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Video poker is
extremely popular games in both land-based and online casino. This article will
provide you with the basic facts and strategies for video poker.
The
principle of video poker is quite simple. Before each game, you determine how
many chips of a certain value you want to bet. Then the system will deal you
five cards (from a standard 52 card deck). You then determine which cards to
keep and which ones to replace. In case you have gathered a winning
combination, the slot will pay you according to the paytable of each
combination.
Video poker offers many variations with an extremely low
house advantage, just like blackjack or craps. The most popular variation of
video poker is Jacks or Better, which can found in pretty much every
good online casino, has a casino
advantage of 0.46%.
Optimal
Strategy for Video Poker
There is no universal strategy for video
poker. Each game variant is unique and requires an individual approach. Unlike
the classic slots. There are many
tips
and strategies for slots, which are universally applicable.
For
beginners, we recommend that you first try out video poker and its game
variations in a free version offered by every casino. You will learn the rules
of the game for free with no risk of losing real money, and you can also test
out various strategies.
Just for example, we have prepared an optimal
for Jack and or Better.
A = Ace, K = King, Q = Queen, J = Jack (these
cards are referred to as “high cards”)
- Royal Flush, Straight Flush, Four of a Kind
(Poker)
- Four cards of the Royal Flush
- Full House, Flush, Straight, Three of a
Kind
- Single-suit flush (open-ended)
- Two pairs
- A high pair (Jacks or better)
- Three cards of a Royal Flush
- Four cards of the same suit
- K-Q-J-T
- Low pair (tens and below)
- J-T-9-8 or Q-J-T-9
- J-T-9s or Q-J-9s
- Open-ended straight draw
- A-Q-Js
- Three to a flush draw (open-ended)
- Q-T-9s, J-T-8s, J-9-8s, K-Q-9s, K-J-9s
- Q-Js
- A-K-Q-J
- K-Qs, K-Js, A-Ks, A-Qs, A-Js
- Four to a straight (one gapper) with three
high cards
- Three to a straight flush with two gaps and
one high card
- Three to a straight flush with one gap and no
high cards
- K-Q-J
- Q-J
- J-T
- K-Q, K-J
- Q-Ts
- A-K, A-Q, A-J
- K-Ts
- One high card
- Three to a straight flush with two gaps and
no high cards
- Discard all five cards.
How to Read Paytable
The paytable
determines the winnings you receive when you create a particular winning
combination (from pair to Royal Flush). The highest payout ratio is designated
as "Full Pay". So, before you decide on a particular variant of video poker and
a specific casino where you want to play, we recommend that you carefully
compare the rules of the game.
Before playing, always check the rules of
the defined by the paytable; it is because a different version of the game
offers a different payout for the same poker combinations. Some video pokers
also do not pay for low combinations like pair of numbers.
Video Poker Bonuses
Many
online
casinos offer their players many and many bonuses like no deposit bonuses
or free spins or particular online slots. It is a good practice for
professional video poker players to find an online casino with cash bonus you
can actually use on the video poker.
This way you can get up thousands
of dollars or euros, just for depositing. Sadly, most of the online casinos do
not offer bonuses for video poker, so you need to search a few to find
one. |
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