Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your computer, using an Internet account. The regulations are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the highest combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with competing players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘dealt’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the player has decided on which cards she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that discerning bettors are agile enough to choose the most beneficial game each instance.
After the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their wins, in which instance a further game is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.