Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be wagered on in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using a web connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the best combination of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will be "distributed" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards he or she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be handed out. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of 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 definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that experienced gamblers are agile enough to select the most profitable game each time.
As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Further, several styles of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to double their wins, in which situation a further round is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.