Popular Video Poker Games

Added On: July 6, 2009 at 8:47AM

Category: Video Poker

Author: Jennifer McKingler

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It is hard to believe that when video poker was first introduced into the gaming market, it was not much appreciated. Later the game grew in popularity, and now that the online version of the game is available, video poker has come into its own and taken its place as one of the most widely played games online.

Which video poker games are particularly popular with online gamers? There are hundreds of games available, but certainly some are more regularly played than others.

While preference for a particular game is largely personal, some games are so outstanding that everyone seems to enjoy playing them. Read on to learn more about the most popular video poker games available online.

Without a doubt, Jacks or Better is the most popular online video poker game. This game’s objective is to get a hand with as high a value as possible.

Many video poker fans love playing Joker’s Wild. This game is played with an ordinary deck of cards, including a joker, which acts as a wild card, so your odds of winning here are better.

Deuces Wild is great fun, because all the twos in the regular pack of fifty two cards used, act as wild cards. So your chances of winning are even better here.

Most online players who like video poker have tried out Double Double Bonus. This game is similar to Jacks or Better, with the variation that there are bonus rewards when you get four cards of the same number.

Texas Hold ‘Em is also enormously popular. As the name suggests, the game is based on the poker variation of the same name.

Bonus Poker is much appreciated for its extremely high payout percentage of 99.2%.

In Double Down Stud, another much appreciated video poker game, a player does not draw cards. Instead there are four face up cards and one face down card in your hand, and you can double your wager when the visible cards look promising.

Another much appreciated video poker game is American Poker. Here, you have to aim for a standard poker hand of five cards; however the hand should have at least two Jacks – or higher – for a chance of winning. The most valuable hand in this game would be a Royal Straight Flush.

Other widely played online video poker games include variations of Jacks or Better like Aces and Eights, Aces and Faces and Tens or Better, where at least a Ten is required in order to win; Super Jackpot, which is a rewarding progressive jackpot game, Supajax – a Microgaming offering,  Sneak Peek Poker which offers the interesting option of revealing the first draw card,  2 Ways Royal where there is an extra payout for a Royal Flush and 3 Way Action, which features, interestingly ,three distinct pay tables for the three levels of the game.

Pick Five, Pick ‘Em Poker, Royal Aces Poker, Double Down Stud, Double Double Jackpot, Poker Ride, Anything’s Wild, Double Double Bonus, Mega Jacks, One Eyed Jacks, Ace Invaders Bonus Poker and Sevens Wild are also popular.

The video poker games mentioned here are all available at many online casinos. You will enjoy trying them out if you are a video poker fan, and if you aren’t, playing these exciting games could well make you one.