Video Poker is a favored game that is able to be played in casinos around the globe, or alternatively at home on your personal computer, using a net connection. The rules are very straightforward and consist of the player trying to get the best assemblage of cards achievable in order to win cash. In this respect it is very similar as a classic game of poker, minus the line of contact with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the bettor inserts credits (either tokens, tickets or money) into the video poker machine and pushes the draw button. A five card hand will then be "handed out" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has hold buttons, and enthusiasts should now choose which cards to keep and which to discard. For the cards the enthusiast would like to keep, the ‘hold’ buttons must be pressed so that they illuminate. The player can choose to keep any number of cards they wish, from all to none.
After the player has chosen which cards he or she wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards will be handed out if desired. The hand is now completed, with the Video Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payment schedule.
Typically, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the award money getting larger for each better hand. A list of common winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three of a kinds, straights, flushes, full houses, four of a kinds, straight flushes and last but not least royal flushes. It should be known that the payout schedule can range from game to game, so that experienced enthusiasts are agile enough to pick the most profitable ones every time.
Once the initial round has finished, the player can either choose to remain on and try to to increase their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to cash out any money that has been won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the gambler a chance to double their winnings, in which instance another game is played. There are also differences among specific games, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing characteristics to increase playability.
