Video poker strategy guides
What the math says about pay tables, strategy and casino games. Every number is calculated or sourced.
9/6 vs 6/5: the pay table that costs you 11 times as much per hour
Two Jacks or Better machines can look the same and cost you $3 or $37 an hour. The difference is two numbers on the pay table.
4 min readThe best apps to learn video poker in 2026, compared
Video poker trainers compared on what matters for learning: strategy advice, mistake feedback, games covered, price and platform. We make one of them.
4 min readThe casino secret hiding in plain sight: the pay table
The most important number on a video poker machine is printed on the screen. Most players never read it. Here is how, in ten seconds.
3 min readThe 10 most expensive Jacks or Better mistakes
Ranked by what they cost, calculated over every possible draw: the Jacks or Better holds that drain your bankroll fastest, and the right play.
5 min readCan you beat a cruise ship casino? The video poker math
Cruise casinos answer to no state gaming regulator. What that means for video poker pay tables, the gambling age on board, and the least bad machine.
5 min readFree video poker practice: how to learn without risking money
Where to practise video poker for free, what makes practice actually stick, and why random hands alone will not teach you the rare decisions.
4 min readHow to win at a casino: the games with the lowest house edge
Almost every casino game costs you over time, but some take far less than others. A plain ranking of house edges, and the choices that change them.
5 min readHow to win at video poker (and what "winning" really means)
Video poker is one of the few casino games where your choices change the odds. What perfect play gets you, what it does not, and three habits to start with.
4 min readIs video poker rigged? How the machine really decides
In Nevada and other regulated casinos, video poker must deal like a fair deck. What the rules say, where they do not apply, and where the edge comes from.
4 min readJacks or Better strategy chart for beginners, explained
The full 9/6 Jacks or Better strategy chart, calculated over every possible draw, with how often each line comes up and the reason behind it.
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