Video Poker Forum

I was playing today at Metropolis, Il at the Harrahs there.  I was playing jacks or better.  There were two different playtables to play at the dollar level.  The nickels, quarters and fifty cents are horrible 6/5 paytables once in awhile you might find a 7/5.
 
One paytable had 9/6 but only paid $2,500 for a royal flush.
The other had 8/5 but paid $4,000 for a royal flush.
 
Which paytable is better to play?
 
I decided to play the 8/5.  I came out at the end of the day $3 up!  I paid two tips out of my five dollar winnings.
 
Put through the machine about $6,000 since I earned nearly 600 base points.  Base point playing video poker at Harrahs is 1 base point for every ten dollars in.
 
Thanks for your advice.

Congrats on not losing!  The 8/5 game pays 97.30%; the 9/6 game with the low royal pays 98.88%.  If you use regular 9/6 strategy and make no modifications for the short-pay royal, the game will yield 98.80%.

Thank you New2vp for information.  I play 9/6 strategy pretty much on all JoB I play.  I always figured it was pretty good way to play the game.