Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be gambled on in casinos around the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, through a net connection. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to get the best assemblage of cards possible in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler inserts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of 5 cards will then be "handed out" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards he wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from game to game, so that experienced enthusiasts are agile enough to pick the most profitable machine each and every time.
Once the first round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Further, some styles of the game give the player an opportunity to double their profits, in which situation a further game is played. There are also differences between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.