Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be enjoyed in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at home on your home computer, using a web connection. The regulations are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the best mixture of cards possible in order to win money. On this account it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will be "distributed" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has selected which cards he would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are given out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two 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 vary from machine to machine, so that discerning bettors are able to select the most beneficial game each and every time.
After the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Further, a few styles of the game give the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which case a further round is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.