Category: Video Poker

When can you expect a royal flush, and how do you know if a machine isn’t giving you a fair shot? By Henry Tamburin   There is a mathematical formula that you can use to calculate the probability of hitting any number of royal flushes in any given number of cycles. The formula is called […]

VideoPoker.com is the fun way to learn how to master your favorite games By Glenn Fine   “The truth is, many of the experts’ math is way over my head; the strategy cards often look like they’re written in a foreign language; and even though I read the articles in this magazine each and every […]

The best Double Double Bonus game I can find in the casino where I play returns 8 for the full house and 5 for the flush. In your Winner’s Guide, you give both a recreational and basic strategy for 9/5 DDB, but none for the 8/5 game. Which of these strategies should I use for […]

There is no ‘right’ answer—it all comes down to personal preference by Bob Dancer   Every month I get at least three emails with some variation of the following: “I’ll be in Las Vegas next month and I want to know the best place to play video poker.” It’s very understandable why this information is […]

My annual rundown of next year’s best video poker games by Bob Dancer   Every fall the biggest gaming-industry trade show of the year takes place in Las Vegas. Global Gaming Expo (G2E) attracts thousands of manufacturers and vendors hawking everything from new slot machines, table games, uniforms, architectural services, chairs, surveillance systems, consultants of […]

Playing tired and tipsy does not a winner make by Cat Denton   First of all let me say that I am not a professional video poker player. I wish I were a pro, but there are two problems: (A) I don’t have the bankroll, and (B) I live in Podunksville, USA, six hours from […]

Knowing when to draw is the key to a winning hand by Bob Dancer   If we complete the straight, we know how many coins we will earn. I come from a large family and we often played mentally-challenging games such as chess, checkers, Scrabble, Mastermind, Boggle, etc. My father had played chess and poker […]

Losing, suspicions can make for a very trying gambling experience by Bob Dancer   A number of different factors make video poker stressful. One of these is losing. People don’t like to lose, although each person reacts differently. And you will lose at video poker far more frequently than you win. (If you’re doing it […]

Rules & Strategy Video Poker Video poker is a casino mainstay, and with good reason. Offering elements reminiscent of both slots and poker, video poker is one of the few games in the casino where a player can actually find positive expectation of winning, effectively almost turning the tables on the house. Unlike the majority […]

By Henry Tamburin See if you can make the grade with this pop quiz The casinos can’t change the odds of getting a particular winning hand in video poker. However, they can change the payoff amount for winning hands, and this is what they do to create their edge over players. When you were in […]