Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your home computer, using an Internet account. The rules are very simple and involve the player attempting to get the highest mixture of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it is much the same as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the player has selected which cards he would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be handed out. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Generally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced bettors are able to select the most profitable machine every instance.
After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their wins, in which instance a further round is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.