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The Rules of Video Poker
The Rules of Video Poker
Albeit it’s European origins, poker can be considered a true “All American” gambling game. What started as a simple five-card game evolved into many variations, up to today’s popular Video Poker. Video Poker, or Draw Poker, is played the same way that poker is played. The dealer uses a single 52-card deck with no Joker, and the deck is reshuffled after each hand. Odds in Video Poker depend on player’s ability. There is an element of skill in making the best decisions, of which cards to keep, which, unlike Slot Machines, will determine whether and how much you can win. The player is dealt one five-card poker hand. After the first draw, which is automatic, you may hold any of the cards and draw again, by pressing the ‘Deal/Draw’ button, to replace the cards that you haven’t chosen to hold (to hold a card simply click on it and a “Hold” sign will appear). All winning hands and their payoffs are listed on the machine and explained below. The object is to get the best possible combination so that you earn the highest payoff on the bet you placed.
Winning Combinations
Jacks or Better:
A pair pays off only if the cards in the pair are Jacks, Queens, Kings, or Aces. Lower pairs do not pay off.
Two Pair:
Two sets of pairs of the same card denomination (for example: Q,Q,3,6,6).
Three of a Kind:
Three cards of the same denomination (for example: K,K,K,Q,10).
Straight:
Five consecutive denomination cards of different suit (for example: 6,7,8,9,10. An Ace can be the starting card or the ending card - A,2,3,4,5 or 10,J,Q,K,A ).
Flush:
Five non-consecutive denomination cards of the same suit (for example: 2,5,10,J,A and all cards of the same suit - Spades, Hearts, Clubs or Diamonds).
Full House:
A set of three cards of the same denomination plus a set of two cards of the same denomination (for example: K,K,K,A,A).
Four of a kind:
Four cards of the same denomination (for example: 7,7,7,7,J).
Straight Flush:
Five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit (for example: 5,6,7,8,9 and all cards of the same suit - Spades, Hearts, Clubs or Diamonds).
Royal Flush:
Five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit, starting from 10 and ending with an Ace (for example: 10,J,Q,K,A and all cards of the same suit - Spades, Hearts, Clubs or Diamonds).
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