Video Poker is a popular game that is able to be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your computer, through a web account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, techniques used in a physical game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game 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 retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has chosen which cards she would like to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be dealt. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 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 payment schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning enthusiasts are able to pick the most money-making ones every instance.
After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to double their winnings, in which case another game is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.