Electronic Poker is a beloved game that usually will be gambled on in casinos all over the world, or in your house on your personal computer, through an Internet account. The rules are very simple and consist of the player attempting to get the best combination of cards possible in order to come away with money. In this respect it’s very similar as a normal game of poker, without the interaction with any other players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (whether it’s tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the draw button. A five card hand will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and enthusiasts will need to now decide which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast wishes to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has selected which cards she would like to retain, the player will then press ‘deal’, at which point any new cards will be handed out if desired. The hand is now finished, with the Electronic Poker machine analyzing the hand to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands listed in the pay out schedule.
Generally, the lowest winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money increasing for each and every 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 finally royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can change from machine to machine, so that discerning bettors are able to select the most money-making machine each instance.
As soon as the initial round has finished, 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 they may have won. Additionally, some styles of the game allow the bettor a chance to increase their winnings, in which situation another hand is played. There are also differences between specific machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.
