How to play Video Poker

The aim of Video Poker is to make the highest ranking poker hand possible in the payout schedule. The minimum hand needed to win varies with different games.

The player makes a bet. The software will automatically deal a five-card hand.

A standard deck of 52 cards is randomly shuffled and dealt as in a normal game of poker. The player receives a five-card hand. The player then has the opportunity to improve the hand by discarding cards and being dealt new ones.

The player decides which cards to keep by clicking on the corresponding hold button. A hold can be cancelled by clicking the button a second time. The player may keep all the cards or discard any number of cards. It is possible to be dealt a winning hand with the initial five cards. When the player has decided which cards to keep, the draw/deal button is clicked. New cards will be dealt to the hand. If a hand wins it will be paid out according to the payout schedule.

There is a bit more to it but this is essentially what the game is all about.