Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be wagered on in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using a web account. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player trying to get the highest combination of cards as you can in order to win cash. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and players should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should 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 enthusiast has selected which cards he or she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are given out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video 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, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that discerning gamblers are able to select the most profitable machine every time.
As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, a few versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to double their wins, in which case another hand is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.