming video poker, and within a whisker of break-even. Very little in a casino gives back more than this.
The price is variance, and here it is severe. The maths sits around 65, which means the bankroll you need to ride it out is roughly 80% larger than for plain Jacks or Better. Long dry runs between the big quad hits are normal, not bad luck.
Because the edge is so thin, the game also disables autohold. Every hold is yours to make, and a few wrong decisions hand the return straight back. The 99.92% is a ceiling for correct play, not a promise.
In short, it is a game that rewards study and punishes autopilot.
Playing All Aces Poker in Demo Mode
The free demo is the sensible place to drill your holds, because mistakes there cost nothing while you learn which hands to chase and which to fold.
Each win offers an optional double-up — a simple 50/50 to risk the payout on a higher card, with the option to collect at any point. The game runs in HTML5 on phone or desktop alike.
If you would rather line it up against other titles first, our free demo games are a good place to start.
Our Verdict on All Aces Poker
All Aces Poker offers one of the best returns on any casino floor, but it is not a casual pick. The 99.92% is real, and so is the variance that rides alongside it.
It suits a disciplined player with the bankroll and patience to play every hand correctly and wait out the swings for a four-aces hit. Anyone after a relaxed session will find the dry spells punishing rather than fun.
If you prefer a gentler card game with the same math-driven appeal, Three Card Rummy trades the swings for a steadier edge.
