Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be bet on in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, through a web account. The rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the best combination of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will then be "distributed" on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the gambler has selected which cards he would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are handed out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving 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 payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that experienced enthusiasts are agile enough to pick the most beneficial ones each instance.
Once the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Further, some styles of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their wins, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.