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If you love poker, then you just might love video poker as well. It is
a casino card game which is primarily based on a five card draw poker.
Unlike actual five-card draw poker, however, it is poker played with a
machine!
When Poker and Slot Machines Met
Video poker became commercially feasible when use of a TV-like monitor
with a central processing unit became economical. The first models, which
by today’s standards are rather primitive, came out in the late 20
th century. Video poker started to gain international renown when the International
Game Technology introduced a video poker version, Draw Poker in 1979.
Returns
Video poker is an exciting game, which you can play online or in casinos.
If you educate yourself well with all the techniques (and thus manage to
play the game correctly) and if you are able to choose a video poker machine
(whether virtual or physical) that gives great odds, well, you have a very
good chance of getting high payouts.
Moreover, if you consistently bet the maximum every time you spin, you
have a chance of winning the jackpot. Truth is, most video poker machines
only award the jackpot to maximum bettors. Therefore, if you want to win
the jackpot, then you’d better bet max. If you play to win, you can
get thousands of dollars in return.
Playing Video Poker
The rules on playing this game are typically the same as that of a live
table game. The difference, however, lies on the fact that you would be
betting and playing against a machine. Before you begin a game, you should
check out the paytable to see which card combinations get paid and how
much each combination pays.
To play video poker, choose your video poker machine. After that, place
your bet by depositing money into the machine or depositing credits (if
you’re playing online). Press the deal button so that you can draw
out your five-card hand. After looking your cards over, you can discard
one or more cards in exchange for new cards which would be drawn from the
same deck. After you decide that your hand is final, the machine would
evaluate your cards against its programmed paytable and you would either
win or lose.
Some machines would give you progressive jackpots for every royal flush
or rare hands you have. There are some machines that offer a bonus game,
giving you a chance to double your winnings. However, these features are
typically side bets which take more than they give, so it is best to exercise
a lot of caution before you actually take on such features of the game. |
