Video Poker is a favored game that can be bet on in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using a net account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to win cash. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards he would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be dealt. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three 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 vary from machine to machine, so that experienced players are able to choose the most beneficial machine every instance.
As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game give the player an opportunity to double their winnings, in which situation a further round is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.