Video Poker is a popular game that can be bet on in casinos throughout the globe, or alternatively at your house on your computer, using a web account. The regulations are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to get the greatest assemblage of cards achievable in order to come away with money. In this respect it is very similar as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with competing players. Of course, tactics used in a real-life game of poker, such as bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the gambler puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers will need to now decide 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 choose to keep any amount of cards they want, from all to none.
After the player has selected which cards she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be needed they will be handed out. The game is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving on to two pairs, three 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 skillful bettors are agile enough to pick the most profitable machine every time.
After the first round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that might been won. Additionally, a few versions of the game give the gambler a chance to double their winnings, in which case a further hand is played. There are also variations among individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other varying elements to increase playability.
