Casino Video Poker
Casino video poker is well known in the gambling world and is based on the game of five card draw poker. They are easy to play and the coin denominations start from as low as $0.01 to $100. If you want to play a smart game you need to bet the maximum in order to win more. Bigger bets trigger bigger jackpots. The main objective of the game is to win on the highest poker hand. The payouts on a video poker game are 95% if played with a good video poker strategy.
In an online casino video poker game, you are basically playing against the casino software and not other people as in traditional poker. You are dealt 5 cards after you have placed your bets. The crucial time begins when you need to keep or discard your cards. The strategy lies in what cards you keep and what you discard. New cards are dealt to replace the discarded ones. Your final hand is checked by the casino software and winnings are paid off as per the pay table of the particular video poker game.
The winning options to a casino video poker game are identified by the following hands:
Royal Flush – A,K, Q,J, 10 all cards of the same suit. This is the best hand you could have.
Straight Flush – 5 consecutive cards of the same suit
Four of a Kind – 4 cards of the same rank
Flush – 5 cards of the same suit
Full House – 3 cards of the same suit along with a pair.
Straight – a 5 card run… example A,2,3,4,5 or 7,8,9,10,J
Three of a Kind – 3 cards of similar rank
Two Pair – 2 pairs of different ranks
Pair – 2 cards of the same rank (preferably a pair of Jacks or higher)
Video Poker Variations:
Below are the most popular video poker games played online. The casino choice is yours…
Deuces Wild
The game basically lets you win on the usual winning options of a poker hand. But in the Deuces wild game all 2s are wild cards which can be used to substitute any other card in the deck. The payouts are higher if your hand consists of Four Deuces which is 2,2,2,2. It pays a maximum of 200 coins. The 2s in the deck of cards is what makes Deuces Wild a fun filled game.
Joker Poker
Joker poker is a variation of Jacks or Better which is explained below with an extra joker which acts as the wild card. In other words, the Joker in the deck substitutes all other cards and takes their value. The game rules are the same and the highest hand pays out on a Natural Flush which is a combination of 5 face cards without a Joker. A Joker Royal Flush must include a Joker.
Jacks or Better
This game literally pays out high percentages on a pair of jacks or a higher combination of cards i.e. a pair of queens, kings or aces. Jacks or Better game helps you increase your odds of winning dramatically, if you practice the strategy well.
Double Bonus
Another variation of video poker is the Double bonus video poker which pays out quite high on four of a kind, full house, flush and a straight. You receive a bigger payoff for four aces. The variance of double bonus video poker is almost twice of Jacks or Better and you will experience bigger wins and losses.
