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If you walk through any casino, past the flashing modern video slots, you will inevitably find rows of old, blocky Video Poker machines.
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Because you can see the cards and know a standard 52-card deck is being used, you can mathematically calculate the exact probability of every draw.
+Reading the Video Poker Paytable +
Before you ever insert a single dollar, you must intensely study the brightly lit paytable printed directly on the glass of the machine.
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If played perfectly, a 9/6 machine returns a staggering 99.54%, meaning the [casino](https://git.niisse.net/bpeles60123202/les2005/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B9-%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B9-%CF%84%CE%BF-Cash-Out-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%AF%CF%87%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B1-%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9-%CF%80%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B5-%CE%B1%CE%BE%CE%AF%CE%B6%CE%B5%CE%B9-%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%87%CF%81%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%B5%CE%AF%CF%84%CE%B5)'s mathematical edge is a microscopic, nearly invisible 0.46%.
+Progressive Video Poker machines often feature weaker base paytables to compensateOnline casinos usually offer the absolute best, highly favorable Video Poker paytablesNever play a machine where a Flush pays only 5 coins if better options exist +Why You Must Always Bet Max Coins +
Almost every machine accepts between 1 and 5 coins per hand, and the payouts for most hands scale linearly based on your bet.
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If you bet 1 coin, a Royal Flush might pay a disappointing 250 coins.
+Memorizing the Basic Strategy Chart +
You must completely eliminate human emotion; never hold a "lucky" card or chase an inside straight if the math dictates otherwise.
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For example, if you are dealt a Low Pair and a Four-Card Flush, the math dictates you must always hold the Pair.
+Video Poker VariantOptimal PaytableTheoretical RTP (Perfect Play)Jacks or Better9 / 699.54%Deuces Wild15 / 9 / 5100.76% (Player Advantage!) +
Video Poker is not a game for thrill-seekers looking for flashy animations; it is a grinding, mathematical puzzle for intelligent, disciplined gamblers.
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