Video Poker Blog

If you enjoy being involved in live poker games then you will love video poker. The rules for video poker are normally the same as the rules for a live table game but in video poker you are playing against a machine rather than a group of people.

Video poker first became commercially viable when it became economical to combine a television monitor with a central processing unit. Early models appeared in the mid-1970s around the same time the first personal computers were introduced. However, these machines were rather primitive compared to the technology available today.

To play you must first deposit your money and, if given an opportunity screen, choose your game of choice followed by choosing which poker game variation you would like to play. You are then dealt a five card hand. You choose which cards you want to hold and which ones to discard. The new cards are dealt and you either win or lose.

A lot of people who are intimidated in a live poker game actually prefer to play video poker. The game is growing in popularity online as well because there isn’t that much of a difference in the online type and the bricks and mortar casino versions.

Newer video poker machines employ variants of the basic five-card draw but the best return on your money is often found on the “Jacks are Better” variation of the game because you are paid twice the amount of your bet for a pair of Jacks or better and usually the payout for three of a kind is three times your bet.

Some of the video poker machines offer a bonus feature at the end of the hand. You might have a double down or a high / low opportunity to double your winnings. Please exercise caution when playing this feature because this is usually a side bet designed to take back more than it pays out.

Video Poker is one of the best games online or off for the player if you give yourself the advantage by learning how to play the hands correctly. Always remember when playing any machine to bet the maximum coins allowed for maximum payouts.

One of the worst things that can happen to a video poker player is to play the minimum coins allowed and hit a Royal Flush. If you play the maximum number of coins in, you stand to win several thousand dollars.



By: David Walker

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Evan Z asked:


I understand the slots and poker and actually won money on the poker but what is with the bingo card at the top of the screen. The machines i speak of are at the Seminole hard rock casino in Tampa,FL.

Freddie F asked:


Deuces wild is my favorite of all the video poker games. I want to play some today, but I don’t love Deuces Wild video poker enough to drive 3 hours to the casino

Poker is a card game and with the development in technology one can play Online Video Poker sitting on his computer. For playing Online Video Poker one need not visit a Casino. There are many sites where one can log on for playing Online Video Poker. One can download the Online Video Poker game from many sites but one should use only dependable sites.

To play the Online Video Poker well one should always be well aware about the game’s rules. To play an Online Video Poker one need’s to first get himself registered and thereafter open an Online Video Poker account. He then has to pay the betting game amount. In Online Video Poker the computer is the game dealer.

In Online Video Poker one has to bluff the maximum and get away without getting caught. The one who bluffs the most and gets away easily is the winner of the Online Video Poker game. For winning Online Video Poker one needs to have a lot of experience as well as luck.

If a player wins the Online Video Poker then he gets the money is deposited to his Online Video Poker account. Online Video Poker is a very simple game to play! However Online Video Poker is an Adult’s game and below 18 yrs are not allowed to play Online Video Poker.



By: Deepak Bansal

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★★★ Katharine ♥♥♥♥ asked:


Or- will I find that all the casinos have the video poker?

cratcholibre asked:


The casino I’m looking for has to have deuces wild video poker and joker poker video poker. They must also have a great reputation for treating their players right and paying them when they win.

Anita B asked:


Last time I was in Las Vegas I played a game called 100 play video poker.

Video Poker is a slot machine which involves a level of skill and you can get the odds in your favor, if you know how to play correctly.

The odds of you winning at Video poker are determined by following 4 simple tips, that are easy to learn.

If you apply them, you will dramatically enhance your chances of success.

How to Play

Firstly, let’s look at how the game is played.

Video Poker has the same rules as draw poker, except that you play a machine rather than other players.

The machine deals five cards on the screen. The player can, take up to five new cards or keep any he has.

The player keeps the cards they want to keep by hitting the “hold” button that corresponds to the individual card shown.

When the choice is made the player presses the “play” button, and the cards discarded are replaced by new ones.

The result of the game is determined by the outcome after the final hand is dealt.

4 simple to tips to win big!

Here are only four tips for winning at video poker and then you’re all set, to have fun and have the odds in your favor

Tip 1 – Get the best odds of success from the start

Video poker machines are based upon a 52 card deck and there are 2,598,960 possible hands combinations.

The programme in a video poker machine is programmed to simulate the probabilities of drawing any combination from the deck.

Because this is a set probability, casinos adjust the pay tables to produce the house edge. The payouts for all video poker machines are the same except for the payout on the flush, full house or royal flush.

This means playing the highest paying machines as this puts the odds in your favor

Here are comparisons of payouts on a jacks-or-better machine. Payout Payout with Strategy

9 for a full house 6 for a flush 99.5%

8 for a full house 5 for a flush 97.4%

7 for a full house 5 for a flush 96.3% etc

A 9 / 6 machine will hit a royal flush around once every 40,000 hands. The 8 / 5 odds are once every 45,000 hands so you need to play machines with best payout

Tip 2 – Play maximum coins.

If you bet five coins, all winning hands are paid out by a factor of five, except for the royal flush. This is a bonus amount designed as an incentive to play five coins. If a player plays less than maximum coins then they won’t win a Royal Flush and can’t win at video poker longer term.

Tip 3 - You need to play for a long time

A player, on the 9 / 6 machine, has odds of 1:40,000 of getting a Royal Flush, or equivalent to around 100 hours of play. You need to play any Video poker machine until you win a Royal Flush to emerge ahead

Your bankroll comes from your own resources, or by collecting money from the intermediate hands that give you income along the way.

Winning at video poker does not mean playing for the odd hour! You need to play for a long time and be patient.

Tip 4 – playing with a strategy.

If you want to increase your chances of winning at video poker, play with a strategy. There are slight differences between games and different strategy cards need to be used, but their all easy to learn.

There are plenty of free strategy cards on the internet. Simply, print one and keep it for reference and refer to if you need to.

So, there are the 4 tips, use them and good luck in your quest for consistent jackpots.



By: Sacha Tarkovsky

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