Electronic Poker is a popular game that is able to be wagered on in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, using an Internet connection. The regulations are absolutely straightforward and involve the player trying to achieve the best combination of cards as you can in order to win money. On this account it is much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the draw button. A 5 card hand will then be electronically ‘given out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players should now choose 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 illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the gambler has selected which cards he wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Generally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money increasing 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, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning gamblers are agile enough to select the most money-making machine every instance.
After the first round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Additionally, some styles of the game allow the player a chance to double their profits, in which situation a further round is played. There are also variations among specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying characteristics to enhance playability.
