ON YOUR WAY TO ROYALTY..
- Change paper money into coinage and carry with you in a bucket to judge your bankroll.
- How much do you bet for each max. hand? Multiply denomination by 5.
- Play nickels to stretch your gambling bucks.
- Ask change people: "where do the employees play video poker" to find full-pay VP's.
- Learn how to read pay schedules; know the difference between full-pay and short-pay.
- Learn optimum strategy for each VP version.
JACKS OR BETTER (JACKS+) TIPS
- Best full-pay: 9 coins for full-house, 6 coins for a flush as designated under one coin line.
- Pay-out with optimum play: 99.5%
- 8/5 Jacks+ pay 8 coins for full-house and 5 coins for a flush: 5% less payout than 9/6's.
- Casinos hold 2% more money on VP's, because players do not play maximum coins.
- Ace is not the most important card, KQJ are: easier to make a Straight or Royal Flush.
- Don't keep a kicker with a high pair.
- Jacks+ recommended for novice players or limited bankrolls, especially nickel VP's.
BONUS & PROGRESSIVE VIDEO POKER TIPS
- Play 10/7 Bonus VP full-pay, 2 pair pays 2, best version.
- Don't play progressives unless jackpot is high and ready to hit.
- Look for 4/kind high secondary jackpots too.
- Progressives require a larger bankroll.
DEUCES WILD TIPS
- Play 9/5 Deuces Wild VP full-pay: 9 coins for Straight Flush and 5 coins for 4/kind.
- Almost 20% of the time you will toss all five cards.
JOKERS WILD TIPS
- Play 7/5: 7 coins for a full-house and 5 coins for a flush, Kings + = full pay Jokers Wild.
- Go for a Straight Flush when possible for the higher return with a wild card.
GENERAL VIDEO POKER TIPS
- Worst VP payouts: Deuces/Jokers Wild versions, high jackpot but too expensive.
- If you don't play maximum coins on a VP quarter version, the return for hitting a Royal Flush is 250 coins = $67.50, but play nickels at max = 25¢ per hand and a Royal Flush pays 4000 coins = $200, better wager management play.
- If you play internet video poker, make sure they are full-pay schedules or pass.
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