Featured Online Video Poker Game: Joker Poker

by Bodog Casino | Aug 5 2010

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There are a lot of underrated casino games in the online gaming world. Unlike a live casino, in an online casino you could have hundreds of casino games at your fingertips while sitting at a coffee shop. With live casinos having their variety of games scattered all around their building it's sometimes hard to find out what casino games are best. Perhaps that's why Joker Poker video poker is sometimes overlooked.

Although we're featuring specifically Joker Poker all the video poker games are fun and can fatten your wallet better than any other casino game. How you ask? Well, first the odds are in you favor compared to other games.

Maximizing your bets and sticking to the optimal strategy can win you 99.54 of your wagers. That means the house has an edge of only 0.46 percent. That's better than popular games like Roulette, Craps, Blackjack and Caribbean Stud Poker. If you were going to max bet on any online casino game, Video Poker is one of the best bets.

And if you're looking to rake in the most money possible you need to play five-coins - the highest amount you can play on a one-hand video poker machine - per spin.

The difference in payouts on Joker Poker isn't felt if you simply get a pair of Queens -- either way, whether you play one coin or five you'll simply have your wager returned. But, if you grab a royal flush, going one credit to five is like going from a minivan to a Ferrari: A royal flush with one credit is a 250 credit win, 500 with two coins, 750 with three coins, 1,000 with four coins - and then leaps to an astounding 4,000 credits with five.

Things can get even better if you play multiple-hand Joker Poker. A game like 100-hand Joker Poker can pay a player huge if you max out your wagers. Imagine you place a max bet and hit five of a kind (at 750-to-1 odds) and 20 hands flip in your favor? For a $500 bet you could walk away with up to $15,000! If you bet one coin your win would be five times less.

Joker Poker is a gem of a casino game that gets overlooked far too much. The best part is you can try it for free in the Bodog Casino and find out for yourself how profitable the game can be.