Shuffle Master

Four Card Poker (Shuffle Master)

House-banked poker with separate dealer and hand-value wagers

SlotRanker Score
78
/ 99
78
05099

The SlotRanker Score is calculated from the visible data below. It is not affected by affiliate deals, and it cannot be bought.

RTP
98.68%
return to player
Volatility
—
variance
Max win
50×
top multiplier
Min bet
$0.10
per spin
Reels
—
grid
Player rating
4.1 ★
6 votes
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Four Card Poker (Shuffle Master)
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Why this score

High confidence (100%)

Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Slot score profile across 5 weighted categoriesPayouts & RTP10/10RTP 98.68% → 10.0/10Volatilityn/anot applicableWin Potentialn/anot applicableFeaturesn/anot applicableGame Mechanicsn/anot applicable
Payouts & RTP10/10
RTP 98.68% → 10.0/10
Volatilityn/a
not applicable
Win Potentialn/a
not applicable
Featuresn/a
not applicable
Game Mechanicsn/a
not applicable
Context signals (tie-breakers)
not applicable
0.1–100 (×1000) → 6.0/10
provider avg 6.7 → 6.7/10
synthetic proxy → 2.5/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 78 — Four Card Poker (Shuffle Master) by Shuffle Master

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Slot Summary

Poker hand strength is the subject of Four Card Poker from Shuffle Master, a house-banked card game in which the dealer is your opponent. Its defining decision comes after the deal: surrender the ante or commit a play wager. Aces Up adds a separate assessment of your own cards, independent of the dealer's result.
MechanicsChoose whether to fold or wager again

How It Plays

The player receives five cards and the dealer receives six, then each forms a four-card hand. Continuing requires a Play wager; folding forfeits the ante already placed.

Hand rankings differ from familiar five-card poker. Four of a kind ranks above a straight flush, while three of a kind beats a flush. Only the strongest qualifying hand counts.

Spec sheet
Four Card Poker (Shuffle Master) at a glance.
Identity
Slot nameFour Card Poker (Shuffle Master)
Released11/20/2016
Math
SlotRanker Score78
RTP98.68%
Max win50×
Bet range$0.10 – $100.00
Player rating4.1 / 5 · 6 votes
Format
Reels—
Paylines—
Layout—

True Cost to Play

Expected average based on this slot's 98.68% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Cost per hour$0.53
Cost per session$0.53

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

Bankroll survival simulator

How long could a bankroll last on Four Card Poker (Shuffle Master)? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Volatility tier: Mediumassumed — not published for this slot

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (98.68%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (50×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Identity
Studio
Released11/20/20161/2/202410/1/20156/10/2021—
Math
RTP98.68%97%97.99%96.64%—
Volatility—————
Max win50×————

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Questions & Answers

Four Card Poker (Shuffle Master) FAQ

3 questions

No. The dealer always qualifies, so a continued hand is compared without a separate minimum dealer-hand requirement.

The player wins ties. The comparison uses the complete four-card hand, including the relevant remaining cards when necessary.

Yes. Aces Up evaluates your hand against its own paytable and pays for a pair of aces or better, independently of the dealer.

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