Electronic Poker is a popular game that can be gambled on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your home computer, using an Internet connection. The game rules are very straightforward and consist of the player attempting to achieve the best assemblage of cards achievable in order to acquire cash. In this respect it is much the same as a classic game of poker, minus the involvement with any other players. Of course, tactics employed during a physical game of poker, like tricking, will be irrelevant here.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the gambler puts credits (whether it is tokens, credit slips or cash) into the machine and pushes the deal button. A five card hand will be "dealt" on the screen.
The Electronic Poker game also has hold buttons, and gamblers should now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor 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 want, whether it is all or none.
After the bettor has chosen which cards he wishes to retain, they should press ‘draw’, at which point any fresh cards are dealt if desired. The game is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the hand to see if it matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Generally, the lowest succeeding hand on a Video Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money growing for each and every better hand. A list of common winning hands starts with jacks or better, moving 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 should be known that the payment schedule can range from machine to machine, so that knowledgeable enthusiasts are agile enough to select the most beneficial game each time.
Once the first round has finished, the player can either choose to continue on in an attempt to increase their earnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any cash that has been won. Additionally, several versions of the game give the gambler a chance to increase their profits, in which case a further hand is played. There are also differences among individual games, with some decks of cards having wild cards and other varying characteristics to increase playability.
