Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your PC, using a web connection. The rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player trying to get the greatest mixture of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the interaction with other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘dealt’ on the screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and bettors should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be handed out. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable gamblers are able to choose the most money-making ones each and every time.
After the first round has played out, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that might been won. Further, a few versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.