Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be wagered on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your PC, through a web account. The regulations are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to get the best combination of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the player inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A hand of five cards will be "dealt" on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and players will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards she would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two 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 payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are agile enough to select the most beneficial machine each time.
After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Further, several versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their wins, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.