Video Poker is a favored game that can be played in casinos throughout the globe, or in your house on your PC, through a net connection. The game rules are very straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the best assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the line of contact with other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the player inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the bettor has selected which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can change from game to game, so that knowledgeable bettors are able to pick the most money-making game each and every instance.
As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the player a chance to double their profits, in which situation another hand is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.