Electronic Poker is a favored game that usually will be gambled on in casinos around the world, or alternatively at home on your computer, using a web connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the greatest mixture of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the involvement with other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A 5 card hand will then be "given out" on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has decided on which cards she wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are handed out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving 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 goes without saying that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are agile enough to choose the most money-making ones each time.
As soon as the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game allow the player a chance to double their profits, in which case a further game is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.