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Online Casino Video Poker Guide
Introduction
Video Poker is a mixture of Stud
Poker and a slot machine with a few wild cards thrown in. It's fast, almost like
playing Stud, and you've got a huge range of options. You can choose Jacks or
Better, Deuces Wild, All American, Joker Poker or a number of other variations.
Each game has its own personality and rewards a particular kind of play.
Also, the machines let you play anything from 1 through 5 coins, with the
payoffs improving at the high end of the scale. So if you know your Poker hands
and take the time to learn your game, Video Poker can be fast, fun, and
rewarding.
Old Poker salts should keep in mind that each game has its own strategy. All
American, for example, pays better than the others on straights and flushes, so
that will effect your approach to card selection. When I first started playing
Video Poker, I thought it would be a lonely hearts version of the real thing.
Not so. The games do indeed have their own individual winning strategies, and
taking the time to learn your game means better payoffs.
Objective: As with all forms of Poker, the player aims to get the best
hand possible. The payoffs are marked right on the face of the Video Poker
machine so it's a fast lesson in what the hand ranks are. All Video Poker
variations rank hands the same, though a given variation may add an extra rank
or two.
Betting: As you would expect from a slots version of Poker, betting is
pretty straightforward in Video Poker. On any given machine you can typically
choose $0.25, $0.50, $1, or $5 games. And the bets are 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, or 5x
(Max Bet) whichever game you're playing. So if you're playing a $1 game, you can
place bets of $1, $2, $3, $4, or $5.
Payoff
The first thing to note is that
the game face shows you the payoff for each betting level. Invariably playing
Max Bet pays off better, overall, than any of the lower multiples. Smart players
pick the betting level they are comfortable with and choose their game
accordingly.
In other words, if you're comfortable with a $5 bet, then pick a $1 machine and
play at Max Bet for $5. If $25 bets are more your speed, pick a $5 game because
Max Bet (5x) puts you at the $25 level. In either case, you're getting the best
payoff odds you can for that game. This is similar to Slots strategy.
Also of key importance is the fact that the payoff ratios vary from game to
game. Where Jacks or Better may pay 25:1 for Four Of A Kind, All American
typically pays 30:1 and Joker Poker only pays 20:1. These ratios do not
necessarily reflect the true odds, so again, knowing your game helps you play
smarter.
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