Video Poker is a beloved game that usually will be gambled on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your personal computer, through a net account. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the best assemblage of cards possible in order to win cash. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with competing players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker starts when the enthusiast inserts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will be "handed out" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the bettor has decided on which cards she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The hand 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.
Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each 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 goes without saying that the pay out schedule can change from game to game, so that experienced bettors are able to select the most money-making machine each time.
Once the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any cash that has been won. Further, several versions of the game give the bettor an opportunity to increase their profits, in which case a further game is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing characteristics to enhance playability.