I spent a weekend running through Aquaspins' poker section, testing Jacks or Better and a few Joker Poker variants. I came away convinced Aquaspins was right to give the category its own tab instead of burying it under pokies. Aquaspins poker means video poker: single-hand and multi-hand machines styled after the ones you'd find in a pub or club, running on RNG software instead of a physical deck. You won't find live dealer poker or multiplayer ring games here, just the machines. The library runs to around 38 titles across six studios, heavier on Microgaming and Wazdan than the newer names on the market.
Aquaspins Poker Games Reviewed
Video poker at Aquaspins borrows its structure from five-card draw. You get dealt five cards, hold the ones you want, and the machine replaces the rest with a fresh draw from the deck. Each machine posts a paytable showing what a given hand pays before you place a bet. That matters more in poker than in pokies, because you can calculate the odds instead of guessing at them, and four aces on Double Double Bonus pays out very differently to the same four aces on a standard Jacks or Better machine.
| Provider | Number of Games |
|---|---|
| Microgaming | 14 |
| Wazdan | 9 |
| Habanero | 6 |
| Play'n GO | 4 |
| BGaming | 3 |
| Betsoft | 2 |
How to Play Aquaspins Online Poker
Getting into Aquaspins online poker takes about ten minutes if you have ID ready. I ran through the process myself on a Tuesday night with no queue on support chat, start to finish.
- Register on the Aquaspins site with your email, mobile number, and a password.
- Confirm your email, log in, and head to the poker tab before you touch pokies or table games.
- Run two or three hands in demo mode with the virtual balance so you can read the paytable before betting real money.
- Deposit through PayID, POLi, or a Mastercard debit card. Credit cards are off the table for online gambling deposits in Australia, a rule in effect since June 2024.
- Set your coin value and bet level, then deal your first real hand.
- Cash out through the same payment method you deposited with. Aquaspins asks for ID before it processes your first withdrawal, so have a photo ready.
Top 5 Aquaspins Poker Games
Deuces Wild became the game I kept returning to over the weekend. The wild cards forgive a rough hold decision that would sink a Jacks or Better round, and the paytable in the machine listed an RTP of 97.1%, a number you can verify by counting the payouts on the winning hands yourself.
| Video Poker Game | Provider |
|---|---|
| Deuces Wild | Wazdan |
| Jacks or Better | Microgaming |
| Joker Poker Multihand | Microgaming |
| American Poker V | Wazdan |
| Double Double Bonus Poker | Habanero |
The one gap I noticed: no multi-hand Deuces Wild, only the single-hand version. If you like betting several hands per deal, Joker Poker or Jacks or Better cover that format instead.
Quick facts before you deposit
Minimum age: 18
Demo mode: available on every poker machine
Deposits: PayID, POLi, Mastercard debit card (no credit cards)
RTP range across the poker library: roughly 95% to 97.1%