If you enjoy a game that requires skill, offers an extremely player-friendly house edge and the opportunity for big jackpots, then video poker is the game for you! Our free video poker games give you the experience and sensation of testing your smarts and your luck before you take the plunge into our real-money games.
The sensible video poker player can discover times when he (and not the casino) can actually have the advantage. Like with any casino game, if gaining an edge were an elementary skill, then every player would have an easy time and win every session. Video poker, even our free video poker games, have big swings and call for a tough mind and (in our real-money games) a large bankroll. Several versions of the game are available to players, and each one demands its own tactics. The productive player understands what the most profitable pay tables are for each version, how to locate these games, and how to play each game with confidence.
Newer versions of free online video poker are constantly being developed and released. Some games use wild cards, others use multiple decks, still more offer incentives for particular four of a kind combinations, and each version will have different payoff tables. In order to gain an advantage, the player must use perfect strategy suited to their particular game and payoff table. The player who chooses a game arbitrarily and plays by feeling and guessing will lose their bankroll. Smart players believe in tactics that come from computer simulations of millions of hands, and choose the best option every single time. These players are also careful to play when casinos offer promotions. Our free video poker games offer you the chance to practice these tactics and maximize your return when the time comes to move up to the real-money games.
One strong tactic to practice at free online video poker is to play for the maximum coins allowed in every hand. Video poker offers the highest payouts on Royal Flushes with maximum credits; so don't shortchange yourself out of a huge jackpot by skimping on one coin.
The cards are dealt based on a random number generator in the free video poker software, thus ensuring a fair deal every time. Each deal simulates a hand of five cards from a fifty-two-card deck (or fifty- three in the case of Joker Poker).
Similarly to slot machines, jackpots in video poker can happen any time. You're just as likely to get a royal flush on your first deal as on your hundredth or thousandth or ten-thousandth. Our free online video poker software does not go "tight" or "loose" depending on when the last royal flush appeared.
Some of our free video poker games provide a "double or nothing" game when you win. You can double your winnings if your card is higher than the dealer's; otherwise, you lose your original winnings. Along with the odds bet in craps, this bet is the only one in the casino with no house advantage. If you want to avoid big ups and downs or want to maximize your playing time, you should skip this option. However, if you want to gamble big and aren't afraid of risk, this offers a fun opportunity.
