Video Poker - A Mix Of Traditional Poker And Video Slots

By Gregory Brooks


Besides the regular poker games, you will find that there are other games like video poker. This is, in fact, a blend of the slot games and regular poker. A few people prefer to play poker at the gambling tables with variants like Texas Hold'em, and not video variation of poker; because they think that it is better to compete against the players, instead of playing against the casino. Though if you employ the correct strategy, then video poker can make you more cash. If you play in the right manner, then it could be more lucrative than slot machines.

Video poker is much easier to play than the table games as it is a mixture of slot machines and poker; therefore, it is very easy to play if you just learn the strategies and employ a wee bit of brainpower. Playing video poker will help you to get lower house edge, than you would get if you were to play the slots. The game is amazing because of its visuals. The features and the various options that it offers you are going to thrill you no end. Hence, should we now go into the manner in which the game is played?

Video poker is played on a computer, which becomes your opponent in place of other gamers in a regular table game. It is played the same way we play "five-card draw poker" and uses most of the same rules. After filling the slot with coins for the initial wager, 5 cards are dealt on the screen. A gambler can retain the cards he selects, and drop the remaining. For this he clicks the "hold" button and chooses the cards he wants to keep. The others get discarded. Once he has made his mind, he clicks the "deal" button. At this stage, new cards take the place of the ones he had selected to discard. Now the poker hand ranking system ranks the player and displays on the pay table situated at the top of the screen. This pay table will usually be set by casinos to guarantee the best edge over a period of time.

As stated earlier, you will go on to victory with the best strategy. If you want to keep the odds in your favor, you will have to learn a few points when you play the game. If you were to scan the pay table of different video poker machines, you will be able to get an idea as to which table offers the most lucrative pay outs. More often than not, the pay outs will be similar; the difference will be only in flush, full house, or royal flush.

As much as possible, wager all your 5 credits, since the winning hands will be paid out by a factor of five, except for the royal flush. If you play less than 5 coins, then you would be adding to the royal flush jackpot. At the end, it could happen that somebody else takes the pot you helped to build.

If you are technically adept, then the best place for you to seek for information is the Internet. You will find numerous websites to provide you with information about rules, the portals where the game is played, how to estimate, and a host of other strategies; this will help you learn the game fast. Given this information is provided by players who are well experienced and have played the game for a long time, you can be sure that the knowledge will be valuable. A sound perusal of this knowledge will show you that video poker is, in fact an intermingle of video slots and poker.




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