What is video poker

Video poker represents the fastest growing segment of gaming in casinos around the world. It is a draw poker game that can be played by anyone whether they have any live poker experience or not. Video poker does not have the possible intimidation factor that can occur when playing live poker against other players. With video poker, you are playing against a computer very much like the computer on which you are reading this. Also, the video poker player has an influence on the outcome of a hand, unlike reel-style slot machines.

Every video poker hand is a completely new entity from a freshly shuffled deck. There is no relationship to the preceding or subsequent hand. The odds of making a Royal Flush, the Jackpot hand, is the same on every hand - even if the previous hand was a Royal Flush.

The object of video poker is to make the highest possible ranking poker hand from the five cards initially dealt to you along with any replacement cards you draw. The rank of the final hand determines the amount won, and it is always the highest ranking hand that can be made from the final five cards.

While it is important that you recognize each poker hand, it is not necessary that you memorize the relative importance ( ranking ) of each hand because it appears on the video poker game screen or on a printed card attached to the front of the machine. If you are dealt a paying hand on CFSPoker, or the outcome of the game results in a winning hand, the corresponding line of the payoff card for the rank of the hand is highlighted.

The only decision you need to make when you're playing video poker is which of the five cards you are dealt should be held and which cards should be discarded and replaced.