Video Poker is a popular game that can be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your home computer, using a net connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the greatest mixture of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of 5 cards will be "distributed" on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the player has decided on which cards she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be given out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Generally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each better hand. A list of common 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 is obvious that the pay out schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are able to select the most money-making ones every time.
As soon as the first round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that might have been won. Additionally, some versions of the game allow the gambler a chance to increase their profits, in which situation another round is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.