Video Poker is a popular game that usually will be bet on in casinos throughout the world, or in your house on your computer, through a net account. The game rules are very simple and involve the player attempting to get the best combination of cards achievable in order to come away with money. On this account it’s much the same as a regular game of poker, minus the interaction with any other players. Of course, tactics used in a physical game of poker, like bluffing, will be irrelevant in Video Poker.
The game of Electronic Poker starts when the enthusiast puts credits (either tokens, tickets or cash) into the video poker machine and pushes the play button. A hand of five cards will be "distributed" on the video screen.
The Electronic Poker machine also has buttons with ‘hold’ printed on them, and enthusiasts will need to now pick which cards to hold and which to throw away. For the cards the player would like to retain, the ‘hold’ buttons need to be pressed so that they light up. The player can decide to keep any number of cards they wish, whether it is all or none.
After the player has chosen which cards she wishes to keep, the player will then 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 matches any of the winning hands printed on the payout schedule.
Normally, the lowest succeeding hand on an Electronic Poker machine is a pair of jacks with the prize money getting larger for each and every better hand. A common list of winning hands begins with jacks or better, and moves on to two pairs, three 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 pay out schedule can range from machine to machine, so that discerning enthusiasts are agile enough to pick the most money-making game every instance.
As soon as the initial round has finished, the player can either decide to stay on in an attempt to maximize their winnings, or press the ‘collect’ button to retrieve any money that they may have won. Further, several styles of the game allow the enthusiast an opportunity to double their profits, in which case a further round is played. There are also variations among individual machines, with some decks of cards including wild cards and other differing elements to increase playability.
