Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be played in casinos throughout the globe, or in your house on your personal computer, using a web connection. The rules are very straightforward and involve the player attempting to get the best mixture of cards achievable in order to win money. On this account it is very similar as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with competing players. Of course, tactics employed during a real-life game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Video Poker begins when the bettor puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or money) into the machine and pushes the play button. A five card hand will then be electronically ‘distributed’ on the screen.
The Video Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now choose which cards to hold and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons should be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the enthusiast has selected which cards she wishes to retain, the player will then press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards are handed out if desired. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.
Generally, the minimum succeeding 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 starts with jacks or better, moving on to 2 pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, 4 of a kinds, straight flushes and finally royal flushes. It definitely goes without saying that the pay out schedule can vary from machine to machine, so that experienced players are agile enough to pick the most money-making machine every time.
After the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to stay on in an attempt to maximize their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Additionally, some versions of the game give the bettor an opportunity to increase their profits, in which situation another game is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.