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Video poker trainer
The machine on this site is a trainer. Every hand you play is graded against the exact best hold for the cards you were dealt, and your stats show the percentage you got right and the misses that cost you the most. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.
How the grading works
After each deal the game works out all 32 ways to hold your five cards and plays every possible draw for each, scoring the results against the pay table. The hold with the highest average payout is the right play. When you draw, your hold is compared with that one. Same hold, or one worth the same: right. Anything else: a miss, and the gap is recorded in credits per hand.
Two ways to train
- Practice: endless credits, and a "show me the best hold" switch that marks the right cards in green after every deal. Watch it for twenty hands and the strategy chart starts to feel obvious.
- High Score: 100 hands from 1,000 credits, your credits at the end are your score. Play it with the trainer off and check My Stats afterwards to see what you missed.
What My Stats shows
- Hands played and the percentage of holds that matched the best play.
- Your costliest misses: the hand you were dealt, what you held, and what you should have held, side by side.
- Your best hand of the session and your Double Up record.
Start with Jacks or Better
Learn the Jacks or Better chart first. Once you are above 95% right, switch to Deuces Wild, which plays very differently, then Double Double Bonus.
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Questions
Is the trainer free?
Yes. The whole site is free, with no signup, no download and no ads. It is play money.
Does the trainer use real strategy?
It uses exact strategy: every hold is checked against every possible draw for the hand you were dealt and the pay table on the glass. That is stricter than a printed chart, which is a simplification.
What is a good percentage?
Above 95% right means you know the chart. Serious players aim for 99% or better. Most people start around 80%.
Can I practice Deuces Wild?
Yes. Choose Deuces Wild from the game menu. The trainer grades it against the Deuces Wild pay table, where the right plays are very different from Jacks or Better.
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