The rules of video poker at Costa Rican mobile casinos primarily revolve around the 5-card draw, enabling the player to interact with the virtual machine by drawing and discarding cards to form winning hands. The game follows the conventional format of a draw poker game, in which the player is dealt 5 cards, and then he/she can discard between zero and five cards, with the objective of forming the best hand possible.
The general hierarchy of the winning hands is a pair of Jacks or better, Two Pairs, Three of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, Four of a Kind, Straight Flush, and Royal Flush. As per the standard rule, the player needs an additional pair of a higher rank to the Jacks to qualify for any winnings. However, in some instances, the game allows the players to collect even with one pair of Jacks.