One may wonder why the online casinos offer a game that pays out close to 100% of the wagers! Mainly because the average person normally follows whims and their gut feel and this does not pay off. However if you follow a basic strategy one can stretch out their play quite significantly until they get lucky! Hitting the big one, a Royal Flush would be considered Lucky. Scroll down for the brief strategy that could help you enjoy the game of Video Poker. In the original video poker you required to have a Two Pair or Better for a payout, however they increased the payout schedule to include a high pair and business then boomed and after this a number of different versions evolved. It is easy to play video poker and once the bets have been placed, one to five coins, the initial five cards are dealt. From these five cards you decide which you would like to keep, if any, and after you have made the selection you draw to obtain your final hand. Once all the cards have been dealt the video poker machine will recognize the ranking of the final hand value and pay you accordingly. Our only word of strong advise is ALWAYS play the maximum coins. Your payout line always rewards such play!
Video poker casinos:
Each casino has its own brand of software that they use which in turn affects the diversity of the game but NOT the odds. From casino to casino these odds can be adjusted but is still not dependant on the software. We urge you to compare odds (paytables) so that you play with the best odds. Here is an example of a Jacks or Better machine:
| Machine Return |
Appox. Machine Payback |
| 9 for a full house / 6 for a flush |
99.5% |
| 8 for a full house / 5 for a flush |
97.4% |
| 7 for a full house / 5 for a flush |
96.3% |
| 6 for a full house / 5 for a flush |
95.2% |
By simply looking at the paytables you can play and have far better payout rates and thus extend the number of hands you can play. That is not to say though that you must ONLY play where the 9/6 paytable exists. With the advent of the multihand game, the casinos have generally moved to for example 8/5 for this game with the 100 hand game. If you get a 100 hand machine with a 9/6 paytable, PLAY IT and see why many of the casinos have reduced their odds! Obviously paytables differ by game type too. A number of my friends prefer bonus video poker where the odds for getting 4 of a kind for specific denominations are higher. I myself love playing Deuces Wild, and a good friend of mine swears by Joker Poker. It is simply a matter of finding the game you enjoy most. That is why they invented "Play for Fun" mode! |
