If you walk through any casino, past the flashing modern video slots, you will inevitably find rows of old, blocky Video Poker machines.

Playing Video Poker strictly on gut feeling or intuition is a guaranteed way to destroy this massive mathematical advantage and lose your bankroll.

Reading the Video Poker Paytable

Before you ever insert a single dollar, you must intensely study the brightly lit paytable printed directly on the glass of the machine.

Smart players exclusively hunt for a specific paytable known in the industry as "9/6 Jacks or Better."

• Progressive Video Poker machines often feature weaker base paytables to compensate
• Online casinos usually offer the absolute best, highly favorable Video Poker paytables
• Never play a machine where a Flush pays only 5 coins if better options exist

Why You Must Always Bet Max Coins

Almost every machine accepts between 1 and 5 coins per hand, and the payouts for most hands scale linearly based on your bet.

But if you bet the maximum 5 coins, the Royal Flush payout jumps exponentially to an incredible 4,000 coins (800 to 1).

Using Math to Make the Right Hold

Professional players memorize complex, rigid strategy charts that rank every possible starting hand from best to worst.

You can legally print a strategy card from the internet and hold it right in front of the machine while you play in the casino.

Study the strategy charts relentlessly, and you will transform from a casual gambler into a formidable, highly profitable casino advantage player.