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"FREE
POKER LESSONS"
A
basic game of Poker is played from a standard pack of 52 cards. (Some
variant games use multiple packs or add a few cards called jokers.)
The cards are ranked (from high to low) Ace (A), King (K), Queen (Q),
Jack (J), 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace. (Ace can be high or low,
but is usually high). There are four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds
and clubs); however, no suit is higher than another. All poker hands
contain five cards, the highest hand wins. Some games have Wild Cards,
which can take on whatever suit and rank their possessor desires. Sometimes
jokers will be used as wild cards, other times, the game will specify
which cards are wild (dueces, one-eyed jacks, or whatever).
To initiate play, you decide on the number of coins you are going to
play and insert your money. Once you make your bet you push the deal
button. As your five cards are dealt you decide which cards that you
would like to keep by pushing the hold button associated with that card.
After making your selections, double check to ensure that every card
you would like to keep has the word hold either above or below it. You
then press the deal button and every card that you have chosen to discard
(not hold) will be replaced with another card from the deck.
Instead of beating an opponent's hand, you win when you hold any of
the five-card combinations listed in the hierarchy of winning hands.
If your resulting hand holds a winning combination you will be credited
according to the payout schedule on the face of the machine.
As
with poker, video poker hands are valued based on their five-card ranking.
These rankings are detailed below, 1 being the highest rank:
| Rank |
Hand
Name |
Description
of Hand |
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1
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Royal
Flush |
A,
K, Q, J, 10 all of same suit |
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2
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Straight
Flush |
Five
cards of the same suit in sequence |
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3
|
4
of a Kind |
Four
cards of the same rank |
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4
|
Full
House |
3
of a Kind and a Pair |
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5
|
Flush |
Five
cards of the same suit |
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6
|
Straight |
Five
cards in sequence |
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7
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3
of a Kind |
Three
cards of the same rank |
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8
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2
Pair |
Two
cards of one rank, plus two of another |
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9
|
1
Pair |
Two
cards of the same rank |
STRATEGY
While there are many different strategies involved with each machine,
there are a few points that should be followed for all:
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Don't
hold four cards of an inside straight—an inside straight is one
where the potential straight can be completed only one way. An outside
straight is one that can be completed in two ways and so is twice
as likely to be successful. The only exception to this rule is an
ace-high straight. |
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Don't
hold three cards of a straight except for K-Q-J |
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Don't
hold three cards of a flush- do not hold three cards of the same
suit unless it is also a potential straight flush. |
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Don't
hold a kicker with any pair or with three of a kind- a kicker
is a single high card (J,Q,K,A) that has the potential to turn into
a winning pair. The pair or three of a kind should always be played
and the kicker discarded.
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