Electronic Poker is a popular 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 connection. The regulations are very straightforward and involve the player trying to get the best mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, without the line of contact with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will be "given out" on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the bettor has selected which cards she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. 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.
Generally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that experienced gamblers are agile enough to choose the most profitable game each instance.
As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the player a chance to increase their wins, in which instance a further round is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.