Different Types Of Video Poker Games

Video poker bridges the gap between the casino table games and slot machines and it is a game that requires special techniques. If you want to learn to play poker using video machines, you need not worry too much as the rules of the game remain the same. The only exception is that you are playing alone, not against any other player. Initially the machine deals five cards that are displayed on the screen. You can either accept all or some of these cards by pressing the 'Hold' button or draw new cards. Once you complete selecting the cards that you want to keep, you press the 'deal' button and the discarded cards would be replaced by new cards. The final hand would decide the outcome of the game. Based on the pay table, the amount of your win is decided.

Initially, when the video poker machines were introduced in the casinos, the only game that was offered was Jacks or Better. Now, there are more than 100 different games or variations of the games available. Let us see how some of the most popular video poker games are played.

Learn To Play Poker Online For Free With Variations Of The Video Poker Games

• Jacks or Better - To learn to play poker on the video poker machines, this is the best game to start with. This is the classic video poker game that offers you returns if you have a pair of Jacks or better than that. On a 9/6 machine, you get 9 coins for a Full House and 6 coins for a Flush. There are several variations of this game that you must know while you are trying to learn to play poker. This includes Tens or Better (return starts with a pair of 10's or better), Aces and Faces (this game pays extra money for all four-of-a-kinds that are made up of Aces and Faces cards), Aces and Eights (same as Jacks or Better but also offer extra payouts on four 7's and four 8's), All Aces (this variation of Jacks or Better pays higher return on varying four-of-kinds and straight flushes) and Bonus Poker (the game remains the same except that it offers higher payouts on four-of-a-kinds).
• Deuces Wild - It is quite easy to learn to play poker with video poker machines. This video poker game uses 52-card deck wherein all the four deuces (2's) are marked as wild cards. This four deuce wild cards adds to the bonus and hence the minimum requirement to win a hand is three-of-a-kinds.
• Joker Poker - This game is played with 53-card deck with the Joker acting as Wild that gives returns on a pair of Kings or better. Payouts are quite similar to Jacks or Better with resemblance to Deuces Wild since it offers return on a five-of-a-kind and a Joker Royal Flush. Another variation to this game is Double Joker that consists of two Jokers, both of them acting as wilds.
• Power Poker - Power Poker mainly refers to video poker machines that offer multiple hands (playing more than one hand simultaneously). You can learn to play poker with a variety of power poker video machines including Deuces Wild Power Poker, All Aces Poker, Jacks, or Better Power Poker etc.