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Poker Strategy – Jacks Or Better
Video
Poker Strategy – Jacks Or Better
There are many different types of
video poker to be found in the casino and on casino websites but there are two
or three that are the most common. Jacks or Better is not only one of the most
common but it is also one of the most popular. There are ways to play Jacks or
Better video poker machines and heighten your chances of winning. Don’t forget
that one win doesn’t make you a winner, only consistently walking away with
more money than you started will give you that particular honor.
The aim of video poker is quite
different to normal poker because you are not playing to beat another hand and
instead you are playing solely to get a winning hand. In Jacks or Better a
winning hand is a pair of Jacks or better. This means that while a pair of tens
may be a good basis to form a winning hand, it is not a winning hand in itself.
Two pairs or three of a kind will always be a winning hand regardless of the
cards involved. In order to optimize your chances of success there are certain
strategic plays that you should make. These plays are listed in order of
preference with the most preferable appearing at the top.
If you are dealt four cards that
would make up a royal flush then hold these four. Even if the fifth card makes
up a pair you should scrap it in preference for the chance to get the royal
flush. This is the only time you should break up winning cards and in all other
circumstances if you are dealt paying cards then you should hold them. If you
do not have paying cards but you do have three cards towards a royal flush then
hold them.
If you receive four cards that go
towards a straight flush then hold these because a straight flush still pays
out well despite not being as much as a royal flush. Also hold three cards that
make up the beginning of a royal flush. Four cards of the same suit is a
promising hand and so you should hold these in the hope of getting a flush
hand.
Hold a low pair that does not make
a paying hand. This is in the hope that you will either draw another pair or
another card of the same face value to give three of a kind. Four consecutive
straight cards is also a powerful hand so hold these cards, and hope to draw
the fifth or the first in the series.
2 high cards present you with a
good number of potential winning hands. Hold them and scrap your remaining
cards. Three cards towards a straight flush is the next hand in order of
preference so hold these and scrap the remaining the two. Jack, Queen and King
of different suits can make a paying pair or possibly even better so hold these
in preference to discarding them. Any two high cards of the same suit also has
reasonable potential and if you don’t have any of the hands above then hold
these two cards. Only hold a ten if you have a higher card in the same suit and
failing any of these being evident in your hand then you should hold a single
high card.
Obviously, if you don’t have any
of these then you will need to discard all five of your cards and draw an
entire new hand. Don’t hold on to lucky cards or a series of cards with a hole
in the middle unless they are in the same suit. If you follow these rules you
should find that your Jacks or Better results would be much better than blindly
holding and discarding cards.
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