Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using an Internet connection. The rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player trying to get the highest assemblage of cards achievable in order to win cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of five cards will be "handed out" on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players should now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the gambler has selected which cards he or she wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every 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, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable gamblers are able to choose the most money-making game each time.
After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game give the bettor an opportunity to increase their wins, in which instance another game is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.