Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at your house on your PC, through a web account. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it is much the same as a classic game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A five card hand will be "handed out" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the gambler has chosen which cards she wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Generally, the lowest succeeding 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 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 should be known that the payment schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced players are able to pick the most profitable game each and every time.
Once the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Additionally, a few styles of the game allow the gambler a chance to increase their winnings, in which case a further hand is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.