How to play Video Poker
Video Poker
Video Poker is an electronic version of a draw poker.
The goal
The goal of the game is to draw some cards in order to have the best cards in hand.
Rules
The player can choose out of five cards. He has to decide which cards he would like to keep and which to discard. He can exchange any of the cards. In order to do it, he must just click on the unwanted cards and press the button "Deal". The better the hand after the swap, the bigger the winning is.
Hands of cards (from the highest)
- Royal Flush - five consecutive cards of the same suit from 10, to the Ace,
- Straight Flush - five consecutive cards of the same suit, which does not include an Ace,
- Four of a Kind - four cards of the same rank,
- Full House - three cards of the same rank plus a pair,
- Flush - five different cards of the same suit,
- Straight - five cards in a sequence (of different suits),
- Three of a Kind - three cards of the same rank,
- Two Pair - two pairs of cards of the same ranks,
- One Pair - two cards of the same rank.
Basic strategies In Video Poker
| The hand before the exchange | keep | change |
|---|---|---|
| Royal flush | 5 | 0 |
| Straight flush | 5 | 0 |
| Four of a kind | 4 | 1 |
| Four-card royal flush | 4 | 1 |
| Full house | 5 | 0 |
| Flush | 5 | 0 |
| Three of a kind | 3 | 2 |
| Straight | 5 | 0 |
| Four-card straight flush | 4 | 1 |
| Two pairs | 4 | 1 |
| Jacks or higher | 2 | 3 |
| Three-card royal flush | 3 | 2 |
| Four-card flush | 4 | 1 |
| Pair lower than Jacks | 2 | 3 |
| Four-card straight | 4 | 1 |
| Three-card straight flush | 3 | 2 |
| Two-card royal flush | 2 | 3 |
| Three high cards | 3 | 2 |
| Two high cards | 2 | 3 |
| One high card | 1 | 4 |
| Low cards | 0 | 5 |
Video Poker Games
- Pick `Em Poker is a variation of Video Poker. There are two single cards and two sets of cards (three cards each) on the table. In each set the top card is uncovered. Based on this card the player must decide which set to choose. The uncovered cards make the poker hand.
- Mystery Bonus Poker is a combination of a slot machine and a poker. To start the game you have to click the "Spin" button. Then the machine starts its spin and five cards are dealt to the player. The player can choose to go for the extra "winnings (payline)" based on the slot machine spin, or just to go for the best poker hand based on the cards that are dealt.