Powerhouse Poker

One video poker game I've never fully understood the rules for is Powerhouse Poker. It is probably the most popular video poker variant not covered on WoO because I can't perfectly quantify the rules. What we do know is that if player gets a paying hand on the deal, he wins bonus hands. Some of these bonus hands will have a multiplier. The game tells you the number of bonus hands and the maximum multiplier, but not an average multiplier or a sum of multipliers. In playing 9-5 Jacks 5-play at VideoPoker.com, I've gathered the sum of the multipliers for only the bottom three hands, as follows:

Hand	Base pay	Number bonus hands	Maximum multiplier	Sum of multipliers
Royal flush	800	3	3	?
Straight flush	50	3	3	?
Four of a kind	25	3	3	?
Full house	9	9	5	?
Flush	5	9	5	35*
Straight	4	9	5	?
Three of a kind	3	9	5	15
Two pair	2	9	2	10
Jacks or Better	1	3	3	5

Here are some examples by hand dealt:

Jacks or better: 1-1-3, 1-2-2 (both total 5)
Two pair: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2 (total of 10)
Three of a kind: 2-1-1-3-1-1-3-2-1, 3-2-1-3-1-1-1-1-2 (total of 15)

Can anyone explain what is going on with the higher hands on the deal?

The question for the poll is do you play Powerhouse Poker?

* Verified by Miplet

I've played it on the site but wouldn't for real money.

My flush had 1-3-4-4-4-4-5-5-5 for a sum of 35

Quote: miplet

My flush had 1-3-4-4-4-4-5-5-5 for a sum of 35

Was this for 9-5 Jacks? If not, what was the base pay on a flush?

Quote: Wizard

Was this for 9-5 Jacks? If not, what was the base pay on a flush?

Yes.

Thank you.

Full house 1-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 for 40

Another flush 2-2-3-3-5-5-5-5-5 total 35. Pic available if needed.
3rd flush 2-2-3-4-4-5-5-5-5 for 35

Here is a similar table for 10-play 9-5 Jacks or Better.

Hand	Base pay	Number bonus hands	Maximum multiplier	Value of bonus hands
Royal flush	800	9	2	?
Straight flush	50	9	2	?
Four of a kind	25	9	2	?
Full house	9	9	10	?
Flush	5	9	10	?
Straight	4	9	10	?
Three of a kind	3	9	10	30
Two pair	2	9	10	20
Jacks or Better	1	9	2	10

There is some discussion about the question at hand in the VideoPoker.com forum but nobody there seems to know the answer or even understand what the question is.

interesting.. like Double Pay except you get a random return for winning dealt hands in the form of random bonus hands instead of a fixed amount.
and to add to the variance, some of the bonus hands are multiplied.
an action junkie's dream!

the sum of the multipliers are fixed for each type of winning dealt hand?

and you cant calc the returns?
have you asked the manufacturer?