Electronic Poker is a favored game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos around the world, or in your house on your home computer, through a net account. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to get the best mixture of cards achievable in order to win cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A 5 card hand will be "handed out" on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players should now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the player has decided on which cards he or she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are dealt if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves 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 goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from game to game, so that experienced gamblers are able to choose the most beneficial game each instance.
As soon as the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that might have been won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the player a chance to double their profits, in which case a further round is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.