Video poker Strategy

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Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at home on your computer, through a net account. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the best assemblage of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.

The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will be "dealt" on the video screen.

The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.

After the player has decided on which cards he or she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.

Generally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that discerning gamblers are able to pick the most money-making machine each and every time.

Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Further, some styles of the game give the bettor an opportunity to double their profits, in which instance another hand is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.