Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be gambled on in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your PC, through a web connection. The regulations are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the highest combination of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it is much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the gambler has chosen which cards she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.
Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two 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 experienced gamblers are able to select the most money-making ones each instance.
As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which case another round is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.