Electronic Poker is a beloved game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at home on your PC, using a web account. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to get the highest assemblage 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 line of contact with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the draw button. A 5 card hand will be "distributed" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the player has chosen which cards he or she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be dealt if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 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 payment schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to pick the most money-making ones each time.
After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Further, several styles of the game allow the player an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which situation another game is played. There are also differences between individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.