Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be enjoyed in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your PC, through a web connection. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards as you can in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has decided on which cards she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, which will mean that any new cards are handed out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each 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 last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning bettors are able to select the most profitable ones every time.
After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Further, several versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which situation another game is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.