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To win at video poker, whether you play online or in live casinos, you should not risk your money on any machine that does not offer the following minimum payouts. Perfect win at video poker strategy requires you to avoid games where the payout for any hand is lower than what's shown here:
Jacks or Better (rated 99.54% payout)
Royal Flush 4000
Straight Flush 250
Four of a Kind 125
Full House 45
Flush 30
Straight 20
Three of a Kind 15
Two Pair 10
Jackor Better 5
Deuces Wild (rated 98.91% payout)
Royal Flush 4000
Four Deuces 1000
Wild Royal 125
Five of a Kind 75
Straight Flush 45
Four of a Kind 20*
Full House 20*
Flush 15
Straight 10
Three of a Kind 5
Joker Poker (rated 99.07%)
Royal Flush 4000
Five of a Kind 1000
Royal with Joger 500
Straight Flush 250
Four of a Kind 100
Full House 30
Flush 30
Straight 25
Three of a Kind 10
Two Pair 5
Kings or Better 5
If games with pay tables as good as the above are not available, but you still want to try to win at video poker, my advice is risk only a relatively small amount and hope to get a big payout in short order. If you're betting serious money to win at video poker you do not keep feeding coins into machines with bad pay tables for extended periods. On average, a Royal Flush occurs about once every 40,000 hands, but there is absolutely no guarantee. You could go 100,000 hands and not hit one.
Some calculations to keep in mind if you aim to win at video poker: If you play maximum coins at a moderate speed of 400 hands per hour, it takes 100 hours to play 40,000 hands. At five quarters, or $1.25 per hand, times 400 hands that's $500 going through the machine each hour. At only a 2.5% long-term hold, the machine keeps an average of $12.50 per hour. Play 100 hours, (40,000 hands) and your loss will total $1,250! Even if you were lucky enough to hit a Royal Flush during that stretch, the pay-off would be 4,000 quarters or $1,000. You're still down $250, or an average of $2.50 for each hour of play
So, how can you win at video poker, or at least break even in the long-run? In live casinos the slot club benefits can make the difference. Exploit the slot club freebies to the maximum. Keep a record of the value of everything the casino gives you for free and include that sum in your win at video poker calculations. Keeping accurate records is part of a winning video poker strategy.
If you received free accommodation, restaurant meals, show tickets and other gifts, add up the estimated dollar value. Chances are the amount will be about equal to what you lost on the machines. And if you are lucky and hit more than your fair share of Royals, you will even show an overall net cash profit. It's how you win at video poker over the long term.
Here is a list of some of the best online casinos we can recommend for practising your video poker skills at for free or for playing for real money:
> Platinum Play
> 7 Sultans
> Intercasino
> Colosseum Casino
> Desert Dollar
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