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WHY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BET THE FULL AMOUNT IN VIDEO POKER
Video poker machines give you the option of playing multiple coins. Usually you can play video poker between one and five coins for each hand. Although you may have approached video poker with the idea that one coin equals one hand, here are some reasons to consider playing as many coins as the machine allows each time.
Increase Ease of Play
Instead of clicking or pressing multiple times to add coins and then hitting the deal/draw button, you can simply hit “Play Max Coins” to get the cards moving. This speeds up and eases play which can be a big advantage if you have a machine and strategy that are producing winning results. Furthermore, if you’re playing to clear casino bonuses, this makes the process a lot simpler.
Get the Maximum Payout
On many slot machines, multiple coins means multiplying the payout, but you are not gaining anything more by playing five coins at once than you would by playing one coin five consecutive times. Video poker is different.
On most Jacks or Better machines, the amount you can win with a royal flush increases exponentially with maximum coins. Generally, hitting a royal flush with one coin in pays 250 coins, but hitting it with five coins in pays a whopping 4000 coins, a jump from 250-to-1 to 800-to-1.
Qualify for the Progressive Jackpot
By the same token, you can only hit a progressive jackpot for a royal flush if you play the maximum number of coins. A progressive jackpot is a pool paid into by a group of video poker machines.
Anyone who plays any machine linked to the jackpot has a portion of his or her money placed into the pool. Since many players are paying in and the jackpot is so hard to hit, these progressive jackpots can reach enormous sums. Playing one coin instead of five and winning $250 instead of $250,000 when your royal flush hits would be a total disaster, so you should really be playing the maximum if you choose a progressive jackpot machine.
How to Play the Maximum Coins in Video Poker on a Limited Bankroll
If you’ve been playing one coin per hand at a dollar video poker machine and can’t afford to start risking $5 on each deal, simply move down to a quarter, dime or nickel machine. You’ll have about the same amount of money in play while still keeping yourself eligible for the largest payouts.
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