Video Poker is a popular game that can be enjoyed in casinos around the world, or in your house on your computer, using a net connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to get the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with money. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and players should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the player has selected which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic 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 begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that skillful gamblers are agile enough to pick the most beneficial machine every time.
As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Additionally, a few styles of the game give the gambler an opportunity to double their wins, in which situation another round is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.