VIDEO POKER
Video poker is an EXTREMELY popular game both online and in live casinos. This is partly due to the game's simplicity and the fact that you can control the game to some degree, choosing which cards to hold or discard.
There are countless variations of video poker available to play online. Bodog Casino has 17 different video poker games that can be played from your browser. Golden Casino offers 15 stylishly presented games from their easy to download software.
We've outlined some of the different variations below, but the best way to learn is to click through and try them yourself!
ONLINE VIDEO POKER GAMES
Jacks or Better
This is the best type of machine on which to start playing video poker. On a jacks or better video poker machine, the lowest winning hand is a pair of jacks. Jacks or better machines can be single line, or multiple lines as in the Golden Casino example above. Jacks or better is one of the most popular and basic video poker games available both online and in live casions. Golden Casino's jacks or better video poker is good becaue it is known as a 9/6 game - meaning that the full house pay out 9-1 and a flush 6-1. The Royal Flush also pays out 4000 coins. Some machines will pay lower odds than this (such as 7/5) so be careful not to play somewhere that is not good value.
Deuces Wild
A 'deuce' is a 'two card', so on a Deuces Wild video poker machine, all two cards are wild, meaning they can substitute for any other card. A full pay deuces wild machine can have a payout percentage of 100.8%, meaning the odds are slightly in the player's favor!
Joker Poker
Jokers will inserted into the deck and be wild on a joker poker video poker game, meaning they will substitute for any other card. Because of the added bous of the joker, the minimum rank for a winning hand will be two pair.
Multi-Hand Video Poker
On a multi hand video poker machine, you are initially dealt one hand, but after choosing which cards to hold, your hand is then played multiple times.
You can talk more about video poker on the Online Gambling Forum.
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