How to Play Video Poker


Online casinos are well equipped with numerous slot machines, blackjack tables, and roulette wheels, but a casino can only be complete if it has video poker games. Video poker was also derived from mechanical machines. Like slots and roulette, the game was adapting to new trends in the field of chance until it came to have numerous versions of online video poker with impressive graphics and different pay tables. This form of virtual entertainment is the perfect choice for gamers who are lovers of card games and video games at the same time.

Since video poker offers the simplicity of slot machines in combination with the strategic requirements of poker, it is not surprising that many forms of the electronic version emerged based on the traditional game. Depending on the winning combinations, some machines will pay more, while others will pay less. The usual thing is to distinguish two types of video poker machines, those that include wild cards (Wild card) and those that do not. The best known modality is Jotas or Better (Jacks or Better) .

This version does not include a wild card, and assumes that combinations greater than the pair of Jacks are paid. This modality includes wild cards, in fact the twos behave like wild cards, and it is paid from the Trio. The variation called Joker Poker is also quite popular. This variant has 53 cards, since a joker Joker is added to the regular deck. There are more options and variations, each with its respective charms, advantages and complications - among other things, it is the variety that makes the game of video poker so famous.

Don't worry, playing video poker is pretty easy. The good thing is that the rules are the same in all modes, only the pay table changes - therefore it is easy to change variations, as long as you know the rules of the specific pay table. Indeed, the first step is to choose the desired variant. Then the player must choose his bet and press the button to start the game. The bettor will receive 5 cards, and at that moment he / she must decide which ones to keep and which ones to get rid of.

Cards that will remain in the game must be marked. Then, the player must ask for another deal of cards, bearing in mind that the objective of the game is to get the best possible combination of cards, that is, the best paid combination on the machine that is playing. For example, the combination called a Straight Flush is one of the best payouts in electronic video poker games . Despite the fact that conventional poker is associated with an inclusive environment of other people, video poker is played against the computer, this is the software that represents the house.