Video poker may seem like slots but in reality, this game gives better chances than slot games. A player having decent poker skills will rake in good winnings playing video poker. The mix of poker skills and the randomness of slots makes video poker a good option to try.
What we have below are safe practices that any player can use while honing their poker skills. However, this means that you should at least have learned the ropes of poker before engaging the safe practices we'll mention later. There is really no substitute for basic poker strategy if you want to make the most of video poker.
You should always hold all paying hands when playing video poker. This should become a rule of thumb in this game with only one sole exception: the current hand has a potential for becoming a royal flush. If that is the case then even if a card can be part of a paying hand then you should discard it if that is required to make a royal flush.
Another rule of thumb in video poker is to never risk any of your earnings in a bonus called the high card showdown. This part of a video poker game is based purely on luck and will not give you the best odds there is for this game. This makes risking your hard-earned winnings really illogical since the game can be won using practical poker skills.
Here are other safe practices in video poker. Always hold cards that have the potential for making a straight flush, which means holding three cards you have on your hand that have the same suit not separated by a five-card value.
When playing Jacks or Better, here are some safe practices for this poker variant. In this video poker game, you should discard all cards except for the ones that can be used to make a straight flush. You should also hold all low pairs in the hopes of later making a three of a kind. You should also make it a point to hold all high cards that have a potential for making a paying hand. The other video poker safe practices mentioned earlier should also be put to use.
The safe practices already mentioned above will also work for Deuces Wild. A minor change is that you should hold four cards that have the potential for a royal flush. If you already have a high pair you still should drop the high card if it doesn't help make a royal flush in this video poker variant. However, if you only have three cards as a potential royal flush this will still work, which means holding all three potential cards if there are no other potential wins using the other cards.
