Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be played in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using a web connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the greatest combination of cards as you can in order to win cash. On this account it is much the same as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the player inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has selected which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be given out. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Generally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from game to game, so that experienced bettors are agile enough to choose the most money-making ones every time.
Once the first round has completed, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the enthusiast a chance to increase their wins, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.