Video Poker
Online video poker is perfect for any one that enjoys poker
or any that likes to play card games online, since the games are
virtually interchangeable. It's also a great game for those who
like the
idea of poker, but prefer not to play against live
opponents, as well as for those who want a low House edge that
will stretch their bankroll. If you play video poker correctly,
you can reduce the House edge so that it is almost non-existent.
Basic Video Poker Strategy
Unlike live poker in which the actions of other players
affect your strategy, video poker strategy is fixed. There is a
right move to make in every situation. Fortunately, there are
strategy charts online for online video poker players to follow.
The basic idea is to try to retain cards that will most likely
to result in a payoff, rather than to go with the highest
payoff, although there are some exceptions.
Choosing Your Video Poker Machine
In order to maximize your chances, it's important to look for
machines that offer the best pay tables. For a typical jacks or
better machine requiring a pair of jacks at minimum, you should
be looking to win six coins on a flush and nine coins on a full
house. These are full pay, or 9/6 machines.
Other types of machines may have different full pay numbers.
Do research on your
video poker game of choice before starting to play.
Progressive Video Poker
Most video poker machines have a progressive jackpot, a large
jackpot that grows with every coin put into any machine linked
to the jackpot. To win the entire jackpot, you will need a royal
flush. This is a rare occurrence and why the jackpot is often so
large.
Be sure when playing one of these machines to place the maximum
amount of coins on each deal. If you do not, you will not win
the progressive pool if you hit the
royal flush. This could be an error that costs hundreds of
thousands of dollars, depending on the level the pool has
reached.
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