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Video poker can be a very nice break from the cut-throat world of hold’em and stud. Instead of facing off against a table full of people who are encouraged to lie in order to get their grubby little hands on your wallet, you are facing off against a machine whose only emotional connection to you is if you plant a big wet kiss on it when you score a jackpot. Even than, the machine probably wont enjoy your expression of affection. While your lips are locked on it, it will probably use its processor to calculate pie to about three million decimal places until you stop kissing it. Before you can know how to play you need to be aware of the pay schedules.
A 9/6 video poker game will give up a royal flush about ever 40,000 hands. An 8/5 game will show you this flush approximately once every 45,000 hands. Things are less encouraging when you get into the 7/5’s who give the royal flush every 50,000 hands and the 6/5’s who take the “abandon all hope” approach and pay off with the highly coveted regal flush once every 70,000 times.
The first tip is to always play the maximum number of coins allowed. A bet of 5 coins will be paid out to the power of on a winning hand. This rule applies to all hands except the royal flush, which pays out at a higher rate.
When playing a deuces wild machine don’t hesitate to throw away all five of your cards. You can be this carefree because you are clearing space for cards that may be deuces. That Ace or King may be impressive when playing hold’em but it won’t help you if the next cards could be four or five nines (factoring in the possibility for deuces).
If you get two pair, toss away one of the pairs. They won’t do you much good seeing as the payouts start at three-of-a-kind. Hold on to an inside straight only if they offer the best possible return from your initial five cards dealt. In other words, a 5, 6, 8, 9 hand can produce a 7 or wild card in this video poker version.
Deuces drive the strategy for this game. The number of deuces present or absent from your initial deal will determine your play. Once every 5000 hands you will see four deuces. The jackpot will keep you in the game or you can just walk away with your winnings.
There is a unique excitement attached to this game. The all or nothing nature of going for hands on end without even sniffing a deuce, then getting four at once gives this machine an interesting edge. You should enjoy your time at this game. |
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