Video Poker is a beloved game that is able to be played in casinos throughout the world, or alternatively at your house on your PC, using a net connection. The regulations are absolutely simple and involve the player trying to achieve the highest mixture of cards achievable in order to acquire money. In this respect it is very similar as a regular game of poker, without the line of contact with competing players. Of course, methods used in a real-life game of poker, such as tricking, will be useless here.
The game of Electronic Poker begins when the player puts credits (either tokens, credit slips or cash) into the video poker machine and presses the deal button. A 5 card hand will be electronically ‘dealt’ on the screen.
The Video Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ written on them, and gamblers will need to now decide which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the bettor would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any amount of cards they want, whether it is all or none.
After the bettor has selected which cards he or she would like to retain, they should press ‘draw’, which will mean that any new cards will be needed they will be handed out. The round is now completed, with the Electronic Poker machine scanning the cards to see if it is the same as any of the winning hands printed on the pay out schedule.
Normally, the minimum winning hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each better hand. A common list of winning hands starts 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 should be known that the payment schedule can range from game to game, so that knowledgeable gamblers are able to pick the most beneficial machine each and every time.
As soon as the initial round has completed, the player can either decide to continue on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or they can press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any credits that have been won. Additionally, some versions of the game give the player a chance to increase their profits, in which situation another hand is played. There are also variations between specific games, with some virtual decks including wild cards and other differing aspects to enhance playability.
