Video poker Strategy

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Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be bet on in casinos around the world, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using a net connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with competing players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.

The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of five cards will be "distributed" on the screen.

The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.

After the gambler has chosen which cards he or she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are handed out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.

Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable bettors are able to pick the most money-making machine every instance.

After the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game give the player an opportunity to double their wins, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.