Video Poker a Patience Game

Learn the basics, use your patience and win the hand

Video Poker is fast-paced, highly entertaining and very popular gambling game in the world. It is the combination of Slot machine design and five card stud poker challenge. Anybody who is afraid to sit in the actual table to play poker can try their hand with Online Video poker. The better the hand, the more money you win.

For Online Video Poker, you just need to know about your poker hand ranking or hand you are holding. Now to start the game, you will have to insert the money into the machine, then select your choice and hit the ‘deal, draw’ button. The video screen will offer you five cards of your first draw. You can now press deal to receive five cards. If you do not want any specific card offered, you can click deal or draw on the machine. This will facilitate new card, which can replace your clicked card. If you want to hold the card then press, hold button directly underneath card. You will immediately find, if you have won any credits. The machine will automatically increase your balance according to the payout chart when you win. Your winning are then added to your credit and you can again press the deal to play again.

Each dealing cost five credits to the player. The below given each hand payout is prepared on this basis. If the players happen to be holding pairs, then he does not win money because pair's only offers even break. The best strategy for pairs is to hold them till end, with the hope of even break. This rule can be changed if the player is drawing card for a royal flush, straight flush, straight or flush.

Hand Ranks

Royal Flush – 2000 Credits
A royal flush is any A-K-Q-J-10 of the same suit. It is also best and the rarest hand in poker.

Straight Flush – 250 Credits

If you get five cards of the same suit, such as 10-9-8-7-6 of clubs, you have straight flush

Four of a Kind – 125 Credits
Four of similar valued card is four of a kind. For example if you have four queens, you have a four of a kind.

Full House – 40 Credits

Holding a set and a pair in the same hand, such as 7-7-7-8-8 is known as full house.

Flush – 25 Credits

A flush is any five cards of the same suit, for example, if you are holding 9, 8,6,4,3 of same suit, then it is termed as flush.

Straight – 20 Credits

A straight is any five cards in a row and not necessarily of same suit. For example 9-8-7-6-5 gives you straight.

Three of a Kind – 15 Credits
A three of a kind is any set of three cards. For example Q-Q-Q-J-8

Two Pair – 10 Credits

Holding of two pairs of any value, such as 8-8-7-7-5 in your hand gives Two Pair.

Pair – 5 Credits
Two cards of same value gives pair. For example 8-8-6-5-3

Nothing – 0 Credits

Not getting even a single pair, makes you lose your credits on the deal.

For a player, every deal of Video Poker offers chances to break even. If you are playing for the fun of the game and do not opt for straight or flush, then you can hope to build up your bankroll slowly. If a player is looking for fun and excitement inexpensively, then Video Poker should be his choice game.

It is also necessary for a player to understand that Video Poker needs lots of stamina and patience to leave as a winner. You will have to pile up your money with small profit everyday, which March be time consuming for you. The best strategy is to stack your bet higher or gamble, if you need just one card for the winning hand, like Royal Flush, Straight, Straight Flush or Flush. You should try to avoid two cards as the risk factor of not getting your needed card is higher. You should be satisfied with the Pair, if you think; you are not getting one card draw.