iIf it's a game of skil that your looking for, with a low house edge and the possibility of big wins, then Video Poker is the game for you.
The objective of Video Poker is to receive the highest ranked
five-card poker hand possible. Video Poker uses a 52 card
deck (53 for Joker Poker) which is shuffled after each hand. You play 1 to 5 coins,
Initially a hand of 5 cards face up is dealt. The player then
has to decided which cards, if any, to keep/hold, before new
cards are dealt replacing all unheld cards. There are a number
of different possible payout tables and each one has a separate
optimal strategy.
Pay Out Tables and Variations
Almost every day I see a new variation on Video Poker, but
the most familiar are:
Jacks Or Better : Royal Flush 800:1 Straight Flush
50:1 Four of a kind 25:1 Full House 9:1 Flush 6:1 Straight
4:1 Three of a kind 3:1 Two Pair 2:1 Pair 1:1. Variations
generally occur with Full House and Flush, with 8:1 and 5:1
often found.
Deuces Wild : Natural Royal 800:1 Four deuces 200:1 Wild Royal
25:1 Five of a kind 15:1 Straight Flush 9:1 Four of a kind
4:1 Full House 3:1 Flush 2:1 Straight 2:1 Three of a kind
1:1
Jokers Wild: Royal Flush 800:1 Five of a kind 200:1 Wild Royal
100:1 Straight FLush 50:1 Four of a kind 20:1 Full House 7:1
Flush 5:1 Straight 3:1 Three of a Kind 2:1 Two Pair 1:1 Kings
or better 1:1
Basic Strategy
Remember, each game requires a different strategy, but this
is a basic strategy for Jacks or better with the payouts above.
These are hands that should be held. If you have a choice,
hold the hand that's highest on the list.
Royal Flush
Straight Flush
4 of a kind
4 to a Royal Flush
Full House
Flush
3 of a Kind
Straight
4 to a Straight Flush
Two Pair
High Pair
3 to a Royal
4 to a Flush
Low Pair
4 to a Straight spread over 4 cards (e.g 3,4,5,6 OK but Not
3,4,6,7)
3 to a Straight Flush
2 suited high Cards
1 high card
Please NOTE:
If you have 3 high unsuited high cards keep 2 lowest.
If you have 4 cards to a straight but still need a middle
card (e.g. 2,3,5,6 needing a 4) then discard and simply keep
any high cards.
** Please note that this is not the optimal strategy, but
one that is fairly close to it. It would take pages and pages
to document the complete strategy. If your looking for further
in depth analysis, why not try one of these great books here
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