Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be bet on in casinos throughout the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, through an Internet connection. The rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the greatest mixture of cards possible in order to acquire cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, without the interaction with other players. Of course, methods employed during a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "given out" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like 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, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has selected which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are given out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic 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, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can vary from game to game, so that discerning gamblers are agile enough to select the most money-making machine each and every time.
As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, some versions of the game give the bettor an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which case a further hand is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.