Video Poker is a favored game that usually will be gambled on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using an Internet connection. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the best mixture of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with competing players. Of course, techniques employed during a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will then be "given out" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins 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 goes without saying that the payout schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced gamblers are agile enough to pick the most money-making ones each and every instance.
As soon as the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to double their profits, in which situation another round is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.