Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using a web account. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is much the same as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the player has decided on which cards he or she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Generally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from game to game, so that experienced gamblers are agile enough to pick the most beneficial machine every time.
Once the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their wins, in which instance a further game is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.