In order to play Video Poker correctly, you have to be well aware of what is what. Now let’s talk about the possible hands. First there are the pairs and the multiple kinds such as 3, 4, or 5 of a kind. One pair usually only pays off when the pair is a jack or higher. If you have a 3 of a kind and a pair, this is a full-house. A flush is 5 cards of the same suit.
The highest pay off is a Royal flush which is a 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of the same suit. There can be two kinds of royal flush, a wild or natural; this refers to having it with or without a wild card. Then there’s straight or straight flush. In a straight there are 5 cards of consecutive values. In a straight flush it’s the same only with the same suit.
An open ended straight is a potential straight that’s missing an end card. An inside straight is a potential straight that’s missing the middle card. In Video Poker there are sometimes wild cards that can count as whatever you’d like. When playing, a full pay machine means that the machine will pay off over 100% but only in cases where the player uses optimal strategy and always bets the maximum.
If you are looking to win big, you can play a machine that is hooked to a network of linked machines that all feed to one progressive jackpot.