Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be played in casinos across the world, or in your house on your computer, using a web account. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the best combination of cards achievable in order to acquire money. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the player inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now pick which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has selected which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be dealt if desired. The round is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.
Normally, 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, 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 should be known that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that skillful enthusiasts are able to pick the most profitable game each and every instance.
After the first round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game give the gambler a chance to increase their profits, in which instance another round is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.