Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be wagered on in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your computer, using a net account. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the greatest combination of cards as you can in order to come away with money. In this respect it is much the same as a normal game of poker, apart from the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the player puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has chosen which cards he or she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are given out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.
Typically, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are agile enough to select the most profitable game every time.
Once the first round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Further, a few styles of the game give the gambler a chance to double their winnings, in which situation another hand is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.