Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using a net connection. The rules are very simple and involve the player trying to achieve the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the player inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of 5 cards will be "handed out" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player 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, from all to none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards he or she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be handed out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Typically, the minimum 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 common list of 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 last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to select the most profitable game each time.
As soon as 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 has been won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to double their wins, in which instance a further round is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.