Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be gambled on in casinos around the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using a net account. The rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to get the highest assemblage of cards possible in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game 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 enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must 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 selected which cards she would like to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards will be needed they will be given out. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Typically, the minimum succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It is obvious that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that discerning bettors are able to choose the most beneficial machine each time.
After the initial round has completed, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game allow the bettor a chance to double their wins, in which case a further game is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.