Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be bet on in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at your house on your PC, through an Internet connection. The regulations are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the best mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, apart from the interaction with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the draw button. A five card hand will then be "distributed" on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers should now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor wishes to keep, 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 player has chosen which cards she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be dealt. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves 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 should be known that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable gamblers are agile enough to pick the most beneficial machine each and every instance.
Once the first round has played out, 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, some versions of the game allow the gambler a chance to increase their winnings, in which instance another hand is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.