Important Video Poker Strategies

Video poker originated in the mid of 1800 and with the growing technology it has become one of the most popular games played in online casinos. The uniqueness of this Video Poker attracts players to play, enjoy and win big prizes with this game. Video Poker is an intelligent and skillful game with the lower house edge which offers the players great chances to win the game. The best part of Video Poker is that the players can get over100 per cent if they make use of right strategies while playing.

General strategies

	The player should understand the pay tables before starting playing the game and they should always play with the full play games like 9/6 Jacks or Better.
	The players should always hold straight flush, three of a kind, two pair, royal flush, four of a kind and full horse.
	The players should discard the remaining two cards in three of a kind, they should discard the remaining one card in four of a kind hoping for full horse and with two pair they should discard the fifth card.
	A player should consider breaking up flush or straight only if they have four cards to royal flush.
	The players should consider keeping a low pair instead of a single high card.
	If the player has four cards to a royal flush or four cards to a lower straight flush then he should break up a pair of jacks or better.

Discarding strategies in Video Poker

The strongest component in Video Poker strategy which can enhance the chances of winning is the right way to discard the cards. There is an optimal strategy used for a particular hand. Given below are the strategies used for primary starting hands-

The first thing that a player should notice when his cards are dealt is for a poker hand for two pair, three of a kind, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, royal flush or a straight flush.  If the player is lucky to have any of them then he should give the first priority to “Two Pair or higher" which means they must hold Four Royal Flush Cards before redraw.

One of the most favorable cardholding strategies is to always consider holding two jacks, queens, kings or aces which are called pay pair instead of any other card.

If the player has all the non-paying pairs which are all pairs 2’s through 10’s that are in pair but do not payout because of their value lesser than pair of jacks then the player should draw cards to get an improved hand.

Drawing card strategy

The professional players make use of drawing card strategy to increase their odds of winning. With the following listed draws the players can have great chances of getting better payouts.

Four Royal Flush Cards

Royal Flush is the best hand in the game of Video Poker which provides the players with the highest payout. A Four-card Royal Flush draw comprises of any four cards combined together to make a Royal Flush.

Four Straight Flush Cards

The payout for Four Straight Flush Cards is one step below the Four Royal Flush cards. Four Straight Flush cards are similar to Four Royal Flush cards with the only difference flush cards do not require to be a part of the complete highest straight.

Any Four Flush Cards

This is the most common combination in which any four cards irrespective of being straight are flush with each other.