Video Poker is a favored game that can be enjoyed in casinos around the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, through a net connection. The regulations are very simple and involve the player trying to get the greatest combination of cards achievable in order to win cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the interaction with other players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors should now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they want, from all to none.
After the bettor has selected which cards she would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are handed out if desired. The game is now finished, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 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 range from machine to machine, so that discerning bettors are agile enough to pick the most beneficial game every time.
As soon as the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that they may have won. Further, a few styles of the game give the bettor a chance to increase their wins, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.