The beginnings of video poker and the way to victory
The world has been introduced to video poker as early as in the 70’s, and its acceptance was made difficult by the competition with poker machines. The reason is that the latter are easy to use, involving a computer instead of a human opponent and obviously there is no need for dealers since the machines automatically mix the cards and deals them randomly.
Despite all this, video poker online had one important thing that machines are lacking – human control over the different stages of the game. When using machines, all possible combinations are known in advance, so calculating the odds and adapting you game accordingly is easy. This is why it took machines some time to be re-legalized in some states.
It turns out that in some internet poker games, a talented player can retain 99.5% or even 100% of his investment in the long run.
You must be asking yourself what casino would want to offer a game that can be beaten so easily. The answer is that most people just don’t know the rules and the right way to play, so they don’t reach such high winning percentages. For the casino, this arrangement pays off as long as there as 4 players who don’t get it right for every 2 players who do get it right.
So how can you beat video poker?
The first thing that you have to learn is the structure of video poker. Most machines nowadays are based on a five-card draw poker distribution and winning is simply decided by the hand that you are dealt.

The road to victory is simply to follow a couple of simple rules of retaining the cards or replacing them according to the dealt hand. When you get a royal flush, a straight flush, four of a kind, full house, or two pairs, the cards should be retained. If, on the other hand, you get three of a kind, the two spare cards should be replaced, in an attempt to reach four of a kind, while leaving the door open for a full house. A straight flush or a plain flush should only be broken when there four out of five cards needed for a royal flush.
Following those simple rules will substantially increase your chances of winning.
by admin on August 15th, 2010 Posted in Online poker | No Comments »
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