Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be gambled on in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at home on your home computer, using an Internet connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the line of contact with competing players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are handed out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as 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 growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that experienced enthusiasts are able to pick the most beneficial ones each and every instance.
After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that might have been won. Further, some styles of the game give the bettor an opportunity to double their winnings, in which situation another round is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.