How to Play online Video Poker
Online video poker is the perfect platform from which a complete beginner can learn the basics of a poker game at a comfortable pace, as all the poker terms, poker hands and rankings are generally the same. Best of all is that you do not have to face intimidating opponents, as you are simply competing against the Dealer. Even for those who are familiar with poker already, but who simply want to chill out for some uncomplicated fun, video poker makes for a very relaxing online table game.
During your first hand in standard video poker, you are dealt five cards from a standard 52-card deck, which is shuffled before every new game. You then have to choose which of these cards you are going to hold and which ones you would like to discard, with the objective to complete the best possible 5-card poker hand. Should you decide to discard some of the cards, the dealer will replace them with new cards from the same deck. Showdown takes place and if you win, you will be paid out according to the strength of your hand. After every win, you are presented with a gambling feature which can double your money.
Piggs Peak offers a wide variety of top quality video poker games, all powered by the superior technology of the world leading Microgaming. Some of them are standard video poker games, but there is also a large number of bonus video poker games with some variations to what has been explained in the above. In some of the poker games, such as Deuces Wild, for example, all the two’s are wild and will stand in for any other card to make up a winning combination. In other games you will receive extra bonus rewards for specified hands. Some of the video poker games allow you to play only one hand at a time, whilst some with some you can play multiple hands at once, for more fast paced action.
But regardless of the variant of video poker that you choose, when playing at Piggs Peak, all the rules of the game are available right there on your computer screen, so you can easily refer back to it at any time. Furthermore, these video poker games have great player assist tools, which provides you with expert guidance on the best possible decision to make.
So let’s take a look at the basic steps you have to follow to play a standard game of online video poker:
- Click on the highlighted buttons to select your size of bet. You will be able to increase or decrease the size of the coin as well as the number of coins you would like to bet that best suits your bank roll
- You will then click on “Deal” to receive your first five cards. Select the cards you want to hold by clicking on them. If you’ve made a mistake you will be able to deselect by just clicking on the relevant card again
- You will then click on “Draw” and all the cards that you have not selected to hold will be discarded and replaced with new ones
- After your chosen cards have been replaced, it is showdown and if you have managed to create a winning hand, it will show on your screen. You will be paid out according to the structures laid out in the pay table of the game.
- After every win, you will be presented with the option to keep the money that you won, by clicking on “Collect,” or you can opt to make use of the Double your Money Gamble Feature for a chance to double up your winnings.
You can be assured that regardless of your knowledge of poker right now, once you start playing video poker online, you will be