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About Video Poker
Video Poker is the arcade card game with genuine strategy behind it: five cards dealt, you choose which to hold, the rest are replaced, and you're paid according to the hand you end with.
Unlike a slot machine, every deal has a mathematically correct set of cards to hold. Learning those decisions is a real skill, and it's why video poker has a following that slots never developed. Credits here are virtual — nothing to deposit and nothing to withdraw.
How to play Video Poker
- Hold
- Click the cards you want to keep
- Draw
- Click deal to replace the rest
- You're dealt five cards.
- Choose which to hold.
- The rest are replaced on the draw.
- You're paid according to the final hand's rank.
Video Poker tips
- Never break a made paying hand for a long-shot draw, with rare exceptions.
- Four to a flush usually beats holding a low pair.
- Hold three to a royal flush over a made low pair.
- Never hold a kicker alongside a pair — it only reduces your draws.
Video Poker — questions
Is there real strategy in video poker?
Yes — every deal has a mathematically optimal set of cards to hold, which is what distinguishes it from a slot machine where outcomes are pure chance.
Is real money involved?
No — this is a free game with virtual credits. There's nothing to deposit and nothing to cash out.
What's the best hand?
A royal flush — ten through ace in one suit — which pays far more than anything else and is worth drawing toward from three cards.
- Categories
- Casual & Hyper-Casual
- Platform
- Web browser — desktop, mobile, and Chromebook
- Cost
- Free, no download or sign-up