One of the advantages of most of the card games on a Casino is the decision power the player has; even with the elements of change of a 52 cards deck the player has enough decision power to lower the house edge to 0.5% like in BlackJack or in video poker. That decision power allows for the development of skills, and not only player related skills but also game related skills, the game itself advances because as time passes strategies are designed to play the game more efficiently and new players doesn’t start to play without any guidance but with a lot information that allows them to make their best informed decisions. The idea of this strategy guide is to provide the intermediate player with a compilation of the strategies used on the different video poker games, so he could continue with the advancement of his training of the game. As usually explained Casino a game has three parts the game basics, the strategies to play and the betting systems than when united with a good bankroll management system give the user a very good overall strategy for enjoying a nice night on the Casino with great probabilities of profits.

Full pay, we are going to start by exploring the strategies necessary to win on Full pay machines, those are the machines with the better payouts, usually they could be spotted by comparing the amount of coins to pay on the Full House and Flush, those machines are usually called 9/6 Jack or Better, because they pay 9 coins on the Full House and 6 coins on the Flush.

Jacks or Better is the most common variation of video poker available. Payoffs begin at a pair of jacks or better. Full pay Jacks or better has a theoretical return of 99.5 percent when played with perfect strategy. To use the strategy look up all viable ways to play an initial hand on the following list and elect that which is highest on the list. A "high card" means a jack or higher.

1. Four of a kind, straight flush, royal flush
2. 4 to a royal flush
3. Three of a kind, straight, flush, full house
4. 4 to a straight flush
5. Two pair
6. High pair
7. 3 to a royal flush
8. 4 to a flush s
9. Low pair
10. 4 to an outside straight
11. 2 suited high cards
12. 3 to a straight flush
13. 2 unsuited high cards (if more than 2 then pick the lowest 2)
14. Suited 10/J, 10/Q, or 10/K
15. One high card
16. Discard everything

Strategy developed by: Wizard of Odds

All American is a based on Jacks or Better with an increased payout for flushes, straights and straight flushes, but reduced payout for full houses and two pair. No winning hand on first deal? No problem, hold the following cards in this order:

1. Four cards to a Royal Flush or Straight Flush
2. Three cards to a Royal Flush
3. Four cards to a Flush
4. Low-pair below Jacks
5. Four cards to an open-ended straight (for example 7,8,9,10)
6. Two suited high cards
7. Three cards to a straight flush
8. Two unsuited high cards
9. Suited 10 and Jack, 10 and Queen or 10 and King
10. Any one high card
11. If you have none of the above, discard everything and get 5 new cards Tens or Better, is a variation of 6/5 Jacks or Better. The minimum paying hand is a pair of tens, rather than a pair of Jacks. Strategy is similar between the two games, in spite of the very different full house and flush payouts.
12. Same strategy as Jacks or Better where 10 is now a high card.

Deuces Wild, In Deuces Wild, the payout for a four of a kind makes up approximately ⅓ of the payback percentage of the game, and a four of a kind occurs on average approximately every fifteen hands. General strategy includes best options first:

1. Hold any 5 Of A Kind or Royal Flush.
2. Else, if you´ve got four 2´s: keep ´em!.
3. Else, if you´ve got three 2´s:
   -hold any made 5 Of a Kind or Royal Flush
   -otherwise, keep the 2´s and discard the rest.
4. Else, if you´ve got two 2´s:
   -hold any made Straight, Five of a Kind or Royal Flush.
   -hold any 4 of a Kind.
   -hold any 4 of a Royal Flush.
   -otherwise, keep the 2´s and discard the rest.
5. Else, if you´ve got a single 2, keep any made hand EXCEPT:
   -hold four card Royal Flushes over made Straights, Flushes and Straight Flushes.
   -keep four card Straight Flushes of all types.
   -hold three card Royal Flushes.
   -pairs: with two pair, keep one, but not both.
   -hold four card Flushes.
   -hold four card Straights.
   -hold three card Straight Flushes, including gaps.
   -hold four cards inside Straights.
   -hang on to two cards Q or J high Straight Flushes.
   -discard two card Royal Flushes.
   -if you´ve come this low in the list, discard everything and try again.

Bonus Poker is a video poker based on Jacks or better, the game offers a higher payout percentage on the four of a kind, these gives many variations depending on the ranking of the four of kind cards. This game is best for players who like games of skills, who prefer a low house edge and are eager to win loads and loads of money. Bonus Video Poker offers a higher payout for the following hand combinations based on the ranking of the four of a kind:

1.       4 of a kind – Twos, Threes or Four

2.       4 of a kind – Fives through Kings

3.       4 of a kind - Aces

Double Bonus, video poker is a variation of Jacks or Better with a bonus payout for four aces. This variation offers up to a theoretical return of 100.2 percent, when played with perfect strategy – however. Double Bonus is a complex game. Read as an standard strategy chart for video poker this is the optimum strategy with a theoretical return of 99.1%

