How To Play Video Poker And Play It Well

If youre at this page to begin with, Im assuming you dont know how to play video poker and that you know nothing about video poker to begin with. Before we go into how to play video poker, lets go over what video poker is.

Video poker is one of the most popular computerized casino games around. All video poker consist of is a computer screen (one very similar to that of a slots machine) and a poker game. Thats it! Now you know what video poker is, all you really need to play is money and general knowledge about poker hand rankings. Even if you dont know the poker hand rankings, they are always posted on the video poker machine.

So lets get on to the basics of the game and how to play video poker. All you need to start the game is money; you can either insert coins into the machine or use a newer form of payment like the credit ticket. After you insert the money, you hit the deal button; this will give you 5 poker cards. After you receive your 5 poker cards you have the option of exchanging as many cards as you like (you can only exchange once). You can choose to discard all your cards, which is usually not a smart move, or if you get really lucky, you can keep them all. All you want to do is improve on your hand because the better hand you have, the more money you win. Video poker hands are based on real poker hand rankings, so the royal flush is the highest ranking hand and therefore the hardest to get (can take from days to weeks to see a royal flush). Almost all video poker machines will only payout to the minimum of a pair of jacks; ace highs wont get you anything here. After you exchange your cards, the machine will evaluate your hand and pay you out accordingly. Payouts are based on the rank of your hand and how much you initially bet, the more you bet and the better your hand is, the more money you will win. How hard was that? Its all over, you now know how to play video poker, so go out there and hit those machines!