How to Win Playing Video Poker

How to Win Playing Video Poker
Even though it is technically a glorified slot, video poker is one which you can affect by knowing how to correctly play the game.
Following are a few tips to help you be more successful in winning while playing video poker:
Know the basics of the game. The rules are the same as draw poker, but you are playing against a machine. You're dealt five cards, and can take up to five new cards or keep any you have. Hit the "hold" button for those you want to keep, and then hit deal to discard those you don't want and receive new ones. The final hand is the only one that matters.
Because video poker machines have a 52 card deck, there are 2,598,960 possible combinations, and the video poker machine simulates the same probabilities as if it were a physical deck of cards. Casinos have the machine payouts adjusted so that they have a slight edge, and payout amounts for video poker games are alike except for full house, flush, and royal flush. So, you should play the machines that pay the most on those three hands to stack the odds more in your favor.
You should play the maximum amount per hand. All winning hands are multiplied by five, except for the royal flush, which is a bonus designed to entice you to play five coins. If you play less than the max, you won't win a royal flush.
Don't expect to win in the second or third hard. On most machines, your odds of hitting a royal flush are 1 in 40,000, and until you win the royal flush it's almost impossible to come out ahead. (40,000 hands might take 100 hours to play.)
Play using strategy by finding and printing a free strategy card on the internet and refer to it as often as necessary.
Practice at home using one of the online casinos that allows free play. Here is one you can use online without downloading any software: Pamper Casino.