Video Poker Video poker is the most popular game of chance among casino patrons in the U.S. Eighty percent of respondents to a recent survey in Las Vegas said they played video poker, basically draw poker in slot-machine form.
Players pick discards from five cards showing, or stand with a pat hand.
Some people hit it too fast or not hard enough and a card meant to be held is discarded. Make sure all the cards you want to hold are held before pushing the draw button. Check each machine you play. Some have hold buttons, others discard buttons. Don't push any buttons before you understand what you're doing.