Video Poker Tricks

Video Poker Tricks So much for worrying about another player winning "your" royal flush by playing "your" machine. if someone else wins on the next hand after you quit playing, the RNG determined the timing of the Jackpot, not the fact that the jackpot came on the next hand displayed. Even if YOU had continued playing the machine, you probably would not have won anyway. Your own timing on that next hand would undoubtedly have been different. The royal could be in that 66 to 400 hands that were never displayed. It's like trying to catch a specific raindrop in a downpour.

How To Play

Video poker is like a regular slot machine except that it has video monitor rather than reels. There is no handle to pull .The typical configuration's award glass" above the video screen and a row of buttons below it or beside the screen used y the game The configuration may vary with manufacturer, but the basic game is as described Variations of the game with wild cards to give you more alternatives may tease or confuse you; we'll describe those later. Under the coin slot, a deal button is pushed for play after one or more coins are inserted. When the maximum number of coins are Inserted, the machine deals automatically. Five cards from a standard 32-card deck appear on the screen. under each card is a "hold" button so you can choose which cards to keep before pushing the "draw "button rep1ace the cards not held. Push the 'cancel" button to change your bold cards drawing if you change your mind or accidentally push the wrong hold button. On zeaiiyrna4iines, there is no "cancel" button: you push the-hold button a second time to erase the"hold" and correct a mistake. BE CAREFUL USING THE HOLD BUTTONS. WE NAVE OFTEN SEEN CARELESS PLAYERS HIT THEM SO FAST THAT THEY EITHER DON'T REGISTER OR ELSE THEY REGISTER AS BEING HIT TWICE. EITHER WAY,; THE CARD THEY WANT TO HOLE IS ACCIDENTALLY DISCARDED MAY RUIN A GREAT HAND OR MISS FILLING IN A POTENTIAL WINNER. BE SURE ALL CARDS ARE HELD) AS YOU INTENDED BEFORE HITTING THE DRAW BUTTON. The payout for each winning hand i displayed on the award glass above the screen so that the player may .determ4ne In advance what to expect. Some manufacturers now display the payout table on the screen rather than on a separate glass abovethe screen, so that you can see how the expected return increases with each coin played. If you have a winner after the draw, the type of hand (two pair, straight, full house, flush, straight flush, etc.) and "winner" are usually displayed on the newer-type screens. As the machine pays by coins or credit, the amount is counted on a meter also displayed on the screen. If the hand is not a winner, "game over" and "insert coin" will be seen, and the machine is ready for the next hand. Most machines follow this basic playing format. However, some machines also have a "stand" button. If you are dealt a pat hand on the first five cards, remember to push either all hold buttons or the stand button before drawing, or the machine will erase. your winning hand. Some. machines won't let you lose a good hand; they will pay on a full house, four-of-a-kind, straight flush, and sometimes a full house before you have a chance to draw. Others are net so "kind"; they'll let you throw it away and try to upgrade the band. Some players actually prefer the choice to the automatic pay. If you hit a royal flush with maximum coins, the jackpot will usually be paid by an attendant. Other machines have "discard" buttons instead of "hold" buttons. On these machines you push the discard button to throw away unwanted cards.

If you do not discard specific cards, the machine will count your hand as final even if it is a loser. BE SURE YOU KNOW WHICH TYPE OF . MACHINE YOU ARE PLAYING, AND DON'T PUSH THOSE BUTTONS UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

The Play Buttons

Below or beside the screen are the buttons used to play the poker game. The number and type vary depending on the manufacturer, the age, or the type of machine being played. There are still quite a few of these around. On these early machines, the winning coins were dropped when won except for straight and royal flushes which were usually hand paid. Some old- timers still prefer these types and like the jingle / of the coins as they hit the tray.