Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be wagered on in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your computer, through a web connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the highest mixture of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A 5 card hand will then be "distributed" on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players should now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.
Generally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving 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 payout schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable gamblers are able to select the most beneficial game each time.
Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to increase their wins, in which case another round is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.