Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be enjoyed in casinos all over the globe, or alternatively at home on your PC, using an Internet connection. The regulations are absolutely simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the play button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.
The Video Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has chosen which cards he or she wishes to keep, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards are needed they will be given out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payout schedule.
Typically, 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 begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can change from game to game, so that discerning bettors are able to choose the most money-making machine each and every time.
After the initial round has played out, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any credits that might been won. Further, a few styles of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.