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Online Video poker basics
It may seem that video poker play is similar to regular slot machine play, but the two are actually quite different.
You being the games the same way by inserting a coin into the machine and pressing the play button,
but this is where online video poker changes.
Cards appear on the screen and it’s up to you decide which cards to hold, ranging from none to all five.
The choice in video poker is completely yours. There are also five buttons on the front of the online video poker machine.
When you push these buttons, the word "hold" will appear above those cards selected.
Your objective in online video poker is to get the best or highest hand possible.
The next thing you do in online video poker is press the "deal" button and a new set of cards will appear,
replacing the ones you chose not to hold. If a winning combination results, the online video poker machine will award you with credits based on
the payout schedule. After the credits are awarded, the "player paid" sign will appear on the screen.
A machine that requires $.25 to play would record each credit as 25, so basically the credits will equal the value required to play the online
video poker machine.
With this hand over, you start the process all over again. You bet how many units or coins you wish to play on the next hand of the online video
poker machine and then hit the "deal" button. When you decide you want to end your online video poker session, all you do is press the "collect"
button and the machine will give you your credits. The object of the game is to end each round with a winning combination.
Betting is quite straightforward with online Video Poker. You can typically choose $0.25, $0.50, $1, or $5 games on which to bet.
And the bets are 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, or 5x, which is the maximum bet. If you're playing a $1 game, you can place bets of $1, $2, $3, $4, or $5.
Online video poker is a fast, fun, rewarding, and interactive game that is unlike any other. You, the player, have so much choice and control
in the online video poker game. You can choose which cards to keep and which ones to discard. You can choose how much you want to wager,
and when you play with skill, you have an excellent edge over the house in online video poker.
So what exactly is Video Poker? It’s a cross between Stud Poker, a slot machine and a few wild cards thrown in.
The online video poker game is played fast, similar to Stud, and you've got a huge range of game options to choose from.
Online video poker includes Jacks or Better, Deuces Wild, All American, Joker Poker or a number of other variations.
You have the option of playing from 1 through 5 coins, with payoffs improving with more coins used.
All variations in online video poker rank hands the same, though a given variation may add an extra rank or two.
More Video poker resources
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Main Video poker page
Video Poker rules & variations
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