Electronic Poker is a favored game that is able to be bet on in casinos across the globe, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using an Internet account. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the best combination of cards possible in order to win money. In this respect it’s much the same as a normal game of poker, without the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Video Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the machine and presses the play button. A 5 card hand will be "distributed" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now choose which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the gambler would like to keep, 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 enthusiast has selected which cards he or she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be needed they will be dealt. The round is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Normally, the lowest winning hand on a Video 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, and moves on to 2 pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable gamblers are able to select the most profitable ones each time.
As soon as the first round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on and try to to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game give the gambler an opportunity to increase their wins, in which instance another hand is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.