VIDEO POKER
Video Poker Hand Rankings
Though video poker doesn't have a great deal to do with regular poker like we now know it, still, it is helpful to understand what each hand is and where it ranks in comparison to the other hands.
The various hand rankings available in video poker game are given below:
Five of a Kind
Five cards with the same rank. Only possible in wild card games.
Royal Flush
It is the best possible hand that a player can have. It consists of a Ten, a jack, a queen, a king and an ace, all of the same suit.
Straight Flush
It is also a good hand which consists of 5 successive cards up to a king, all of the same suit.
Jacks or Better
It is the lowest paying hand which consists of a single pair of cards that is jacks or higher.
Full House
It is a hand which consist cards of 3 of a kind and a pair.
Flush
It is a hand consisting of any5 cards non successive cards of the same suit.
Straight
It is a hand consisting of any 5 successive cards of mixed suits.
Four of a Kind
It is a hand which consist cards of 4 of a kind and one different.
Two Pair
It is a hand that consists of 2 pairs of two cards of the same value.
Types Of Video Poker
However, since then video poker has expanded and developed faster than you can imagine. Now there are different video poker variations that can all be played online:
Jacks or Better
Based on the usual poker hands, all those hands that are ranked higher than the pair of jacks are paid out according to a pre-decided payout table. This game is played with a standard 52-card deck.
Bonus Poker
Bonus poker is a variation on Jacks-or-Better in which a higher payout is given for “Four Of A Kind”. Different bonuses are paid depending on the ranking of the cards in the four-of-a-kind.
Double Bonus
Another variation on Jacks-or-Better in which a bonus is paid out for four aces. This video poker variation offers a theoretical return of 100.1725%.
Joker Wild
The game is simple, one joker serves as a wild card. The joker emerges in one hand from the ten hands. You should always play with the maximum coins and the machines that provide full pay list.
Power Poker
In Power poker game, you have the option to play a total of eleven different forms of poker games like four, ten, and fifty hand forms. When you play Power Poker it gives a feeling of as if you are playing single hand version video poker. In the beginning of the game you have five cards and subsequently you make a selection for the cards you want to keep. You get new cards for the discarded ones.
Joker Poker
Here, there is an additional card added to the deck, the joker. The joker can substitute for any card in the deck. This increases the number of combinations that can be made during the game. The wild royal flush employs the use of a joker in the combination. Joker poker is known to pay out with the pair of kings, so as to balance the payout table.
Pick 'em Poker
A player must place a bet and is dealt two cards that cannot be discarded. The player is then dealt two sets of three cards. The top card is face up in each set. The player must choose one of the sets of three to complete the hand. The face down cards are then exposed and the payoff is based on the hand's value.
Video Poker Tips
Below are some some tips that will help you become a better video poker player. Remember them for they are crucial to your success as a video poker player:
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