Electronic Poker is a beloved game that is able to be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at your house on your personal computer, through a net account. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, without the line of contact with competing players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the gambler has selected which cards he or she would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are given out if desired. The round is now finished, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning players are able to choose the most profitable game each instance.
Once the first round has completed, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Further, a few styles of the game give the player an opportunity to increase their profits, in which instance another game is played. There are also variations among specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.