Video Poker Odds and Probabilities

Speaking about video poker odds we understand the probability of each hand occurring. First it must be underlined that the odds can vary in the different variants of video poker game because each variant of the game has its own payoff table. Thus before playing choose the variation of the game with the best odds. But it is essential not only to choose video poker version with the suitable odds but also to apply trustful video poker system for each variant of the game thus to get the minimum possible housed edge. In case you choose the game on the sport and do not use any strategy you may lose in the long run. Advanced gamblers always use video poker strategy and gamble logically to get the highest video poker odds.

Below we offer the short odds table which may be successfully applied to all possible versions of video poker. You can find out some similarity with the ordinary 5-card draw poker as actually the winning possibilities in both variants of the game are practically the same.

Hand	Number of Hands	Odds
Royal Flush	4	649,740 (to 1)
Straight Flush	36	72,192
Four of a Kind	624	4,164
Full House	3,744	693
Flush	5,108	508
Straight	10,200	254
Three of a Kind	54,912	46
Two Pairs	123,552	20
One Pair	1,098,240	1.37
No Combination	1,302,540	1

As you may understand from the chart there is the biggest possibility of one pair hand to come out (72%) and the smallest one is that of royal flush that is just 0.0001%. That is why, if you want to win big don’t much rely on royal flush because you may lose all money before this hand comes out.

As we have already said this chart reflects the general tendency of getting various hands in practically all video poker versions. To get further information check the site you play at.