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Video Poker Advanced Guide

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Video Poker is not a game of pure chance, unlike Roulette. So there are some strategies that may apply for a better play and higher winnings, nearly eliminating the chance of losing a bet. Below, you may see situations with prototypical hands and the way you should act in such situations according to our advanced video poker strategy:

Three cards to straight flush and a single high card. You should keep the high card because the chance for you to get the other two cards to the straight flush is much smaller than to make a combination with the high card.

King and Queen/Jack and three cards to straight flush. You’d better keep the King and Queen/Jack.

Queen and Jack and three cards to straight flush. You should keep the Queen and Jack.

Queen, Jack and Ace. You keep the Queen and the Jack.

King, Queen and Jack. You should keep the Queen and Jack.

Three cards...
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Video Poker Types

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Many casino games are offered in different variations nowadays, and Video Poker is no exception. This is done for dissimilar purposes- some casinos offer modifications to differentiate their brand among others, some alter game rules to make the game further loyal to customers and gain more players…the reasons are numerous, but let’s just move this topic aside for future discussion and get to know different Video Poker types closer.

As we’ve already explained, the most widely spread version of Video Poker is Jacks or Better. To have a winning hand, you need minimum a pair of Jacks or better. As explained earlier, the best pay table alternative for Jacks or Better is 9/6 – that will pay you nine coins for a full house and six for a flush.

Joker Wild is another form of Video Poker, played with 52-card deck plus one additional “wild” card- a Joker. Joker can be a...
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Video Poker Terms (Glossary)

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Here is a core Video Poker glossary enabling you, newcomer, to get aware of frequently encountered concepts of the game. Not to be disappointed with new terms while trying the game for the first time, make the use of the definitions provided below.

Ace-High: a poker hand with the highest card of an ace; no pair or anything better. Aces Full: a full house with 3 aces and any pair. Boat: a slang word for a full house. Bullet: a slang word for an ace. Bust: A hand that is worth nothing, even after changing cards. Court Card:  face cards: kings, queens, and jacks. Cowboy:  a slang word for a king. Credit: virtual money you play video poker with. Credits can be worth any amount of money, but credit value may change from machine to machine. Deuce: a two. Draw Poker: when you receive five cards, and then may discard one or more of them to receive new cards in their place. Practically all...
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Video Poker Beginner’s Guide

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Video poker is an altered copy of five card stud poker for internet gaming. The earliest models appeared at the same time as the first personal computers and slot machines were produced, in the mid-1970s, although they were quite basic by today's standards. Video Poker soon became, and remains a popular fixture in almost every casino till now. Less nerve-wracking than regular Poker, but still involving a certain level of decision-making while upholding the ease-of-use of a slot machine, Video Poker charms to a wide range of casino patrons nowadays.

The idea is to choose the right cards that may give you best combinations for a winning poker hand. Below are the Poker hand combinations that lead to winning:

• Royal Flush - the best and the rarest, containing five cards in sequence, all of the same suit but including Ace; • Straight flush - five cards in sequence, all of the same suit; • Four of a Kind-...
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General Tips For Video Poker Players

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Once you’ve read our guide to Video Poker game and get accustomed to all the terms you may encounter while playing, the time has come for some advice. The tips below are general, provided in no particular order.

First statement to note is that there is no such thing as a "loose" or "tight" video poker machine. Nothing like reel slots which are ruled by different programming within the microchips, video poker machines are automated to be as random as possible. Digital processors cannot attain true randomness, but the deviation away from 100% randomness is so small that it is not an issue in how the machines play. The conclusion to make from the discussion above is that each card has an equal chance of showing up on any given hand.

Most video poker machines use a single 52-card deck, so the best alternative is to choose a machine like...
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