The Royal flush hit it and you will win at video poker.

Other hands are simply there to fund your bankroll; its the royal flush that is the key to winning at video poker longer term.

So, how do you maximize your chances of hitting the royal flush and winning at video poker longer term? Read on and find out...

Get The Best Payouts

The payouts for all video poker machines are the same the only difference between them all is the amount they payout for the flush, full house or royal flush.

This means playing only the highest paying machines and avoiding the lower ones.

Here is a comparison of payouts on the most popular video poker machine jacks-or-better machine.

Payback Payback Strategy

9 for a full house 6 for a flush 99.5%
8 for a full house 5 for a flush 97.4%
7 for a full house 5 for a flush 96.3%
6 for a full house 5 for a flush 95.2%

A player, on a 9 / 6 machine, will be winning more for the same hands than other players using other machines with lower paybacks.

A 9 / 6 machine will hit the royal flush once approximately every 40,000 hands.

The 8 / 5 odds are once for each 45,000 hands and so on.

You therefore need to play 9 / 6 machines as this gives you the highest odds of hitting the royal flush and winning at video poker.

Play Maximum Coins.

When you bet five coins, all winning hands are paid out by a factor of five, except the royal flush.

This payout is a bonus designed as an incentive to play five coins and you need it you need to play maximum coins otherwise you simply won't end up winning and video poker.

Any player who plays less than maximum coins will contribute to a Royal Flush that will be won by another player and help them win make sure you play full coins.

Play Progressives

You can also play progressives to increase your paybacks.

Look at the size of the jackpots on several machines and then play the one with the biggest jackpot, if you are after a jackpot you may as well play for the biggest one!

Look at the longer term

A player, on the 9 / 6 machine, has odds to 1:40,000 to get a Royal Flush, which is about 100 hours of play at a comfortable speed.

You need to keep playing the machine until you win the big payouts.

The smaller payouts simply help you reduce the losses on your initial bankroll

Winning at video poker means that you cant just play for an hour or two.

You need to play for a long time and you should judge your success over hundreds of hours rather than just one or two.

Your Strategy.

In video poker, your odds are improved if you play with strategy, the exact strategy varies depending on the game, however we would recommend you play jacks or better.

Jacks or better is the game that gives you the best odds of success and whichever game you play make sure its a 9 / 6 payout.

Wining at video poker is all about maximizing the odds in your favor as much as possible, by using strategy, playing the machines with the best payouts, in pursuit of the hand that can make you win the royal flush.

Video poker is simple and fun, but winning at video poker is even more fun!