Category: Video Poker

Video poker players seek answers By John Grochowski   Video poker players love to raise questions about their games, and the questions aren’t limited to strategy puzzlers. Often, questions from readers focus on how the games and odds work and why. Why don’t royal flushes pay more when they’re so rare? How are best strategies […]

Do you play a variety of video poker games? By Jerry “Stickman” Stich   What type of video poker player are you? Type #1: Do you concentrate on one specific game such as Jacks or Better, find the best possible pay table and take the time to practice the correct strategy until you can play […]

How the game evolved into a mainstay of modern casinos By Jerry “Stickman” Stich   Today’s casinos have a plethora of video poker machines. They come in denominations ranging from a penny to $100, and beyond. There are scores of variations ranging from the basic Jacks or Better, through bonus games and wild card games […]

Strategy and knowledge matter at video poker – but it’s still gambling By John Grochowski   My old friends Ken and Rich are guys I’ve known all my adult life. We met in college, did a fair amount of partying together, and indulged in the odd poker game, ending each session with the ridiculous super-wild […]

Some players accuse video poker of being rigged.  Here’s why they’re wrong. By John Grochowski   It’s not uncommon for players to feel like they’ve been cheated – that is, that games are somehow rigged to work against them. And video poker is no exception. The proof they offer? The length of time it takes […]

Bonus Poker Deluxe requires a little tinkering with strategy By John Grochowski   When it comes to casino games, my wife Marcy is risk averse. She likes playing video poker on the software I’ve installed on a couple of computers at home, but the thought of betting $1.25 at a time on a quarter machine […]

Make your choice and practice, practice, practice! By John Grochowski   No matter how dedicated the video poker player, it’s all but impossible to memorize the ins and outs of strategy for every game and every pay table. If you’re going to flip back and forth among Jacks or Better, Double Bonus Poker, Double Double […]

Triple Double Bonus gives video poker players a very wild ride By John Grochowski   I once had a lengthy conversation with a team of casino executives who wanted to get my thoughts on video poker players. They knew that I hear often from video-poker-playing readers, and they knew from their own experiences that it […]

Video Poker Questions for players new to online gambling By John Grochowski   A flurry of questions about video poker has crowded my in-box in recent months. Many have been prompted by the health- care emergency that has kept us out of live casinos. Players want to know about game availability online, or whether they’ll […]