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Video Poker Guide

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• How to Play
• Variations
• Tips
• Where to Play

How to Play Video Poker

A player’s poker playing skill will definitely make a difference when he plays Video Poker. Because it is impossible to bluff when playing video poker, the player’s aim is simply to be dealt the best possible poker hand from the 52-card deck. The hands in video poker rank the same as in regular poker. There is a ‘double’ feature in the game which allows the player to double his win to a ceiling value. The player gets a choice of four cards, and he must choose one which has to be higher than the card he exposes in order to double his winnings. Doubling can be risky, but it is possible to achieve a big win.

Video Poker Variations

There are some variations of the game such as wild cards and the game offers per hand combinations in the payouts. Each game has its own particular strategy. Some variations are Jacks or Better, Joker Poker, Aces and Faces and Deuces Wild. Similar to video poker is Power Poker where the player is dealt four hands. There is also a ten-hand version.

Video Poker Tips

• New video poker players should master ‘Jacks or Better’ first. This variation has the easiest strategy to understand.
  
  
• In video poker it is easier to draw an outside straight, i.e. *-6-7-8-9-* rather than an inside straight, i.e. 6-7-*-9-10 because the player has two chances of completing the straight instead of one.
  
  
• Never keep a kicker, i.e. a single high card such as J, Q, K or A that has the potential to turn into a winning pair with any pair or three of a kind. By holding onto the kicker, the player reduces his return by 5%.
  
  
• Most versions of downloaded software allow players to use “Expert Mode” to analyze the percentage chances of hitting a certain hand based on what he chooses to hold.