Tens or Better is a video poker variation. It is played between the player and the dealer only. You are dealt five cards in the first hand, and offered the option with that first hand, to choose which cards you want to hold and which you would like to discard. The cards you discard are replaced with new ones from the deck. The objective is to complete the game with the strongest hand, with the minimum winning hand being a Pair of Tens or Better. Tens or Better Video Poker is based on the game of Jacks or Better, which is the basis for all video poker variations. In Tens or Better Video Poker, you have many coin sizes to pick from, including Twenty Five Cents, Fifty Cents, One Dollar and Five Dollars. Animated Poker Discard.