Video Poker is a popular game that can be enjoyed in casinos all over the globe, or in your house on your home computer, using an Internet account. The rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to get the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire money. On this account it is much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of five cards will be "distributed" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and bettors will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player 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 decided on which cards he would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be dealt. The hand is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the minimum 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, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning gamblers are agile enough to choose the most money-making machine every time.
After the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Additionally, some styles of the game give the gambler a chance to double their wins, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.