Electronic Poker is a beloved game that can be bet on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your computer, using a web account. The rules are very simple 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 classic game of poker, minus the interaction with other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘dealt’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be dealt. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Typically, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that discerning players are able to pick the most profitable game each time.
Once the first round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Additionally, a few styles of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their winnings, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.