Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be played in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using a web connection. The rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the highest combination of cards possible in order to acquire cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "dealt" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be dealt. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic 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 two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that experienced bettors are able to select the most profitable game each and every time.
As soon as the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that might have been won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the enthusiast a chance to double their profits, in which situation another hand is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.