This is a game of luck but also skill, you could make lot of money. Any given video poker machine is originally programmed to payout up to 100%, but only comes in handy for those players that play at the expert level, and since most players play nowhere near that level casino's usually don’t have to pay out at that level.
Below there are going to be some tips that will hopefully help to bring you closer to the expert level. You should at first try to find a machine that will offer you the full payback, which is in essence paying you back all of the monies played, but only if you know what you are doing while playing. If you can’t find the game payout the you should find the chart on the game that will tell you which game will pay the most for a Flush and Full House. Finding what the house pays for a Flush and a Full House will give you an idea of what your odds are. If you find a machine that pays 9 coins for a Full House and 6 coins for a Flush this is the best machine that you can find to play, because the overall payout of the machine is about 99.5%.It is also okay to use a game that offers an 8/5 payout, this however lowers your odds quite a bit to 97.4% to be exact, this is a lot better than some of the games percentages that have a lower payback than mentioned above. You should know that the payouts for each game are displayed for you, the best piece of advice that you will ever get is to pay attention to this payout percentage.
Also it is always a good idea to play the maximum amount of coins when playing 4 Play Power Poker, not because it will increase your chances of winning but if you do happen to win it is the only way to win the big payout. Another thing that you want to pay attention to is if all of your coins go in as you planned, you should always wait until all of your money goes into the machine so that you can get accredited for the max coins that you meant to bet. Always remember that when you are playing a Video Poker game of any kind that you are playing against a machine, and that it only pays out when you have one of the posted winning hands. You should not ever hold a kicker, which is a card that is of high value that is used along with a pair. This might work if you were playing against other real players but since you are playing against a machine it really holds no value.
In 4 Play Power Poker, another tip is to never draw for an inside straight, an inside straight is when you have four cards and need one extra one somewhere in the middle to fill in a straight. But if you have a hand that is well on its way to an opened ended straight you should draw for it. An open ended straight is when you have four cards and only need one at either end to fill in a straight. One thing that you should always do is keep any pair rather than holding a high card on its own. There are a lot of people out there that would hold a high card over a pair of low cards like twos, but the chance of getting a three of a kind is always better than just being left with a high card, in other words you will have better odds. Another thing that you should remember is that you should keep a high pair over a four card open end straight, a four card flush or a three card royal, the reasoning for this is because at least with a three of a kind you will be able to recover your original bet. You should also always keep a low pair over a four card open ended straight, the low pair has better odds of winning because it has more value than the straight and therefore should always be kept. Three cards towards a royal flush should be kept over a low pair, a four card flush, and a four card open ended straight, you are always out to get the Royal Flush for the big win. One of the most important things that you should remember is to not to be afraid to get rid of all five of your cards if they are all trash, this means that there is no pairs, or high cards; get rid of everything and get five new cards. Below is a table that can help you decide how to draw your cards, how many to draw and what to keep.
4 of a Kind - Don’t draw any cards
Four cards towards a royal - Draw one card
Full House or Flush - Keep all of your cards
Three of a Kind - Draw two cards
Four Card Straight Flush - Draw one card
Straight - Keep all of your cards
Two Pair - Draw one card
High Pair - Draw three cards
Three Cards to a Royal - Draw two cards
Four Card Flush - Draw one card
Low Pair - Draw three cards
Four Card Straight - Draw one card
Three Card Straight Flush- Draw two cards
Two High Cards - Draw three cards
One High Card - Draw four cards
Trash - Draw five new cards
4 Play Power Poker Payout Table
Card Combinations |
Coin 1 |
Coin 2 |
Coin 3 |
Coin 4 |
Coin 5 |
Royal Flush |
250 |
500 |
750 |
1,000 |
4,000 |
Straight Flush |
50 |
100 |
150 |
200 |
250 |
4 of a Kind |
25 |
50 |
75 |
100 |
125 |
Full House |
9 |
18 |
27 |
36 |
45 |
Flush |
6 |
12 |
18 |
24 |
30 |
Straight |
4 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
Three of a Kind |
3 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
Two Pairs |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
Jacks or Better |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
One of the other things that will help you make your odds of winning go way up is understanding the hand rankings in 4 Play Power Poker. You should be able to know what you want to keep and what you really need to get rid of. This information will help you to make a better decision in what you should keep and what you should throw away. The highest ranking hand in 4 Play Power Poker and all Video Poker is the Royal Flush which is made up of an Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten. A Straight Flush is the next in line and it consists of five cards of the same suit that are in numerical order. 4 of a Kind is basically four cards of the same value plus one extra hand. A Full House which is next in the line is made up of a pair and three of a kind. Next in line is a Flush which is five cards in no particular order but are of the same suit. A Straight is five cards in numerical order, but don’t have to be of the same suit. Three of a Kind is three cards of the same numerical value and two extra cards. Two Pairs are made up of two sets of two cards that are the same number.
Now that we know what the winning card rankings are, you should go on to playing 4 Play Power Poker with the new knowledge that you have received. When you go into a game that you know a little a bit about you have better odds of winning more than some players who go into the game just thinking that they know what they are doing and not realizing what they could actually be winning. The best thing that you are going to be able to do is to know to look for the game that offers the best payout, this you now know will give you a higher payout which will increase your bankroll. If you read this strategy and agree with it then you should stick to this strategy because like mentioned before, if you go bouncing around you could end up hurting your chances. What you need to remember going into the game is that the casinos usually pay 100% to players playing on the expert skill level, the closer you can get the closer you will be to getting the big payout.