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How to Play and Win at Video Poker In poker you will be able to hold an entire column of cards by clicking on the card in that row in the first hand and unselect a column of cards by clicking on that card again. Each time you choose to keep a card a bar saying held will be displayed across the card. Hold the cards that can potentially give you the highest payout. Click the draw button to get your new cards. If your cards make up a winning hand you will be offered an opportunity to double your money or to collect your winnings. If you have won, the game will offer you an additional opportunity to increase your winnings by participating in a doubling phase. How to play Video Poker The allow double option in the otions menu of the game, is on by default. This toggles the doubling option on or off, so you can choose the option you want. If this option is not turned on the game will not allow you to double on a winning hand. When you click the double button, the cards will be removed from the screen and a further five cards will replace them. The dealers' card will be exposed, while the remaining four cards will be left face down. Select one of the face down cards by clicking on it. The four cards will be revealed and the card you selected will be highlighted. If the card you chose has a denomination greater than that of the dealers' card, you will win an amount double that of your original payout. You will then be given the chance to double your payout again or to collect your winnings. If your chosen card is of an equal denomination, it is a tie, and you will have a chance to collect your original winnings or to double up. If the card you chose is of a lesser denomination, you lose and will not receive any payout. Once you have collected your winnings you can begin another hand by clicking on the deal button. I call video poker an advantage game because, unlike most casino games, it is possible to be a long-term winner. Note that I wrote "possible," not "probable." Casinos make a lot of money off this game, just as they do off blackjack, another game where it is possible to be a long-term winner. The parallels between video poker and blackjack don't end there. The games are also similar in that you will lose much more quickly if you play badly than if you were to play some of the pure chance games like craps or roulette. And just playing pretty well doesn't allow you to be a internet casino winner: You need to play perfectly. Here is where video poker and blackjack start to diverge. While playing perfectly as a blackjack card-counter isn't easy, once you master it, you can make pretty good money -- until they bar you, which is why I advise against trying to become a card counter. Video poker works differently because there are so many different machines, each with a different optimal strategy, available. Anyone who wants to play video poker should pick one kind of machine and master the strategy for that machine before venturing on to others. Many of the best plays in video poker are not intuitive. Just knowing how to play regular poker won't get you very far. You need to know what cards to hold and what cards to discard, and a general good sense for cards just isn't enough. A lot of players who enjoy video poker like it because they believe their decisions play a role in their outcome. They are right, so it becomes important to make good decisions. Object of the Game Basics of Video Poker In video poker, you do not play against other players, as in traditional poker. Instead, you play against the game. This means that all you have to do is get a Pair of Jacks or better in order to win. The goal is to get the highest-ranking hand possible (see Below). How to Play Video poker is basic draw poker, as follows: The machine deals you five cards. You can keep or discard as many cards as you like. To keep a card, click the hold button underneath the card. When you have selected all the cards you want to hold, next click on the deal/draw button. The cards not being held are replaced with new cards. If your new set of cards contains a winning hand, you are awarded a prize. One pair - If two of the five cards are the same value, it is a one pair. The cards must be jacks or higher to be considered a winner. Two pair - Two pairs in the same hand. Example: two jacks and two fives. Three of a kind - Three cards of the same value. Example: three aces. Straight - Five consecutive cards, such as 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. They need not be of the same suit. An ace can be used in two ways. It can be have a value of 1, and be placed in an A, 2, 3, 4, 5 sequence, or it can also be placed above the king in a 10, J, Q, K, A sequence. Flush - Five cards of the same suit. They do not have to be in any order. Full House - 3 cards of the same value, along with a pair. Example: Three Kings and two Aces. Four of a Kind - Four cards of the same value, such as four jacks. Straight Flush - This is both a straight and a flush in the same hand. The five cards must be in sequential order, AND they must be of the same suit. Royal Flush - This is the best possible hand in poker. It contains an A, K, Q, J, and a 10, all in the same suit.