Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be wagered on in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at home on your computer, through an Internet account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the best combination of cards achievable in order to come away with money. On this account it is much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with other players. Of course, methods employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will be "given out" on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players should now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be dealt. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award 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 last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to select the most beneficial ones each time.
After the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that might been won. Further, some versions of the game give the player a chance to double their winnings, in which case another round is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.