For the third time in a year, PokerStars hosted an online poker tournament that set records as the largest poker event ever held.

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PokerStars Sets Online Poker Record

Beginner poker players should play in groups of at least five, and each player’s goal should be to get the five best cards that they can get. Learn about betting strategies for poker with help from an experienced card and poker player in this free video on poker playing for beginners.

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Video Poker is a game based on a five card poker draw game. It was created when the operators of casinos stumbled upon the simplicity of using a monitor for a game in conjunction with a computer. This was around the middle part of the 70s when the first personal computers came out. People immediately liked the concept of video poker, and it quickly became a big hit among casino patrons.

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How to Play Video Poker

The concept of the Video Poker game is similar to playing real poker games except that the wagers are relatively smaller than the real poker games. The player puts in a coin or a token and presses a button to initiate the deal. Just like a real poker game, the player is allowed to either keep or discard some of his cards. A new card may be dealt by the electronic banker in exchange for the discarded cards to make up a five-card deal. If the player wins, his winnings are given immediately.

Variations of Video Poker

As of late, there are many variations of the video poker games. There are wild card games wherein some of the cards are considered wild, and you can use them as any card in the game. Getting the proclaimed wild card is a big help in playing poker. Among the more popular versions of video poker are Deuces wild, Jacks or Better, Tens or Better, and Double Bonus.

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The second major jackpot of the week has been hit at US friendly online casinos. This time it was a Caribbean Poker jackpot on the Real Time Gaming network of casinos, and it paid $49,609.

Depending on which online casino a player is paying at, the Caribbean games have different names. Rushmore Casino has Caribbean Stud Poker, a popular game for players who do not enjoy Texas Hold’em.

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