Your Definitive Guide to Online Video Poker 2023

As with all gambling games, video poker also has its history in Europe, where the original poker game was invented. However, video Poker burst on the scene in the 1970s after computers started taking over the casinos in America.

Si Redd was the man responsible for this new concept. He was a member of staff at Bally Technologies in the mid-1970s. Initially, his initiative was promptly rebuffed by the executives. However, the willpower of Redd was too strong to let him down. To fulfil his dream, he made his own company and named it Sircoma. We know that company as a C$2 billion entity called International Game Technology (IGT).
It is said that patience is the key to many things, and for Redd, this held true. He needed to wait patiently for nearly a decade before his brainchild penetrated the casinos of Las Vegas. The launch of MTV was when people finally started to come to terms with the new concept and began to see as well as realize its potential

The game was designed on the draw version of poker. In this version, a two-pair hand is the simplest hand. However, Jack or Better, which is based on a player having two jacks or higher in his hand, became more popular, and even today, it is the most played version of the game.

Video Poker was able to cement its place as an everlasting member in the world casinos, exclusively due to the outburst and outreach of the Internet. However, the prominence of video poker is not just limited to casinos; it has become a global phenomenon.

In contrast to different versions of poker, video poker is quite simple. All editions of video poker have the standard 52-card deck; however, the Joker Wild variant is also played with the joker card. The game begins by taking a wager and pushing the deal button, which then deals out five cards. The player can discard or hold the card, and the machine keeps replacing the discarded cards with more random cards until the player finally selects the hand. Of course, the probability of winning now depends on this hand.

The grade of cards in all versions of video poker is the same; however, players can find variations in the payout ratio in different editions of the game. Commonly the classification is: the highest grade hand is the Royal Flush after that is the straight flush followed by the second-grade hands, four of a kind, full-house, flush & straight. Finally, the last grade is of three of a kind, two pairs & last of all one pair of jacks or better.

Video poker only has two outcomes, a loss or a win, and this rule is constant in all versions of the game. The game can have a payout as high as 99.5%, and with no definite house advantage, people can make good money from the game.

As the game rules suggest, it is pretty straightforward to learn. All you need to do is decide which cards you will discard and which ones will you keep.

The strategies below work a treat in jacks or better, but it is also applicable to other variants of Video Poker games.

Straight Flush: A unique and rare hand, worth keeping a picture of if ever achieved. Lest of a straight flush holding all cards can swiftly change destiny through the progressive jackpot of Royal Flush.

Four of a Kind: Four of a Kind is the 2nd best hand. You cannot further improve it.

Full-House: Full-House refers to the 3rd best hand. You cannot further improve it.

Flush: Cannot be further improved.

Straight: Cannot be further improved.

Three of a Kind: Keep three of a kind, discard the rest

Two Pairs: Hold two pairs and discard the other card. You might get a full-house

Jacks or Better: Keep the pair, discard the rest

Keep the Jacks, King, Queen or Ace. Discard the rest upon losing the opening hand.

The game is made up of old terms and new words, giving it a taste of both worlds.

Action: Full sum wagered in a game by the player.

Bet Max: The 05 coin per hand wager.

Discard: Cards rejected by the player after the initial deal.

Flush: A hand in which all five cards belong to the same suit.

Four of a Kind:  A hand in which all four cards have the same value.

Full-House: Hand having a pair and three of a kind.

Hand: Cards which the machines dole out to the player.

Hold: Cards accepted by the player after the initial deal.

Jackpot: Highest bonus achievable is generally given for a royal flush.

Pair: Two cards of precise identical worth, i.e. two Jacks or two 2s.

Pay Back: Projected payout ratio in a game, calculated from statistics for millions of hands.

Payout: Sum rewarded out to the player for one hand.

Pay Table: A listing of payouts for every scenario exhibited on the monitor.

Royal Flush: The best achievable hand in Video Poker constitutes an Ace-high flush of the identical suit.

Straight: Five successive cards, such as 1-5.

Straight Flush: A straight that has all the cards from an identical suit.

Winning Hand: Winning Hand is a hand that pays out a winning arrangement.