Overview
From its inception in the 1970s, Video Poker has been one of the most popular casino games both online and in land based casinos. Video Poker has the advantage of being a game that novices and seasoned gamblers alike can enjoy since the rules are easy to understand.
It is based on a Five Card Draw version of Poker played on a machine that looks like a slot machine. It’s a simple and enjoyable game to play. Getting the highest payout hand is the goal when playing Video Poker. It’s an adrenalin pumping, challenging game with a moderately low house edge compared to standard casino poker.
Poker Hands:
From highest to lowest, here are the Poker Hands:
Royal Flush – A. K, Q, J, 10 all the same suit.
Straight Flush – Five consecutive cards of a certain suit. This can be spades, diamonds, or hearts, for example: 8 of spades, 7 of spades, 6 of spades, 5 of spades, and 4 of spades.
Four of a Kind, a set of four cards must be in the same rank e.g.: J, J, J, J and any other card.
Full House – Three of the same cards plus a pair, e.g.: 10, 10,10,9 and 9.
Flush – Five cards of the same suit (e.g., diamonds, hearts, spades), but not necessarily in sequence, so you could have five spades with different numbers, and that would be a Flush.
Three of a Kind – Any combination of three cards of the same suit, such as three 7s and any two other cards.
Two Pair – When you have two threes and two sevens in your five cards, you have Two Pair.
Pair – In this case, two cards out of five must have the same rank.
High Card – A single card which is the highest one in your hand.