Video Poker is a favored game that usually will be played in casinos around the globe, or in your house on your PC, using a net connection. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to get the best assemblage of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, without the interaction with competing players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the enthusiast puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A hand of five cards will then be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and bettors should now decide which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, whether it’s all or none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards are given out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands listed in the payment schedule.
Typically, the lowest winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It is obvious that the payment schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced enthusiasts are able to pick the most money-making machine each and every instance.
Once the first 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 cash out any cash that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game allow the gambler an opportunity to double their profits, in which situation a further game is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.
