Online video poker, or draw poker, usually allows you to bet anywhere from $0.25 to $5 per hand, depending on the machine and casino at which you're playing. After you put in your money (generally a minimum of $20 at most sites), you can choose the value that you'd like to wager. Once you are ready to play, simply click on the "Deal Draw" button to get your cards. The idea here is to attain a winning combination of cards (there are loads of combinations - for reference we have included some common winning combinations below).

• Insert your money into the machine.
• Press the button 'Deal or Draw'
• After viewing your cards, pick which ones you wish to keep and then press the 'Hold' button underneath.
• Press the Deal/Draw button again.
• Continue this process for as long as it continues to be fun!
• When you've decided you're done, press the button - usually marked - 'Credit' or 'Cash Out'.

In draw poker you sometimes have the alternative as well, if you win your hand, to double your money in a 2nd round called a "Double Playoff Round." (If you don't want to play this 2nd round, you can just click on "Collect" to get your winnings.) The double playoff round works like this:

The poker machine's cards will turn over (face down), and then the machine will flip one card. You are betting, in the double playoff round, on whether the next card the machine flips will be greater or lower than that will be a single card. If the next card the poker machine flips is higher than the first card, you win your bet and double your money. If the card is lower, you lose your money. And if it's the same card, it's a punch and nobody wins or loses. Keep in mind that in order to double your bet in the double playoff round, you must click on the "double" button.

• Jacks or Better: A pair only counts if it's Jacks or higher. Anything lower is not considered to be a winning hand.
• Kings or Better: Again, kings and higher (aces, in other words). Anything lower is not considered a winning hand.
• Two Pair: 2 sets of pairs of the same card value.
• Three of a Kind: 3 cards of the same value.
• Four of a Kind: 4 cards of the same value.
• Five of a Kind: 4 cards of the same value, in addition to a Wild Card.
• Straight: 5 consecutive cards going by card value, not of the same suit.
• Flush: 5 non-consecutive cards of the same suit.
• Straight Flush: 5 consecutive cards, all of the same suit.
• Royal Flush: 5 consecutive cards, all of the same suit, the 1st card being 10 and the last card being an ace.
• Wild Royal Flush: matching to a royal flush, but contain a Wild Card.
• Several Online Casinos even tie progressive jackpots to Royal Flush hands or other rare combination in an effort to attract players. If this is the case at your casino, and you manage to get a Royal Flush, there's a good chance you could even make millions!