Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be gambled on in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your PC, through a web account. The game rules are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to win money. On this account it’s very similar as a classic game of poker, without the interaction with other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and players will need to now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards are needed they will be handed out. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful gamblers are able to select the most profitable ones every time.
After the first round has completed, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that have been won. Further, a few versions of the game give the player an opportunity to increase their winnings, in which instance a further hand is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing aspects to increase playability.