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Video Poker Strategy
There are 2,598,960 poker hands that can be produced with a standard 52-card deck. Most video poker games make use of the combinations of hands that can be made from a standard deck.
The RNG inside the video poker machine is set to simulate the probabilities of drawing any one of these combinations of hands. With a set number of combinations that can be made from the cards used in each video poker game, the payout can be calculated by how much the video poker machine pays for each winning combination.
Video Poker Betting Rules
There are 2,598,960 poker hands that can be produced with a standard 52-card deck. Most video poker games make use of the combinations of hands that can be made from a standard deck. The RNG inside the video poker machine is set to simulate the probabilities of drawing any one of these combinations of hands. With a set number of combinations that can be made from the cards used in each video poker game, the payout can be calculated by how much the video poker machine pays for each winning combination.
Not all video poker games use a standard 52-card deck. For example, a popular variation known as Joker Poker may have one or two Jokers added to the standard deck. Another popular variation, Deuces Wild, uses a 52-card deck but the deuces are wild cards. Newer variations include Bonus Poker, Double Bonus Poker, Double Double Bonus Poker, and Triple Bonus Poker.
Each variation of video poker offers different odds and a minimum winning poker hand. This can significantly influence your chances of making a profit out of the game. Some game variations have certain cards that are wild—either the deuces or a joker added to the deck, as earlier mentioned—and other variations have a cumulative jackpot that can be won by a high hand, such as a Royal Flush. The size of the available jackpot then also affects whether the game is worthwhile to play.
Poker hand rankings in video poker and the standard draw poker are not exactly the same. Here is the ranking of poker hands in a typical video poker game, like Jacks or Better, from best (highest scoring), to worst (no score).
Royal Flush - 2000 points. A Royal Flush means a Straight Flush, with the Ace high. 
In other words, a Royal Flush means a Ten, Jack, Queen, King and Ace, all of the same suit.
Straight Flush - 250 points. A Straight Flush means that all five cards are consecutive numbers and of the same suit. For example: Three of Clubs, Four of Clubs, Five of Clubs, Six of Clubs and Seven of Clubs.
Four of a Kind - 125 points. A Four of a Kind means four cards, out of five, are of the same value but of different suits.
Full House - 40 points. A Full House means one Three of a Kind and one Pair at the same time.
Flush - 25 points. A Flush means all five cards are of the same suit.
Straight - 20 points. A Straight means all five cards are consecutive numbers. For example: Three of Clubs, Four of Spades, Five of Clubs, Six of Diamonds, and Seven of Hearts.Three of a Kind - 15 points. A Three of a Kind means three cards, out of five, are of the same value.
Two Pair - 10 points. A Two Pair means two pairs of cards, out of five. In other words, two cards in your hand are of the same value, and another two cards are also of the same value.
Pair - 5 points. A Pair means two cards in your hand, out of five, are of the same value. Typically, they must be Jacks or better.
None of the Above - 0 points. Individual cards have no value in this game.
Note that each turn will cost you 5 points, so if you get a pair, no point is actually added to your total score. If you have worse than a pair, you actually lose five points.
