Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be wagered on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your PC, through a web account. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the greatest assemblage of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards he would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be given out. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common 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 last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning bettors are able to select the most profitable ones every time.
Once the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Additionally, several styles of the game give the player an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which instance another hand is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.