Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be bet on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your personal computer, through a net connection. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player trying to get the best assemblage of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it is much the same as a classic 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 irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the player puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the deal button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the gambler has selected which cards she would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves 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 should be known that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that experienced bettors are agile enough to select the most money-making game every instance.
Once the first round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game allow the bettor a chance to increase their winnings, in which case a further hand is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.