Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be bet on in casinos across the world, or in your house on your home computer, through an Internet account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the highest mixture of cards as you can in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, apart from the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the gambler inserts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards he or she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches 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 growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that skillful enthusiasts are able to select the most profitable game each time.
As soon as the first round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that might been won. Further, some styles of the game give the bettor a chance to increase their profits, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations between individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.