Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos across the world, or alternatively at home on your computer, through an Internet account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the best mixture of cards possible in order to win cash. On this account it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and players should now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes 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’s all or none.
After the enthusiast has selected which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced gamblers are able to pick the most beneficial ones every time.
After the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their wins, in which instance another game is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.