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Video poker is a combination of gambling machines (so called slots) and the game of poker. The player`s skills in this game are as important as the player`s good luck. An experienced player is able to decrease casino`s predominance to a fraction of percentage using a good strategy. It obviously depends on the player`s skills and the pay chart of a certain machine. You can still find video poker machines, in some casinos, where there is a player`s predominance not the casino`s. The point is that those casinos can afford that, simply because most of the guests don`t use the right strategy.
Video poker rules
The player can bet one to five counters. The machine will give you five cards, you can keep as many of them as you want and change the rest. The machine pays for a certain set of cards accordingly to the pay chart. The standard pay chart for Jacks or Better (a pair of Jacks or more) is a follows:
|
|
1 counter |
2 counters |
3 counters |
4 counters |
5 counters |
|
Royal Flush |
250 |
500 |
750 |
1000 |
4000 |
|
Straight Flush |
50 |
100 |
150 |
200 |
250 |
|
Four of a Kind |
25 |
50 |
75 |
100 |
125 |
|
Full
House |
9 |
19 |
27 |
36 |
45 |
|
Flash |
6 |
12 |
18 |
24 |
30 |
|
Straight |
5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
|
Three
of a Kind |
3 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
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Two
Pairs |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
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Jacks
or Better |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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The value of
card sets in Jacks or Better
Royal Flush
- five cards of the
same colour from 10 to an Ace (10©,
J©,
Q© , K©,
A ©)
Straight Flush-
five cards of the same colour in a sequence (4¨, 5¨,
6¨,
7¨, 8¨)
Four of a Kind
- four cards of the same value (5§,
5¨,
5©,
5ª)
Full House
- three cards of the same value and a pair (10¨,
10ª, 10©, 4¨,
4§)
Flash
- five cards of the same colour, not in a sequence
(3¨,
7¨,
9¨, J¨,
A¨)
Straight
– five cards of
different colour in a sequence (4¨,
5§, 6§,
7©,
8¨)
Three of a Kind
- three cards of the same value (5¨, 5©,
5§)
Jacks or Better
- two courts of the same value ( J§, J©)
*card colours: spades, hearts,
clubs, diamonds.
Casino`s predominance in Video Poker
The casino`s use so called RNG (Random Number Generator) in video poker machines (as well as in slots). It is a kind of a computer which decides about the percentage of casino`s predominance over the player. However, contrary to slots most of the Local Gaming Commissions require that RNG works exactly the same in video poker as if the player played at the table against the croupier using one pack of cards. It is of great importance because it means that the player is able to decrease the casino`s predominance to a minimum by using the right strategy.
For example, Las Vegas Gambling Commission Board requires that video poker machines should work that way (mentioned above). The casino may lose the licence if that requirement is not fulfilled.
Recommended literature:
Victory at Video Poker" - Frank Scoblete
The Mathematics of Gambling" - Dr. Edward O. Thorp
Winning by Computer" - Dr. Donald Sullivan.

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