Beginners Guide to Online Casino Video Poker

Video poker combines both the element of luck available in online casino slots games and requires the tactical skills needed for playing card games such as conventional poker. Any video poker machine available at online casinos bears a lot of resemblance to slots machines.

Casino poker language:

STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.

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