Video Poker is a favored game that can be enjoyed in casinos across the world, or alternatively at your house on your personal computer, using a net account. The game rules are absolutely simple and consist of the player attempting to achieve the best mixture of cards possible in order to win cash. On this account it’s very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the interaction with any other players. Of course, techniques employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (whether it is tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A hand of five cards will then be "given out" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and players will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards he or she wishes to keep, the player will then press ‘draw’, at which point any new cards are given out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Normally, the minimum 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 begins with jacks or better, moving on to 2 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 pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that skillful players are able to pick the most profitable game each instance.
After the initial round has played out, the player can either decide to remain on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that might been won. Further, several versions of the game give the gambler a chance to increase their profits, in which situation a further hand is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some virtual decks having wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.
