Video Poker is a beloved game that can be gambled on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your home computer, through a net connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to achieve the highest mixture of cards as you can in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will then be "dealt" on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be dealt. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Typically, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every 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, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that skillful players are able to select the most profitable ones every time.
Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to increase their profits, in which instance another round is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.