Video poker Strategies

It is not enough to just know the payback of a video poker machine. In order to achieve the maximum return you must play the game using a set mathematical strategy. It is very important that you learn the strategy for each game and play them correctly. Making a few mistakes in strategy when playing can increase the house edge against you. Each video poker game has its own strategy. For example you can not use the strategy for Jacks or Better when playing Deuces Wild.

The game that you should learn first is Jacks or Better. Most of the other games are variations of this one. Although space does not allow me to give you the complete strategy in this issue, you can read and download a free strategy chart for Jacks or Better, Deuces Wild and Double Bonus Poker by clicking on the software link on the sidebar.

You can also learn to play video poker at home on you computer by investing in tutorial software. There are two excellent programs on the market; Bob Dancer Presents WinPoker and Jean Scott’s Frugal Video Poker. These programs let learn as you play by alerting you when you make a mistake. They come with over 20 different versions of video poker games. Both programs let you enter in a pay table and the program will calculate the return for that game. Frugal Video Poker even lets you print strategy cards that you can take to the casino with you. The money you spend on a software program will be recouped on the money you save by playing video poker correctly and they are fun to play as well. You can find additional information about these programs on my by clicking on the software link on the sidebar.