Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be played in casinos across the globe, or in your house on your computer, using a net connection. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the highest combination of cards achievable in order to acquire money. On this account it is much the same as a classic game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers should now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the player wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the bettor has selected which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be dealt. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic 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 two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced bettors are able to select the most beneficial ones each instance.
As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either choose to stay on and try to to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that might have been won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the bettor an opportunity to double their wins, in which instance another round is played. There are also differences between specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.