Video Poker is a popular game that usually will be bet on in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at home on your PC, through a web connection. The regulations are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to achieve the best mixture of cards as you can in order to come away with money. On this account it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with competing players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast 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 bettor has decided on which cards she wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are handed out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.
Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts 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 pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful bettors are able to select the most profitable game every instance.
Once the first round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the player a chance to double their winnings, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also variations between specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.