Practice Video Poker

It is fun to test your skills against this trainer. I have a video poker book that does vary from what this tells you to hold. Yet this app does a good job. People that are new to video poker should definitely use this app. Why not enjoy the game more.

I like this video poker app because as a somewhat beginner, I’ve learned a lot of strategy from it. It has hints for hands, but I don’t like to use that feature because I learn more by doing and picking up on the patterns myself. The interface is clean and simple, subtle animation is smooth. I paid to support the developer and be ad free, but it would have been nice if my purchase killed the need for in-app purchases for cash and just be a nice stand-alone video poker app app. I would also really like to have some simple sound option added to the game. It’s strange playing in complete silence ha.

It does the job of training you very well, and I like it more than any other trainers at the App Store, including the one that requires paid monthly subscription for $5. Compared to other trainers: * Collects session/lifetime statistics! * You may get a hint of which cards to hold. One tap, and the best cards to hold are highlighted. * If you prefer no hints, after you draw, it shows whether your move was optimal or not. And not only that - it shows what is the expected value for your move. And, in case your decision was not optimal, it shows numerical difference compared to the optimal move. * It visualizes the expected values for holding any cards, so you can compare strategies / reassure that you've made the right move. You have to tap to see it, which is great for training purposes. * I found no bugs in the strategy. Unlike the other app with $5/mo subscription with an obvious and annoying bug that breaks your streaks (holding one of two pairs in deuces wild - that other app always tell you that you should've kept that other pair; and they don't bother to fix it soon). Other great things: * Hourly bonus is good enough in most cases to keep you afloat, plus you can watch a video to get extra coins. * for $2, you can get 4K coins, which is plenty. Interestingly, the purchase is advertised as 1K coins (which is also pretty good amount to play for many hours). I'm not sure whether it's a bug (I had max bet selected at a time of purchase, maybe that's why). I rather made that purchase to say thanks to the developer! Things I'd love to see improved: 1. Disable ads (I'm fine to pay up to $50, just no monthly subscription please!) 2. Graphics to mimic the real machines 3. Easy mode (good to memorize strategy for beginners like me): Auto-highlight the best cards to hold, don't make me to press 'Hint'.