Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos all over the world, or alternatively at home on your home computer, through a web account. The rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the best mixture of cards achievable in order to win money. In this respect 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 bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the play button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts will need to now choose which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards he wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that discerning bettors are able to select the most profitable machine every instance.
Once the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Additionally, some versions of the game give the enthusiast a chance to double their profits, in which case another game is played. There are also differences among individual machines, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.