Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be played in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at your house on your personal computer, through a net account. The rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. On this account it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the gambler inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the play button. A hand of five cards will then be "distributed" on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and bettors will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that experienced bettors are able to pick the most profitable machine every time.
After the first round has completed, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Additionally, several versions of the game allow the bettor a chance to increase their wins, in which situation a further round is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.