The video poker applet is designed for people who want to practice
and learn how to play video poker better. Currently it supports
two video poker variations including Double Bonus Video Poker and
Jacks or Better. Efficiently in your strategy will significantly
improve your odds or winning more frequently as video poker has
a positive expectation for players when played correctly.
Description of Items within the Video Poker Applet:
The box to the top left of the page illustrated the pay scale for
this video poker game. This is basically how much you receive when
you get a certain hand dealt. The top right portion of the applet
shows the current cash amount you have to play with as well as what
kind of hand you've been dealt.
The box in the middle of the applet is the initial hand you have
been dealt. In order to hold a card you have to click on it. You'll
know it's been selected when it changes colors. Upon clicking the
"draw" button the other cards are tossed and you get dealt
replacements.
The box to the bottom left of the applet has two buttons "Draw/Deal"
and "Switch Game". If the "Draw" button is selected
then you in the first round of dealing and can highlight the cards
you wish to keep in order to make the best possible hand. When you
see the "Deal" button appear and push it you'll notice
that everything other then the cards you selected in the first round
of drawing have been replaced with other cards. The "Switch
Game" button lets you go back and forth between two games the
applet currently supports "Double Bonus" and "Jacks
or Better" video poker.
In the bottom right hand portion of the applet you'll see the Odds
Analysis panel. You use this feature after you've been dealt a hand.
You can select different cards to hold and analyze your odds with
different cards in your hand. There are two very important parts
which are the "Payout/Number of Hands" part and the "Winning
Hands / Num Hands". The "Payout / Number of Hands"
shows the total payout amount of all possible hands you could've
been dealt with the cards you decided to hold. The part is the "Winning
Hands / Num Hands" which shows how many possible hands that
you could have been dealt are winners of the total possible hands.
Payout Analysis Breakdown shows all the possible hands you could
get while holding the card(s) you are holding and how many of each
winning hand are in that set. It also does the math for you and
shows you the total payout for each type of hand. The sum of these
amounts is the same as the "Payout" part of the "Payout
/ number of Hands" figure.
