Video Poker is a favored game that usually will be bet on in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at home on your computer, using an Internet account. The rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to get the best mixture of cards possible in order to win money. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (whether it’s tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will then be "dealt" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors will need to now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they light up. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards he wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are given out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the payout schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are agile enough to choose the most beneficial machine every time.
Once the first round has played out, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, some styles of the game allow the bettor an opportunity to double their wins, in which case another round is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to enhance playability.