Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be gambled on in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your computer, through a web account. The rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the best combination of cards possible in order to come away with cash. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and gamblers will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the player has decided on which cards he or she would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payment schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning players are able to pick the most profitable game every time.
As soon as the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to increase their wins, in which instance a further game is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.