Video Poker is a beloved game that can be gambled on in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at your house on your computer, through a web account. The regulations are very simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the best assemblage of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the player inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards he would like to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that discerning gamblers are able to choose the most profitable ones each instance.
Once the first round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, some styles of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their wins, in which case another game is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.