Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be gambled on in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, using a web account. The rules are absolutely simple and involve the player attempting to get the greatest mixture of cards achievable in order to come away with cash. In this respect it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the line of contact with competing players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be useless in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the bettor inserts credits (either 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 game also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and gamblers should now pick which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it’s all or none.
After the gambler has decided on which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘deal’, which will mean that any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands shown on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the lowest 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 begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, 3 of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that experienced players are able to select the most money-making game each and every time.
After the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that they may have won. Additionally, a few versions of the game allow the player an opportunity to increase their wins, in which instance another round is played. There are also differences among specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to enhance playability.
