How to Play Video Poker

Playing video poker online is an easy game to catch onto.

If you have never played video poker online before, you are in for a treat. The online program works very fast online, no matter what type of connection you have.

There are video poker programs that you can download onto your computer, and there are also programs that you can play online without having to download a program at all. Even if you have a computer without a lot of space left in your memory you can play video poker online and have fun!

What is the object of playing video poker?

Video poker is very similar to playing poker with cards in any other place.
What you want to do is get the highest possible hand in the cards that you are dealt. You can discard one time, up to four of your cards one time, and you can get new cards. Some programs will allow you to discard all five cards, but then you are left to the game of chance once again.

The types of hands you want to accomplish to win are:

A royal flush. This starts with the ace, king, queen, jack and a ten all of the same suit.

Another winning hand is the ace, king, queen, jack, and a ten, but of different suits.

You can also have a straight, five cards in a row, of different suits, of any number.

A four of a kind, a three of a kind and a pair also are going to make you a winner.

A full hand is three of a kind and a pair.

When you are playing video poker online, you will use a button below each card to hold or discard that card. Each casino online is a little different, but after playing just one game you will easily see how the buttons work with the click of your mouse and what a winning hand can be.

For every video poker game, there should be a listing what the winning hands consist of and how much a winning hand can pay out. While it could be that you are not going to have a winning hand every game, knowing what you can get, and what you should be aiming for to get that winning hand that is going to get you the jackpot.