Video
Poker is one of the more popular online casino games. It's been around, in a variety of forms, for
several decades; it was a favorite in bars and land-based casinos long before
the advent of Internet gaming.
The
first video pokers were casino games brought to video game format. The player sat in front of a video screen,
and had several buttons offering choices to deal, hold, or bet. The game would deal out a hand of ordinary
five-card draw poker, and the player would play the hand. Bar managers found that patrons loved to play
video poker, and the games quickly became staples at the ends of bars.
Online
video poker kept the same format, but adapted it to computer formats and the
interactive nature of the Internet. Rich Casino
offers several versions of online video poker, with different combinations of
bets and wild cards.
Online
Video Poker's Place in Casino Games
Every
game has its own special features, and some are more popular than others. Online video poker combines some of the best
features of two long-time favorite casino game categories, poker and slot
machines, and wraps them into one great package.
Like
video slot games, online video poker presents the player with a paytable, a
play area, and a selection of clickable buttons. Using the paytable and the buttons, the
player chooses a bet, and is then dealt a hand of five card poker, face
up. The player can then select cards to hold or
draw, or can end the hand. The game
interface is similar to that for video slots, making it easy to play video
poker.
Variation
in Online Video Poker
Like
most casino games, video poker is not a one-size-fits-all selection. At Rich
Casino, there are
currently four varieties to choose from when you play video poker: Deuces Wild,
Deuces and Joker, Jacks or Better, and Joker Poker. The game names refer to the wild cards, or
whether or not the game is played with Jokers in the deck. Because of the differing number of wild cards
in each game, the odds will vary slightly, but the rules of online video poker
are stable. Each game includes a
detailed paytable.
Video
poker is a perennial favorite among online casino games. By combining the online persona of slot games
with the cachet of poker, video poker manages to appeal to most online players.
