By Jason A. Martin

Do you love video poker? It sure is popular. I must admit, I’ve played thousands of hours of Video Poker over the years. Once I worked at a casino where they allowed workers to gambling on any machine during breaks. So, I spent my breaks-including most lunches-hunched in front of a video poker machine.

But, what’s the point of playing if you don’t know what the hands are? Most machines tell you what hands pay, but they stop just short of telling you what makes up a hand-something many new players are confused with. Here’s a quick rundown of all the possible paying hands for a 9/6 Jacks or Better machine.

Jacks or Better: When you have two Jacks, Queens, Kings or Aces. It pays your money back.

Two Pair: Having two cards on one rank and two cards of another rank-such as two 6’s and two Kings.

Three of a Kind: Three cards of one rank.

Straight: Having five cards in sequential order, such as a 2,3,4,5 and 6. An Ace can be used before the 2 or after the King.

Flush: Having five cards all of the same suit, such as five clubs.

Full House: Having three cards of one suit and two cards of another suit, like three Kings and two Queens.

Four of a Kind: Having four cards of one rank, such as four Jacks.

Straight Flush: Having all five cards of the same suit and in sequential order, such as the 3,4,5,6 and 7 of diamonds.

Royal Flush: This is the big payday. I’ve been lucky enough to hit some. You have a royal flush when all five cards are the same suit and the 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace.

One tip before I go. Always play maximum coins. That’s the only way the jackpot for a royal flush opens up. When I first started gambling I hit a royal flush with just one coin in the machine and receiving just over $60 when it could have been $1,000 really hurts.

WiseBettor.com has many gambling strategy, tips and informational articles. Here are two gambling pages you might like: [ Sports Betting Football Parlay Bets ] [ Gambling Systems ].

Here’s another great CaribbeanStudPokerTips.com article you should check out: [ Caribbean Stud Poker Hand Guide ]

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