Monday, May 10, 2010

Video Poker : The Online Video Poker Guide

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Video poker is a casino game, first appeared in the 1970's, but didn't start enjoying widespread popularity until the 1980's, that has much in common with slot machines, but it is a slot machine game combined with the rules of five card draw poker in a very specific manner.

How to play Video Poker :

Video poker games are easily played. The player wages 1 or more coins in order to get dealt five virtual cards on a computer screen. (A smart player always plays usually 5 coins, since the max bet triggers the bigger payoffs on the higher ranked hands.) The player make a choice which cards to hold and then draws cards to get replaced his discarded cards.


While playing these poker games online, there are a couple things that you should watch for to ensure that you have the best return for you. On a standard video poker machine, payouts start with a minimum hand of a pair of jacks. Pay tables assign the payout for hands based incompletely upon how rare they are, and also based upon the total hypothetical return the game operator chooses to offer.

Every video poker game has different payouts for various arrangements of cards. For example, jacks or better will pay your bet back for a pair of jacks, while in deuces wild or jokers wild, you typically need to have three of a kind before you will win any money.

The best video poker machines pay 9 credits for a one credit bet when you hold a full house, however many video poker games will only pay 6 credits for the same full house. clearly you will want to play video poker games that pay 9 credits to take the best opportunity.

Strategies involved in the game :
  1. One must know that the house edge in the game of video poker is minimum when compared to other games.
  2. Be a member of the slot club it will definitely increase payback percentage of that machine.
  3. Understand the pay-tables of the game and play only at full tables of the game.
  4. Don't try to bluff because these tricks are used with traditional poker not with video poker.
  5. Learn how to manage your money i.e bankroll management which is the very basic strategy of playing at casino.
  6. At last just try and enjoy the game with a few drinks as long as you don't loose you cautiousness, means your decision making power should not be effected.

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