Can playing video poker be profitable? Actually, yes.

Video poker is one of the few online casino games, which gives a great chance to win. You do not necessarily need to be a professional player but if you want to try a game in addition to the traditional poker game where you are expected to win, video poker is for you

BASICS

Chose the proper machine
Although Jacks or Better machines are the best known and the house edge is the smallest, they do not really beneficial for players, unless it comes with a very large jackpot.
If you want to gain advantage in video poker you must find a Deuces Wild machine, where card “2” can be equivalent to any cards.

Find a full-pay machine
Whereas a Jacks or Better machine pays 9-fold money for a full house and 6-fold for a flush, Deuces Wild jackpots are much smaller, because in that is much easier to get a good deal.
However, Deuces Wild pays 9-fold money for straight flush and 5-fold for poker.
Video poker, using the right strategy, has one of the biggest advantages against the house.

You can significantly reduce the deviation of a video poker game, if you chose a multi-hand (multi-play) version. With this decision, in most cases, you can reduce the deviation of the game (volatility of money) to an acceptable level.
The deviation of a 100-play Jacks or Better is 1:46 for example that is rather low.

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