Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be played in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using a web account. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player attempting to get the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with other players. Of course, techniques used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and players should now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the player has selected which cards he would like to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be given out. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving 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 definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from game to game, so that skillful players are able to select the most profitable game each and every instance.
After the first round has completed, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that has been won. Further, several versions of the game give the player an opportunity to double their winnings, in which case another round is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.