Video Poker Beginner Guide: Overview

Video Poker is a game that's relatively modern in casino culture, and its arcade style has meant it has transitioned to online casinos very effectively indeed, becoming a popular draw with Internet gamblers. It is essentially a fusion of traditional Poker ranking rules with five-reel Slots style mechanics. A typical Video Poker machine will allow a player to request multiple hands of up to five cards each to be dealt on the onscreen console. The aim is to then achieve the best hand possible by a process of keeping or discarding cards. The better ranking hand you can build beyond a preset minimum hand the higher the payout you will win. It is also common to find that Video Poker machines will offer a ‘double or nothing' bonus bet if a winning hand is achieved on a turn.