Newbie players wagering on video poker games should bear in mind the difference between jackpot payouts and progressive jackpots. Almost all online video poker games offer a more than proportionally larger payout for a natural royal flush when the maximum coins are wagered. This is referred to as the jackpot payout. However, this payout is fixed and does not change over time. Some video poker variants offer the type of progressive jackpots associated with online slots. A part of every wager is used to enhance the progressive jackpot amount, which keeps on increasing. When the player draws the specified combination of cards, the amount standing in the progressive jackpot is awarded to the player. The jackpot amount is reset to the base level and the process repeats.

The leading online casino software provider Microgaming offers two of the highest paying progressive jackpot video poker games. SupaJax is based on the Jacks or Better hand rankings. The payouts are slightly lower than the normal Jacks or Better video poker game to accommodate the progressive jackpot. The coin size is fixed at $1, but in order to be eligible for the progressive jackpot, players have to wager 5 coins. In addition to the standard cards, the deck has a special SupaJax card. If the player draws 4 jacks along with the SupaJax card he wins the progressive jackpot. The SupaJax progressive jackpot hits about once a month and pays about $50,000 on an average. The second Microgaming video poker game with a progressive jackpot is Jackpot Deuces. The base is the regular Deuces Wild variant in which the twos act as wild cards. The progressive jackpot is hit by drawing a royal flush in the diamond suit. The progressive jackpot of Jackpot Deuces hits about twice a month and pays about $35,000 on an average. The Microgaming progressive jackpot video poker games are live at online casinos like All Slots, Roxy Palace and Platinum Play.

The software provider Playtech also offers two progressive jackpot video poker games. One is 10-Line Jacks or Better. Though the player can activate up to 10 lines, the progressive jackpot is won by drawing any royal flush on the first line only. As usual, the player has to wager the maximum bet. A royal flush on the other lines pays the fixed jackpot of 4,000 coins. The progressive jackpot hits about twice a month and pays about $15,000 on an average. The second progressive jackpot video poker game from Playtech is Megajacks, which is again based on Jacks or Better. This is a simple game with the progressive jackpot being hit when any royal flush is drawn at maximum bet. The progressive jackpot of Megajacks is hit almost daily but pays only about $1,500 each time. It is suited for the more conservative online casino players. The Playtech video poker progressive games can be played at Omni Casino, Bet365 and Paddy Power.

Cryptologic also offers a simple progressive jackpot video poker game called Super Jackpot. It is also based on Jacks or Better. The progressive jackpot is hit when the player draws any royal flush at maximum bet. The progressive jackpot of Super Jackpot Deuces hits about twice a month and pays about $7,500 on an average. It can be played at online casinos like InterCasino.