How To Play Video Poker Online
Many US casino players will tell you that Video Poker is one of the most fun and exciting varieties of poker that US casinos have to offer. The reasons are simple; it is very easy once players know all the poker hands (below) and the fact that it has one of the highest payouts in all of the online casino games. Players can find machines that offer a payout percentage of over 100% meaning that players cannot lose if they play the game perfectly without errors. This is why it is worth it for all players to learn how to play the game to maximize their online winnings.
Playing Video Poker
Whether players play on line or in a land casino the process of playing Video
Poker is still the same. Players can select credits or put coins into a machine
to start play. The option is available for one bet or a max bet on the slot
machine depending on your play preference. The more money players bet the bigger
the payout will be.
Player will receive 5 cards from the dealer facing up. It is up to the player to make the best poker hand with the cards given. Players can hold any of the cards on the table and redraw the remaining cards. For example, if a player is dealt A, A, 2, 7, & 8 they can hold the two aces and redraw the 2, 7, and 8 for a better hand. If an ace appears in that hand a player will be rewarded a three of a kind. Players new to poker can review the poker hands below.
Poker Game Varieties
US players looking for different types of video poker games do not have to
worry. All of the top rated casinos on our site have the most up to date kinds
of video poker available. Most of the big sites will update their games so that
players can always have an exciting playing experience. The following video
slots are just some of the types of video poker games that are offered to US
players.
Jacks or Better – This video poker game pays out when the player is able to score higher then a pair of jacks. The pair is the lowest hand that one can receive when playing this game. This is one of the more popular games of video poker as the return rate is 99.5%.
All American – is a type video poker that has the same rules as jacks or better but has a higher payout for ; straights, straight flushes, and Flushes. It will have lower payouts for full houses and two pairs.
Deuces Wild – is a type of video poker where the two cards can severe as wild cards. Payouts will be increased for 4 deuces and a natural royal flush. The two card is the card that acts as the wild card and can be used for any card in the deck. If played with perfect strategy, the game has an average return of 100.8%.
Poker Hands for Beginners (lowest to highest)
Pair – any set of two cards that are the same. For example if a player was to
receive two Jacks in their hand they would have 1 pair.
Two Pair – is having two sets of pairs in a players hand. For example in a hand of five cards, if a player has two jacks and two threes they would have two pair.
Three of a Kind - is having three of the same cards in your hand of five. If a player was to have three fours then they would have three of a kind.
Straight – a poker hand that is in numerical sequence. For example a player
having : 2 ,3, 4, 5, 6 has straight hand.
Flush – having a poker hand that has all of the same suit in it. For example
having a hand that is all Hearts is an example of a flush.
Full House – is a pair and a three of a kind combined in one hand. If a
player has three jacks and two threes then they have a full house.
Four of a Kind- Is a poker hand that has four of the same kind of cards in a
hand of five. An example of this would be having four Jacks in a hand.
Straight Flush is a poker hand that combines a straight and a flush hand. If
a player has 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of hearts they would have a straight flush.
Royal Flush- is the highest hand one can have in a non wild poker game and the
hand is:10,J,Q,K,A all in the same suit.