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ONLINE POKER GAME
Poker, the most widely played card game,
is making a front row appearance on T.V. thanks to Lakes Gaming Inc.
with its launching of World Poker Tour, LLC.
WPT will host l3 poker events worldwide with megabucks to be made.
Finalists in each of these events will play for millions. At the end of the season,
the grand finale will host the winners from each event.
Anyone though, who offers a $25,000 buy-in,
is eligible to play in the finals and to take a shot at the championship title.
Lakes Gaming Inc., headed by Lyle Berman, a poker pro himself,
and World Poker Tour head, Steven Lipscomb,
have joined in the venture.
World Poker Tour took off on May 26 in Las Vegas at a reception at the Bellagio.
On May 27, the first event took place, the Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic,
with the final event marked on June 1st.
This final event was taped and will be televised at a future date.
Hands are listed below, from best (highest scoring), to worst (no score):
· Royal Flush - 2000 points
A Ten, Jack, Queen, King and Ace, all of the same suit.
· Straight Flush - 250 points
All five cards are consecutive and are the same suit.
e.g. Three of Clubs, Four of Clubs, Five of Clubs, Six of Clubs and Seven of Clubs.
· Four of a Kind - 125 points
Four cards of the same value
e.g. 4 Queens
· Full House - 40 points
A three of a kind and a pair at the same time.
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e.g. three aces and two fives
· Flush - 25 points
All cards in your hand are the same suit. (They don't have to be in any order.)
e.g. Ace of Hearts, Three of Hearts, Six of Hearts, Jack of Hearts, Eight of Hearts
· Straight - 20 points
All five cards are consecutive.
e.g. Three of Clubs, Four of Spades, Five of Clubs, Six of Diamonds, and Seven of Hearts.
· Three of a Kind - 15 points
Three cards of the same value.
e.g. three Jacks
· Two Pair - 10 points
Two pairs of cards.
In other words, two cards in your hand are the same value,
and two other cards in your hand are also the same value. e.g. two 3's and two seven's
· Pair - 5 points
Two cards in your hand are the same value. In some versions, they must be Jacks or better!
e.g. two Kings
· None of the Above - 0 points
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Each turn "costs" 5 points, so if you get a pair,
no points actually end up added to your total score.
If you don't get anything, you actually lose five points!
This is how handheld and Vegas video poker games generally work.
Three common versions of Video Pokers in online casinos are 'Jacks or Better', '
Deuces Wild' and 'Jacks Wild':
Jacks or Better
This is the most popular version of Video Poker. Basically,
you need to get a pair of jacks or better in order to get paid (hence the name).
Let's assume you bet five coins.
If you get a pair of Jacks or better,
you get five coins back. The machine might call you a "winner,"
but don't be fooled. You deposited five coins to begin with,
and you just got your original five coins back,
so you haven't won anything at this point.
In order to really win, you must get a two pair or higher.
The amount of coins you win depends on how high your hand is.
A typical payout schedule is shown below.
Hand > 250 - 800, or *Progressive Jackpot
Royal Flush > 250 - 800, or *Progressive Jackpot
Straight Flush > 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Four of a Kind > 25
Full House > 6-9
Flush > 5-6
Straight > 4
Two Pair > 2
Pair of Jacks or Better > 1
Three of a Kind > 3
*There are two types of machines.
One will pay you a straight number of coins for the Royal Flush,
and the other will pay you a Progressive Jackpot.
A Progressive Jackpot simply means that a percentage of each coin
dropped in the machine goes into a jackpot,
which is paid out to the next recipient of a Royal Flush.
Deuces Wild
In the 'Deuces Wild' version of Video Poker,
all deuces are treated as wild cards.
This means that whenever you get a 2,
you can use that card as any card you like.
You can therefore change its face value
and/or suit to work with the hand you have.
With Deuces Wild, you have a far better chance of getting good hands.
The casino compensates for this by offering a tighter payout schedule.
You only get paid with a three of a kind or better.
Below is a typical payout schedule for Deuces Wild:
Hand Payout >> per coin
Royal Flush w/Deuces > varies
Four Deuces > 200
Royal Flush w/Deuces > 25
Five of a Kind > 15
Straight Flush > 9
Four of a Kind > 5
Full House > 3
Jokers Wild
Jokers Wild is five card draw poker with the addition of one joker.
This means you are playing with a 53 card deck instead of 52.
The joker is a wild card, and can be played as any card you want.
The existence of a wild card increases your chances of getting a good hand,
so the payout schedule is adjusted accordingly.
You need a two pair or better to get paid. Below is a table showing typical payouts in Las Vegas:
Hand >> Payout per coin
Royal Flush > varies
Five of a Kind > 100
Royal Flush w/Joker > 50
Straight Flush > 50
Four of a Kind > 20
Full House > 8
Flush > 7
Straight > 5
Three of a Kind > 2
Two Pair > 1
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