Video poker is easy to learn. Find out how to play video poker and how the video poker hands rank here.

How to Play

You play video poker on your own, just you versus the machine. Five random cards are dealt, and the objective of the game is to get a high ranking poker hand. Under all five cards is a button which allows you to keep or discard the card. The cards you’ve decided to ditch will be replaced during the second and last draw. If you have a winning hand, the machine will offer a payout.

Video Poker Hands

It’s important to know the winning hands by heart. Here are the video poker hands ranking from the highest to the lowest payouts:

• Royal Flush – Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10, all of the same suit
• Straight Flush – Five cards of the same suit in consecutive order, such as 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 of hearts
• Four of a Kind – Four cards of the same rank, for example four Queens
• Full House – Three the same of one rank, and two the same of another, e.g. 7d, 7h, 7c, 4c, 4s
• Flush – Five cards of the same suit
• Straight – Five cards of mixed suits in consecutive rank
• Three of a Kind – Any three cards of equal rank
• Two Pairs – Two pairs of cards of equal rank, e.g. 5d, 5h, 3h, 3s
• One Pair – Two cards of equal rank