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Video poker is a very interesting game since it combines the excitement of the slot machines and the thrill of poker. Poker is a game which is loved by millions of players and thus video poker has also become quite a huge hit with the players. With video poker, players can practice their poker skills without having to spend too much money at the tables in casinos. Also, on its own video poker is a very entertaining game which is easy to learn and very fun to play. If you want, you can also play online. Moreover, there are the free online video poker games.
Types of Video Poker Games
Over the years the popularity of video poker has increased and because of that, today there are dozens of different variations of the game available. Given below are the types of video poker games:
Jacks or Better
 When you first begin to play video poker, Jacks or Better is considered to be the best game for the start. As a matter of fact, it is a good game to play anytime. By examining the flush payout chart and the full house you can recognize a good-paying machine. You will be paid 9 coins for a full house and 6 for a flush on a 9/6 machine.
Deuces Wild
In Deuces Wild a regular 52-card deck is used; wherein, all 4 deuces (2s) act as wild cards. The lowest payout for a winning hand is 3 of a kind because the player has the advantage of 4 deuce wild cards. Therefore, you won't get anything if you make any single or 2 pair hands. Payout schedules can and will fluctuate - just like other games. This will happen between various casinos and also inside the same casino. That means a Full House can pay you 4 coins at one casino, 5 at some other and 6 at the casino down the street.
Jacks or Better Bonus
It might seem that Jacks or Better Bonus is quite similar to the traditional version of Jacks or Better game. It does share a few features; however, it is a little different game. The substantial difference is the adding of 2 payouts - for Four 2's, 3's or 4's and even for 4 Aces pay more than Four of a Kind.
Joker Wild
Joker Wild, which is another variation of video poker, uses a deck of 53 cards, just like in pai gow poker. The deck has a Joker card which is wild. But unlike the pai gow, all the jokers in the video poker version of Jokers Wild can at any time be any card. Jokers Wild doesn't have ace restrictions while in pai gow it has. If you are playing with joker, it improves your odds of winning and therefore the payouts would only be given on the only given on hands of kings or better and not on Jacks. The joker can appear only about one time in every 10 hands, so make the optimum use of it when you get it.
King of the Decks
This is another variation of the video poker game. King of the Decks uses 5 decks of a regular set of 52 cards. The point here is to gather 5 kinds of clubs.
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