Category: Video Poker

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 […]