Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be gambled on in casinos around the world, or in your house on your PC, through a net connection. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the highest combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the involvement with other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the draw button. A five card hand will be "dealt" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has decided on which cards he would like 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 analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Typically, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that experienced enthusiasts are agile enough to select the most profitable ones every instance.
Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that they may have won. Additionally, several versions of the game allow the player a chance to double their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.