Electronic Poker is a popular game that usually will be wagered on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your home computer, through an Internet account. The game rules are very simple and consist of the player trying to achieve the highest mixture of cards possible in order to win cash. On this account it is much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, like tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Video Poker begins when the enthusiast inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the machine and presses the play button. A hand of five cards will be "given out" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and bettors should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the bettor has selected which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be given out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Normally, the minimum succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each 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 goes without saying that the payment schedule can change from machine to machine, so that skillful players are able to select the most money-making machine each time.
Once the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Further, a few versions of the game give the gambler a chance to double their winnings, in which situation another hand is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other varying aspects to enhance playability.
