Video Poker Tips

Video poker is one of the most notorious casino games. The game entered among casino games in the seventies and soon become one of the most popular games. This game has a low house edge and gives the possibility to win large amounts of money. It’s a game of skill and has the advantage of playing alone offering anonymity to the player.

Video poker is also simple to play: once you pay 1 to 5 coins the machine gives you five cards from which you choose what to hold and what to discard; the machine replaces the cards discarded and pays you according to your hand value.

What’s great at video poker is that winning is up to you and your luck. It’s a single player game where the result can be influenced only by your decisions and your luck. That is why in order to win at video poker you need to follow a strategy.

There are many video poker strategies to use according to the type of the video poker game. Most popular video poker games that you find on casinos are: Deuces and Joker, Deuces Wild, Jacks or Better and Joker Poker.

Besides the strategy you should apply some simple rules that can make the difference in your winnings.
In order to have the maximum payout you should play only at full pay games. 9/6 Jacks or Better is an example of a full pay video poker game where the payout for a full house is 9 for a one coin bet and the payout for the flush is 6 for one coin wagered.

You should always make the maximum bet because the payout is larger. For example at 9/6 Jacks or Better, the royal flush the payout for the smallest bet (1 coin) is just 250, while the payout for maximum bet (5 coins) is 4,000. That means almost four times more than it should pay for the maximum bet.

The chances to hit high pay out hands are lowest but the prize is extremely attractive. Most of the games played you will lose so is good to be prepared with a sufficient bankroll to withstand a lot of ups and downs and to keep you going until you hit the jackpot.

Video poker is based on the poker hands but five-card draw strategy or any other poker strategies will not work. For example the decision to hold a high kicker with a pair can cost you a lot of money because it can diminish your chances to have a better hand. Applying wrong strategies will make you lose especially over the long run.

As long as you follow these simple rules you can really enjoy a good video poker game. The house edge for video poker is very small so is one of the most profitable games to play in a casino.  Video poker is now available in all major online casinos like This is Vegas, Rome Casino and Europa Casino, making it more easy for you to play your favorite game: Video Poker.