Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos around the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using a web account. The regulations are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to get the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the line of contact with competing players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be "handed out" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players should now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the gambler has selected which cards he or she wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be dealt. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each 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, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that knowledgeable bettors are able to pick the most money-making ones every time.
After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Further, a few styles of the game give the gambler a chance to double their profits, in which case a further hand is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.