Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be bet on in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your home computer, through a net account. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player trying to get the best combination of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the interaction with other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the player puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and players should now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has decided on which cards he or she wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be dealt. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable players are agile enough to pick the most beneficial machine each instance.
After the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the gambler a chance to increase their winnings, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.