Video Poker Games at Platinum Play
Video Poker at Platinum Play casino is a card-based game based on traditional poker, played between you and the "Dealer", which in Video Poker is a computer. You are dealt five cards in the first hand. When you receive your first hand, choose the cards to hold or discard. The cards you discard are replaced with new ones from the deckĀ
if you are familiar with regular poker, then you can understand and play video poker.
The objective of a casino game like Video Poker is to complete the game with the strongest hand possible. The payout you get depends on the value of the hand you are holding. The payout values at Platinum Play for Video Poker are described in the "Payout Schedule". If you win your hand, you can increase your winnings by participating in a "Doubling" phase at Platinum Play.
The object of the "Doubling" phase in Video Poker is to draw a card of higher value than the Dealer's card. If you select a card of higher value, your win amount is doubled and you can choose to repeat the Doubling phase again, or collect your winnings. You can continue Doubling until you draw a card of lesser value than the Dealer's card and lose the hand, or until you reach the Casino's Doubling Limit. You LOSE all your winnings if you lose the Doubling round! Doubling is a calculated risk.
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To play a game of Video Poker at Platinum Play, first click the Increase (+) or Decrease (-) button to select the coin size you want to bet. Next, click the column in the Payout Table to select the number of coins you want to bet. Click the Deal button. A hand of five cards is dealt to you. Select the cards you want to hold by clicking them. They are marked as Held. If the Auto Hold function is enabled (in Expert Mode), cards are automatically held according to the Optimal Game Play Strategy.
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Click the Draw button. The cards you did not hold are replaced with new cards from the deck. If you have a winning hand, the win is highlighted on the Payout Table. You can either: Click the Double button. This starts the Doubling phase. Click the Collect button. This ends the Doubling phase and you are paid out the win amount as reflected in the Win box. If you do not have a winning hand, the game is over and you can play a new hand.
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At Platinum Play, Power Poker is a casino game similar to Video Poker, except you are dealt four hands of five cards each. One hand will be dealt initially. When you hold a card, those cards will also appear in the same position in the remaining three hands. Then all 4 hands have their remaining spaces (of the cards you discarded) replaced with new ones from the deck - giving you opportunities to collect a winning hand!
