▁where ▁the ▁player ▁selects ▁any ▁card ▁( by ▁rank ) ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁the ▁wild ▁card ▁before ▁the ▁hand ▁is ▁de alt ; ▁pay ▁schedule ▁modification , ▁where ▁four ▁a ces ▁with ▁a ▁five ▁or ▁smaller ▁k icker ▁pays ▁an ▁en hanced ▁amount ▁( th ese ▁games ▁usually ▁have ▁some ▁ad jective ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁such ▁as ▁" bon us ", ▁" double ", ▁or ▁" tri ple "); ▁and ▁multi - play ▁pok er , ▁where ▁the ▁player ▁starts ▁with ▁a ▁base ▁hand , ▁and ▁each ▁additional ▁played ▁hand ▁draw s ▁from ▁a ▁different ▁set ▁of ▁cards ▁with ▁the ▁base ▁hand . ▁( Multi - play ▁games ▁are ▁offered ▁in ▁" Tri ple ▁Play ", ▁" F ive ▁Play ", ▁" T en ▁Play ", ▁" F if ty ▁Play " ▁and ▁" One ▁H undred ▁Play " ▁versions .) ▁ ▁In ▁games ▁which ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁wild ▁card , ▁a ▁player ▁on ▁average ▁will ▁receive ▁the ▁rare ▁four - of - a - kind ▁hand ▁approximately ▁once ▁every ▁ 5 0 0 ▁hands , ▁while ▁a ▁player ▁may ▁play ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁hands ▁before ▁a ▁royal ▁flush , ▁which ▁usually ▁has ▁the ▁highest ▁p ayout . ▁ ▁Video ▁pok er ▁games ▁online ▁are ▁now ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁ 3 ▁different ▁states : ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁Del aware , ▁and ▁Nev ada . ▁Play ers ▁in ▁all ▁three ▁states ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁enjoy ▁fully ▁reg ulated ▁online ▁video ▁pok er ▁games ▁provided ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁phys ically ▁present