Video Poker is a popular game that usually will be gambled on in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at your house on your home computer, through a net connection. The regulations are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to get the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, apart from the interaction with other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the player inserts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the deal button. A hand of five cards will be electronically ‘handed out’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts should now pick which cards to keep and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the gambler has selected which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, at which point any fresh cards will be dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts 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 goes without saying that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable gamblers are agile enough to select the most money-making game each and every time.
After the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Further, several versions of the game give the player an opportunity to double their profits, in which instance another hand is played. There are also variations between individual games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.
