Electronic Poker is a beloved game that usually will be bet on in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at your house on your personal computer, through a web connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, apart from the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods 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 draw button. A 5 card hand will be "handed out" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has selected which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced players are agile enough to choose the most money-making ones every time.
Once the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game give the gambler a chance to increase their wins, in which case a further game is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.