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Casinos are constantly looking for the next piece of gaming equipment that will entertain players for countless hours. One such machine growing in popularity is progressive video poker machines. The main draw bringing players to the machines are a payout percentage in the 100% or higher range. With progressive video poker the player maintains the edge over the house.
Progressive video poker provides players a fast paced experience with a lower than normal house edge. Even so a player needs to develop a strategy for approaching a progressive video poker machine. This includes determining the right machines to play, how to play that machine and how to walk away from that machine a winner.
Progressive video poker is built on a basic math premise. The game utilizes a standard 52 card deck that is shuffled and presented to the player in a random order. As a player hits the “deal” button for the first time, the first five cards residing at the top of the newly shuffled deck are presented. A player then has the option to ‘hold’ or ‘discard’ any one of those five cards.
Once that determination has been made, a player then presses the ‘deal’ button for a second time. The new cards come directly from that same deck the original set of five cards came from. Any discarded card is placed into a separate location ensuring it will not be re-dealt to the player again. Following the second set of cards being dealt any winning combinations are paid out and that particular hand comes to an end. The entire process starts over again from the top.
Players and others in the gaming industry often make the mistake of referring to a progressive video poker machine as a slot machine. In fact the two types of gaming machines can not be more different from one another. The main difference is a player is more aware of the odds in hitting a royal flush than hitting a specific symbol combination on a slot machine.
Progressive video poker machines utilize the same set of odds and technology for each individual machine. This creates a standard set of game rules and odds of winning as well. For this reason, a player knows what to expect when engaging in a game of progressive video poker. In addition, a progressive video poker requires a certain skill and strategy mindset in order to be the most successful at the game.
Any potential strategy created can be polished to perfection in the comforts of home via a home computer directed to an online gaming site or other recreational gaming site featuring video poker. In this setting, a player can become familiar with the best settings in which to ‘discard’ and go for a particular suit or other hands. Actual casino settings for progressive video poker machines maintain extended payout percentages as well.
Progressive video poker machines are connected via a network setting. This setting can be internal or external. For an internal connection, all video poker machines housed in one particular casino are linked on the same network. External connections may entail several casinos owned by one company or machines housed across the globe.
As more players engage in a progressive video poker game, the jackpot amount increases. When the pre determined poker combination is achieved, the jackpot pays out to that player and the system is reset for the next jackpot. Overall the biggest appeal to progressive video poker is extending the life of a player’s money. A dollar goes much farther in video poker than in other standard casino gaming machines. This extends a player’s gaming experience in a favorable manner as well.
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