Electronic Poker is a favored game that can be played in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your personal computer, using a web connection. The rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to achieve the best combination of cards possible in order to win cash. On this account it’s much the same as a classic game of poker, without the interaction with competing players. Of course, methods employed during a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler wishes to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the player has chosen which cards he or she wishes to keep, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Typically, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each and every 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, four of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It should be known that the pay out schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning gamblers are able to pick the most profitable game each instance.
After the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game give the bettor an opportunity to double their profits, in which case a further hand is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying aspects to increase playability.