Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be gambled on in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using a net connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest mixture of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and players should now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he or she wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be dealt if desired. 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 pay out schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts 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 is obvious that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that experienced enthusiasts are agile enough to select the most money-making game every instance.
Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Further, a few versions of the game give the bettor a chance to double their wins, in which instance another game is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.