Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be bet on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your PC, through a web account. The game rules are very simple and involve the player attempting to get the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction 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 starts when the player puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the play 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 bettors should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has selected which cards he or she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be handed out. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that experienced players are agile enough to pick the most profitable game each time.
After the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their wins, in which case another game is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.