Continued
from...
Video
poker:
skill
versus
luck
(Part
1)
March
6,
2007
Continued
from...
As we just promised you in the first part of this online gambling article
about
the
great
casino
game
of
video
poker,
we
will
start
out
by
listing
the
5
most
feasible
and
5
least
feasible
starting
video
poker
hands
will
statistically
get.
They
will
be
ranked
by
probability
of
them
occurring:
(#1
being
most
likely):
These
are
not
the
only
hand
you
can
get
they
are
just
the
5
most
likely…
1.
Low
pair.
2.
One
high
card
in
your
hand.
3.
A
hand
with
2
unsuited
high
cards.
4.
A
hand
containing
a
high
pair.
5.
Two
pair.
Here, we will list the 5 least likely hands you will see in your starting
hand
of
video
poker:
(#1
being
the
least
likely)
1.
A
completed
royal
flush.
(very
rare,
but
the
highest
jackpot
you
will
win
at
video
poker.
Some
online
gambling
sites
pay
an
extra
jackpot
if
you
get
spades
too)
2.
A
hand
containing
a
completed
non
royal
flush.
3.
A
hand
containing
a 4
of a
kind.
4.
A
poker
hand
that
has
a 4
card
possible
royal
flush.
5.
A
hand
with
a
suited
J-10-9.
Typically in video poker, 25% of all starting poker hands have positive
probability.
They
are
favorable
or
promise
a
return
to
you.
Of
this
24%,
only
,
0.75%
require
you
to
take
any
additional
cards.
The
remaining
hands
are
very
easy
to
work
if
you
have
poker
understanding
and
understand
your
probabilities.
The other 75% of the time is precisely where skill comes to the front
seat
and
is
used.
What
to
do
with
these
questionable
starting
hands.
These
are
the
inevitable
video
poker
hands
that
to
the
naked
eye
can
go
either
way
–
but
statistically
go
one
way.
This
is
where
your
skill
and
understand
comes
into
serious
game
play.
Online gambling with this casino game, and even playing in land based
casinos,
allows
you
to
take
some
time,
not
a
lot
of
time,
but
at
least
with
this
casino
game
the
guy
across
from
you
is
not
reading
your
body
language
or
rushing
you
– it
is
you
against
the
machine.
There
is
no
deception
here
– no
bluffing
or
acting
aloof.
No
sunglasses
to
block
your
opponents
from
seeing
your
reaction.
But,
unlike
regular
table
poker,
in
video
poker,
you
are
an
underdog
no
matter
what
you
do.
However,
if
you
apply
your
learned
skill
and
the
proper
understanding
of
this
game,
you
can
really
make
a
whole
world
of
difference.
Luck
and
skill
are
two
things
you
must
have
when
playing
this
casino
game.
Not
all
casino
games
at
online
gambling
site
require
skill
at
least,
but
this
game
does.
It
requires
a
different
skill
than
that
of
regular
poker.
Some
players
enjoy
the
atmosphere
of
playing
against
other
player’s
poker
skills;
other
online
casino
players
enjoy
removing
that
element
from
the
game
and
playing
the
math.
The
only
thing
with
that
is
that
probability
is a
pain
–
and
it
comes
right
into
play
with
this
fun
casino
game.
Last
but
not
least,
be
sure
that
you
also
understand
that
there
are
several
different
video
poker
games
out
there
even
online
gambling
sites
have
a
great
selection
as
land
based
casinos
do.
Know
the
rules
of
each
of
these
games
before
you
begin.
Also,
stick
with
one
variation
of
video
poker
and
master
it
(or
at
least
understand
the
strategy
well)
before
you
head
on
to
the
type
of
video
poker
game.
Very
last
– be
sure
to
pay
attention
to
pay
out
schedules
folks
–
they
can
vary
even
from
machine
to
machine,
even
if
the
game
is
the
same.
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