Video Poker is a popular game that can be played in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your computer, using a web connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the greatest mixture of cards as you can in order to win money. In this respect it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the interaction with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the bettor has selected which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that skillful players are agile enough to pick the most beneficial machine each and every instance.
Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game allow the gambler a chance to double their profits, in which situation another round is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.
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