Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at home on your home computer, using a net connection. The rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the best combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it is very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be "distributed" on the screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the bettor has chosen which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be given out. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout 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, 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 payment schedule can vary from game to game, so that skillful players are agile enough to select the most money-making machine each and every time.
Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Additionally, several styles of the game allow the bettor a chance to increase their profits, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.