Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at home on your PC, using a net connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the highest combination of cards possible in order to win cash. On this account it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the player puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and gamblers should 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 amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the gambler has selected which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Generally, the minimum succeeding 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 begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three 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 pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that discerning players are agile enough to select the most profitable machine each 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 cash out any money that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game allow the player a chance to double their winnings, in which situation another hand is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.