Video poker strategies
Counting cards in video poker
For video poker strategies we will use the same strategies as for online blackjack. You should try to find out how many decks the casino is using to get a more accurate knowledge about card counting’s.
Always bet maximum at video poker
Always make the largest bets when you play video poker. If you can’t afford $1 bets go down to $1/4 bets instead. It’s very important to bet max when your hand hits something good.
Use your video poker notes
Take your time when you are playing and write down the cards that has been drawn from the deck. The knowledge of which cars are left is the key to winning video poker.
Example: If you have 2 kings and 2 fours, and you video poker notes show that there are four kings and ten fours left in a game with four decks, you should discard the kings and go for the fours.
Example of played cards in a deck
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Create possibilities by discarding cards
Video poker is an online casino game with a very complex algorithm. Every single shuffle is unique but the machine will never pay out more than it takes in. To succeed with this the online casino take advantage of that most of the players play poker in the same way. They go for two pairs. If you think logical...the best a two pair can give you is a full house with the payout odds 15:1, and the casino will gladly pay out full houses in video poker. Don’t fall in this trap. Try only to get JACKPOT every time. Discard one of the pairs if you get two pairs as your starting hands and go for four of a kind instead. Always try to get four of a kind, straight flush or royal straight flush. It’s by discarding potentially good hands that you can win over the casinos algorithm, who expects a certain style of play.
