First videopoker online casino appeared back in 1994. Its software was produced by Microgaming software developing company and began to enjoy incredible popularity right away. This game is considered to be one of the most popular online casino games among American players. In this article we will try to take a look on the basic rules of this exciting game.
In videopoker online casino game you determine the amount of your wager yourself. In most video poker games your bets can vary from 25 cents to $5. You should check all your wagering options before popping into the game without doubts. A lot will depend on the online casino you are playing in and software developer of this certain videopoker game.
Having chosen the most suitable betting option it’s time to play! Press a DEAL button on the screen and five cards will appear on it. The goal of the whole game is to collect the best poker hand and win more money( all possible hands in videopoker will be listed below). Usually players have 2 opportunities to collect all necessary cards. After the first deal you keep the cards you need and discard all other. After the second deal, a system will show you all options you have. If you don’t have any winning poker combinations, then you don’t get any payouts.
Some videopoker online casinos offer you an opportunity to double your payouts. Computer will offer you to take part in a secondary game. This game is based on a pick-a-card principle. You will have five cards on the screen again but will see the face of one of them only. This card was chosen by a computer and your goal now is to pick a higher card. For example, if computer has a Jack you need to pick a Queen, a King or an Ace. If computer picked an Ace it means that you lost the secondary game. Secondary game is a very risky option because on the one hand, you have a chance to double your payouts, but on the other hand, you are risking to lose everything you won in the previous round.
To play video poker, you need to learn all existing poker hands. Video poker is a game not only of luck like online slot machines for example, but requires an element of skills and thinking. You are the only one who decides which cards to discard and which cards to keep. Here are poker hands that offer you payouts in videopoker:
• Pair. In most video poker online casino games, you can get a payout for a Pair of Jacks or higher. However, playing some other videopoker games players need to collect a pair of Kings or higher to win money.
• Two pairs give you larger payouts than one pair. In most casinos you can have pair based on any cards like Queens and eights, for instance.
• Three of a Kind means that you have 3 similar cards in one hand. Wild card makes this combination more frequent.
• Four of a Kind means that you have 4 similar cards in one hand. Wild card can also substitute any other card.
• Five of a Kind means that you have 5 similar cards. Such combination is possible only if you have a wild card in hand.
• Straight means that you have 5 cards in a sequence ( of different suits). For example, you can collect 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace to get a good payout.
• Flush means that you have 5 cards of the same suit( random sequence). For example, you can collect 10, 4, King, Jack and Ace of Spades to get a payout.
• Straight flush means that all 5 cards in your hand are sequenced and have the same suit. For example, you can collelct 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Spades to get a payout.
• Royal flush means that you have a straight beginning from 10 of the same suit, like 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of Spades
• Wild Royal Flush means that you collected a Royal Flush using one of the wild cards like joker, for example – 10, Jack, Queen, King and joker instead of Ace of Spades
You should learn all these poker hands to win in videopoker, in some of our next articles we will describe various effective strategies, that you can use to increase your winning chances in videopoker. Good luck!