1.      Royal Flush

2.      Four Aces

3.      Four 2,3,4

4.      Straight Flush

5.      Four 5-K

6.      Suited TJQK

7.      Suited JQKA

8.      Suited TJQA, TJKA, TQKA

9.      Three Aces

10.  Full House

11.  Flush

12.  Three 2,3,4

13.  Three 5-K

14.  Straight

15.  Suited 9TJQ

16.  Suited 89TJ

17.  Suited 2345, 3456, 4567, 5678, 6789, 789T

18.  Suited 9JQK

19.  Suited 89JQ, 8TJQ, 9TJK, 9TQK

20.  Suited A234, A235, A245, A345, 789J, 78TJ, 79TJ, 89TQ

21.  Suited 2346, 2356, 2456, 3457, 3467, 3567, 4568, 4578, 4678, 5679, 5689, 5789, 678T, 679T, 689T

22.  Two Pair

23.  Pair of Aces

24.  Suited JQK

25.  Suited TJQ

26.  Four to a Flush with 3 high cards

27.  Four to a Flush with 2 high cards

28.  Suited TJK or TQK

29.  Suited JQA, JKA, QKA

30.  Pair of J,Q,K

31.  Four to a Flush with 1 high card

32.  Suited TJA, TQA, TKA

33.  Four to a Flush with no high cards

34.  Unsuited TJQK

35.  Unsuited 9TJQ

36.  Unsuited 89TJ

37.  Unsuited 2345, 3456, 4567, 5678, 6789, 789T

38.  Pair of 2,3,4

39.  Suited 9TJ

40.  Suited 9JQ

41.  Pair of 5-10

42.  Unsuited JQKA

43.  Suited 345, 456, 567, 678, 789, 89T

44.  Suited 89J, 8TJ, 9TQ

45.  Suited 8JQ, 9JK, 9QK

46.  Unsuited 9JQK, TJQA, TJKA, TQKA

47.  Suited JQ

48.  Suited JK or QK

49.  Suited 234, 235, 245, 346, 356, 457, 467, 568, 578, 679, 689, 78T, 79T

50.  Suited A23, A24, A25, A34, A35, A45, 78J, 79J, 7TJ, 89Q, 8TQ, 9TK

51.  Suited JA, QA, KA

52.  Three to a Flush with 2 high cards

53.  Unsuited 89JQ, 8TJQ, 9TJK, 9TQK

54.  Unsuited JQK

55.  Unsuited TJQ

56.  Unsuited A234, A235, A245, A345, 789J, 78TJ, 79TJ, 89TQ

57.  Suited TJ

58.  Unsuited JQ

59.  Suited TQ

60.  Suited 236, 246, 256, 347, 357, 367, 458, 468, 478, 569, 579, 589, 67T, 68T, 69T

61.  Three to a Flush with 1 high card

62.  Unsuited JK or QK

63.  Ace

64.  Suited TK

65.  Unsuited JA, QA, KA

66.  Jack

67.  Unsuited JKA or QKA

68.  Queen

69.  King

70.  Unsuited 2346, 2356, 2456, 3457, 3467, 3567, 4568, 4578, 4678, 5679, 5689, 5789, 678T, 679T, 689T

71.  Three to a Flush with no high cards

72.  Discard everything

Double Double Bonus, video poker is a variation of Jacks or Better which offers bonus payoffs for different four of a kinds Full pay Double Double Bonus that can be found with pay schedules that offer up to a theoretical return of 100.1 percent, when played with perfect strategy and no errors. The following list shows the value of each type of hand on the deal, in order from best to worst. To play a difficult hand, look up all viable ways to play it on the list, and play the highest one. Plays that do not appear on the list, such as four to an inside straight with one high card, should never be made. In that example, you would play the high card only.

1. Straight flush, royal flush
2. Four of a kind (hold kicker if appropriate)
3. 4 to a royal flush
4. Three aces
5. Straight, flush, full house
6. Three of a kind (except aces)
7. 4 to a straight flush
8. High pair (Aces)
9. Two pair
10. 3 to a royal flush - KQJ
11. High pair (J,Q,K)
12. 3 to a royal flush - AKQ, AKJ, AQJ, KQT, KJT, QJT
13. 4 to a flush
14. 3 to a royal flush - AKT, AQT, AJT
15. 4 to an outside straight with 1 or more high cards
16. Low pair
17. AKQJ unsuited
18. 4 to an outside straight with 0 high cards
19. 3 to a straight flush (type 1)
20. 2 suited high cards
21. 4 to an inside straight with 3 high cards
22. 3 to a straight flush (type 2)
23. KQJ unsuited
24. 4 to an inside straight with 2 high cards
25. QJ unsuited
26. Ace
27. JT suited
28. KQ, KJ unsuited
29. KT, QT suited
30. Jack, Queen or King
31. 3 to a straight flush (type 3)
32. 4 to an inside straight with 0 high cards
33. Discard everything
34.  

Once a player has the complete strategy chart and successfully understands the game dynamics, is better suited for the next stage of development on the game that is the memorization of the strategy chart and that’s done by play, and by investing a great deal of time training and understanding the strategy as it employ it.