Video Poker is a beloved game that can be bet on in casinos around the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, using a net connection. The rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be dealt. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Generally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that skillful enthusiasts are agile enough to choose the most profitable ones each instance.
As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that might been won. Further, several styles of the game give the player a chance to double their winnings, in which case another hand is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.